Turbine Airfoils Delivery Leader

Job Description Summary

At GE Aerospace, we believe the world works better when it flies. We are a world-leading provider of jet engines, components, and integrated systems for commercial and military aircraft. Working at GE Aerospace means you are bringing your unique perspective, innovative spirit, drive, and curiosity to a collaborative and diverse team. It means that if you have ideas, we will listen.

You will be able to be a part of our LEAN transformation so that you can work smarter and not harder. Here, you will do work that you will be proud of. Work that really matters.

As the Turbine Airfoils Delivery Leader, you will lead a team of supplier fulfillment leaders, and work with complex supply base to drive On Time Delivery for Airfoils Castings and Machined Airfoils Commodity. You will enable standard work and lean principles to drive WIP Health, Order Book Reviews, Supplier Schedule Visibility and Critical Material Management. The Turbine Airfoils Delivery Leader will interpret internal and external business challenges and recommend best practices to improve products, processes or services, as well as utilize understanding of industry trends to inform decision making process.

This role will require 25% - 50% travel.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Define and improve Sourcing delivery and commercial strategies at Airfoils commodity and Turbine Airfoils Value Stream level

• Ownership of key performance indicators for On Time Delivery, Delinquency, Engine and Spares Volume Output, and Inventory

• Commodity staff people leader with professional direct reports. Has ability to attract, retain, and grow talent

• Develop expertise within delivery, fulfillment, materials planning and execution

• Grow reputation within and across organizations, including Sourcing, Materials, Supply Chain Value Streams, Engineering, and Product Line organizations

• Develop productive and transparent relationships with supplier leadership and understand and utilize influencers at supplier to promote shared accountability

• Proactively anticipate customer needs and maintain customer perspective in decisions around design, manufacturing, quality, cost and on-time delivery

• Provide professional and thought leadership

• Influence processes and operations, and ensure delivery performance within own function, linking with other functions of the organization

• Leverage understanding of Lean Six Sigma principles and applies them to delivery challenges

• Influence delivery related source change decisions

• Influence supplier strategies

• Influence vendor and supplier strategies

• Understand business needs with acute awareness of value stream and drives priorities, KPI’s, and rhythms

• Serve as escalation point of S&OP exceptions

• Lead functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity

• Lead others to find creative solutions to address complex problems that impact the customer

• Communicate complex messages and negotiate mainly internally with others to adopt a different point of view

• Influence direct team and peers to take action and may negotiate with external partners, suppliers, or customers

• Has major influence on business unit and has ownership/influence over commodity KPI's and financials

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree accredited college or university (or a high school diploma / GED with a minimum of 4 years of Manufacturing Operations experience)

• At least an additional 5 years of Manufacturing Operations experience

Desired Characteristics

• People Leadership and Career Growth Pipeline

• Humble: respectful, receptive, agile, eager to learn

• Transparent: shares critical information, speaks with candor, contributes constructively

• Focused: quick learner, strategically prioritizes work, committed

• Leadership ability: strong communicator, decision-maker, collaborative

• Problem solver: analytical-minded, challenges existing processes, critical thinker

• Ability to document, plan, communicate, and execute programs.

The base pay range for this position is $ - $. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set. This position is also eligible for an…