Sr Supplier Recovery Specialist

Overview

Unison, a GE Aerospace company, is the leading provider of differentiated engine controls, accessories, and performance monitoring solutions in the Aerospace, Defense & Space segments. Serving both original equipment manufacturers and aftermarket customers, Unison designs, manufactures and supplies the most advanced components and systems in the world.

The Sr Supplier Recovery Specialist drives structured problem solving and continuous improvement to elevate supplier performance and deliver measurable business impact. In this highly visible role, you’ll build and sustain strong relationships across supplier and internal teams and apply GE Aerospace’s FLIGHT DECK operating model to run the business systematically-delivering value as seen through the eyes of our customers. You will define performance gaps, engage with supplier partners, and co-develop recovery action plans with shared accountability.

By leading and participating in activities such as FLIGHT DECK training and kaizen, you will close gaps at the source and connect frontline problem solving to supplier leadership, GE Aerospace supplier management, and enterprise leadership engagement—owning results across your assigned supplier portfolio.

Travel: 50%+ to supplier locations as business needs dictate.

• Lead continuous improvement activities on-site at Unison suppliers; provide knowledge of processes at every operation sequence to ensure delivery schedules meet contractual quality and costs, using high level and effective relationship-building communication.
• Engage underperforming suppliers to identify root causes and create and manage project plans for corrective actions to ensure delivery of quality, on-time supplies; lead recovery planning, follow-up meetings, and monitor RCCA responses to create supplier sustainability.
• Review manufacturing and special processes at the supplier to ensure compliance and identify improvement opportunities; evaluate total cost of procurement for best sourcing decisions; manage and monitor supply chain to support P & L initiatives and objectives such as continuous improvement, lean manufacturing and capacity assessment and monitoring.
• Act as program manager for product transitions (additions, deletions, dual/multi-purpose); perform risk mitigation and supplier capacity analysis; deploy rate readiness reviews to guide commodity management for best overall sourcing decisions.
• Serve as technical liaison between engineering, operations, and suppliers to ensure delivery of parts meeting specs as outlined in contracts at the best value for Unison.
• Lead supplier escalation meetings across the Unison supply chain to assign actions and deploy the appropriate risk mitigation tools to proactively reduce foreseeable supply chain impacts.
• Engage with NPI suppliers to assist in managing test schedules, qualification activities and facilitates communication with responsible engineering team.

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with a minimum of 9 years experience in supply chain, manufacturing, and/or lean roles)
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in supply chain, manufacturing, and/or lean roles.

• FLIGHT DECK / Lean leadership with demonstrated results
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to operate autonomously with a high level of personal accountability to do what it takes to deliver results
• Manufacturing, sourcing and supply chain hands-on and leadership experience
• Understanding of sourcing processes and compliance requirements experience
• Project management capability and strategic initiative experience
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills; ability to collaborate and communicate at all levels of the organization
• Demonstrated ability to lead projects; develop, plan, manage and execute for results
• Demonstrated strength in GE Aerospace leadership behaviors; act with humility, lead with transparency and deliver with focus
• Clear thinker, tenacious and persistent in engagement at delivering results
• Proven skill in developing supplier relationships; ability to deal with difficult suppliers and…