GE Aerospace
Supplier Partnership & Development -- Senior Supplier Continuity Leader
Roles and Responsibilities
- Leverage internal (e.g., GE Aerospace incident monitoring services) and external resources to monitor for external events that can impact supplier operations
- Establish and update standard operating procedures to monitor events, initiate responses, and measure the impact of supplier support deployed by GE Aerospace
- Expand the external event monitoring tool to the entire GE Aerospace supply base
- Develop KPIs to track impact and value gained by providing support to affected suppliers (e.g., delivery delays, recovery time, site down time)
- Organize the development process with other GE Aerospace elements (e.g., Product Lines, supplier partnership teams, contract managers, and integrated manufacturing teams) for supplier response plans
- Lead cross-functional teams through supplier event response – including team formation, event investigation, action planning, managing execution & driving accountability across the organization
- Design and execute the plan to evaluate suppliers’ business continuity plans, identify potential risks, and provide feedback for improvement
- Utilize in-depth knowledge of aerospace supply chain networks to anticipate how disruptions to suppliers can result in delivery impacts and develop creative solutions to mitigate that impact
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with a minimum of 4 years of experience in sourcing, procurement, or related supply chain roles
- A minimum of 5 years additional experience in sourcing, procurement, or related supply chain roles
Desired Characteristics
- Experience with event monitoring systems and incident response protocols
- Skilled in developing and applying KPIs to measure program effectiveness
- Strong cross-functional coordination ability
- In-depth understanding of aerospace supplier networks, interdependencies, and risk points
- Ability to design and update standard operating procedures
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Strong interpersonal and leadership skills; ability to collaborate and communicate at all levels of the organization
- Ability to operate autonomously with a high level of personal accountability to deliver results
- Strong analytical skills for interpreting data, identifying trends, and drawing actionable insights
- Strong quantitative understanding to effectively verify tool functionality and accuracy
- Demonstrated ability to lead projects – develop, plan, manage, and execute for results
- Lean/Continuous Improvement mindset with experience leading change projects
- Experience in procurement and/or sourcing organizations a plus
- Demonstrated strength in GE Aerospace leadership behaviors: Respect for People, Continuous Improvement, and Customer Focus
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, for applicants who are not U.S. lawful permanent residents, U.S. Citizens, or have been granted asylee or refugee status (i.e., not a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), otherwise known as a U.S. Person), employment will be contingent on the ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.
GE Aerospace offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
GE Aerospace will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).
Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes
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