Lead Sourcing Specialist- Integrators & Distributors

Job description

3186236
Additional Cities

Cincinnati, Houston, Waukesha, Atlanta
Career Level

Experienced
Relocation Assistance

No
Business

GE Global Operations
Business Segment

Global Operations Supply Chain
Function

Sourcing
Country/Territory

United States
Additional States/Provinces

Georgia, Ohio, Texas, Wisconsin
Postal Code

45202
Role Summary/Purpose

Member of the Category Management MRO team leading projects with the Tier 2 commodities of Integrators and Distributors globally with an estimated annual spend of $500M.
Essential Responsibilities

·  Manages projects to drive savings globally for MRO Integrators and Distributors.
·  Assist in the development & execution of the global sourcing strategies that deliver a competitive advantage driving the strategic supplier initiatives; supplier selection, development, and supplier consolidation to ensure sourcing optimization and overall supplier performance.
·  Execute global, regional and local cost reduction projects through contract negotiation, requests for quotations (RFQs), process changes, and implementation of sustainable cost controls, including collaboration with Finance to validate the impact of projects and contract negotiations to the general ledger
·  Monitor supplier quality and delivery performance and develop improvement strategies to ensure business needs are met
·  Partner with stakeholders to ensure sourced goods and services meets the business needs
·  Research, analyze and synthesize industry, market, spend, risk and commodity data to make recommendations on approach and strategy
·  Partner with Deploy organization to ensure appropriate support, fulfillment and quality requirements meet business expectations
Qualifications/Requirements

·  Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university or college in Sourcing, Supply Chain Management, or Finance (or a high school diploma/GED with at least 4 years experience in an sourcing, operations, or supply chain role)
·  Minimum of 3 years' experience in Sourcing, Operations, Supply Chain and/or Commercial background
·  Willingness and ability to travel up to 15% of the time
Desired Characteristics

·  Bachelor’s degree in Sourcing, Supply Chain Management, Finance, or Engineering
·  Strong analytical skills in gathering and analyzing data in excel
·  Lean Six Sigma certified
·  GE Leadership Program Graduate
·  Demonstrated team player with a strong initiative to win
·  Aggressive self-starter
·  Demonstrated professional oral/written communication and negotiation skills
·  Strong project management skills
·  Working knowledge of ERP/ SSP systems
·  Experience with RFQ implementation and execution
·  History with supplier base consolidation
About Us

GE (NYSE:GE) drives the world forward by tackling its biggest challenges. By combining world-class engineering with software and analytics, GE helps the world work more efficiently, reliably, and safely. GE people are global, diverse and dedicated, operating with the highest integrity and passion to fulfill GE’s mission and deliver for our customers. www.ge.com
GE offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE is anEqual 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.
Additional Eligibility Qualifications

GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening.
Primary Country

United States
Primary State/Province

Ohio
Primary City

Cincinnati