Sourcing Product Line Leader

Job Description SummaryAre you ready to see your future take flight? At GE Aerospace, we are advancing aviation technologies for today and tomorrow. Your work will contribute to the production of advanced jet engines, components, and integrated systems that power commercial and military aircraft. You’ll be part of a team that embraces your drive, your curiosity, and your unique ideas and perspectives. Most importantly, you’ll share in our pride and purpose that affects the lives of millions around the world!
The Sourcing Product Line Leader leads strategy development aligned to Product Line needs, supports business efforts across seven Sourcing commodities, and drives process improvements in close partnership with the broader Sourcing organization.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to align Sourcing and Product Line strategies; collaborate across the enterprise to define a shared strategy that Commodity and Product Line teams adopt as the blueprint for the future.
• Engage Product Line teams early in the Sourcing Deal Review process so they can offer currencies, solutions, or alternative strategies that deliver business outcomes.
• Own Product Line sourcing efforts across seven commodities, including sourcing support for product sunsets, product changes, and issue resolution.
• Support end-customer requests that require Sourcing input.
• Partner with customer-facing organizations to capture commercial opportunities and mitigate risks tied to sourced material.
• Lead process improvements in close partnership with commodity teams.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Sourcing, Supply Chain, and/or customer facing operations.

Desired Characteristics

• Experience as a cross functional leader
• Demonstrated ability to lead sustainable process improvements with standard work, clear owners, and measurable results
• Strong ability to analyze and resolve problems
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work in a matrix organization

GE Aerospace offers comprehensive benefits and programs to support your health and, along with programs like HealthAhead, your physical, emotional, financial and social wellbeing. Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach from GE Aerospace; and the Employee Assistance Program, which provides 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan, a 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and paid time-off for vacation or illness. ​

GE Aerospace (General Electric Company or the Company) and its affiliates each sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs (i.e., is a “Sponsor”). Each Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a Sponsor’s welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, employment will be contingent upon the ability to prove that you meet the status of a U.S. Person as one of the following: U.S. lawful permanent resident, U.S. Citizen, have been granted asylee or refugee status (i.e., a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).

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