Sourcing Intern

Job description

3520937
Additional Cities

Tianjin
Career Level

Co-op/Intern
Relocation Assistance

No
Business

GE Renewable Energy
Business Segment

Renewable Energy OffShore Wind
Function

Sourcing
Country/Territory

China
Additional States/Provinces

TianJin
Postal Code

300300
Role Summary/Purpose

The Intern role will define, implement the sourcing strategy for a group of commodities for GE Wind Offshore and to fulfill customer requests for the same items.
Essential Responsibilities

• Deploy, Optimize, and communicate a competitive Sourcing commodity strategy
• Report KPI’s and global strategy guidelines to the Sourcing / Procurement Leader
• Monitor & Improve Suppliers & Sourcing operation performances
• Asses supplier performances and develop the supplier database / panel to adapt to the business growth
• Develop and lead cost out ideas on each of his/ her commodities
• Support to define/match to the global sourcing strategy
• Negotiate T&Cs with suppliers and other specific clauses
• Prepare forecast & backlog for her/his commodity
• Support development of best assumptions in tendering and product activities
• Support commodity co-design, standardization and rationalization actions
• Support discussions with suppliers during execution in case of claims and PO changes
• Develop a strong relationship with Manufacturing, Engineering and Product Line teams to meet key business target around inventory, cost, cash, supplier quality, NPI and fulfillment
• Mitigate fulfilment risks by reducing/eliminating sole/single source vendors
• Drive emerging market growth strategy
• Collaborate with Materials team to drive standardization and continuous improvement of purchasing processes and cycle time reduction through consignment, VMI and Kanban strategies
• Manage material procurement included on his/her commodity and deal with the Purchasing process (check Purchase requisition list, place POs on time, manage PO acknowledgement, set up Operation rhythm with suppliers to monitor On time delivery, manage all exception messages through MOS, manage Non Conformities and make sure that suppliers are paid on time)
• Manage missing materials (get the best cycle times from suppliers, manage critical path items and report their status to business leaders and the planning team, manage VBB, communicate drawing changes to suppliers and update POs accordingly)
• Manage supplier Non-Conformities (communicate delivery status of NCs to the quality team, communicate with supplier / SQEs to fix supplier material issues et monitor closely the delivery)
• Manage ERP set up (IR, lot, safety stock, Reorder point, PD, ND…)
• Manage continuous improvement projects and ERP transition / use enhancement
Qualifications/Requirements

• Ability to see around corners and be proactive
• Ability to work independently to achieve targets and objectives
• Self-directed, detail-oriented, organized, and flexible
• Strong oral and written communication skills in English
• Proven strategic and analytical skills
• Strong negotiation skills
• Ability to identify and implement continuous improvement processes and best practices
• Ability to manage priorities
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
Primary Country

China
Primary State/Province

Tianjin
Primary City

Tianjin