Senior Sourcing Initiatives Leader - Commercial Products

Job Description Summary

Are you ready to see your future take flight? At GE Aerospace, we are advancing aviation technologies for today and tomorrow. Your work will contribute to the production of advanced jet engines, components, and integrated systems that power commercial and military aircraft. You’ll be part of a team that embraces your drive, your curiosity, and your unique ideas and perspectives. Most importantly, you’ll share in our pride and purpose that affects the lives of millions around the world!

The Sr. Sourcing Initiatives Leader for New Commercial Products will be the process owner for contract management & performance reviews. They are responsible for designing, developing, and deploying Procurement & Supplier Management processes, standards, and capabilities that improve stakeholder outcomes across the Sourcing organization. This role owns sourcing-specific ERPs, processes, and tools, and drives on-time deployment through strong influencing skills and deep expertise in Procurement &Supplier Management systems, Contract Management & Review, and standard work.

The position solves high-complexity problems within Procurement & Supplier Management processes and tools, communicates complex messages to diverse stakeholders, and negotiates internally to align on direction. As a subject matter expert in Contract Management, the role ensures seamless connectivity across processes and outcomes, providing structured feedback to partner organizations.

• Design, develop and deploy new processes, standards and capabilities within Results Delivery Office initiatives for the Strategic Sourcing organization. Embracing continuous improvement to aid the internal stakeholder in achieving customer outcomes. Own sourcing specific ERPs, processes and tools.
• Deploying process and standards on time utilizing influencing skills and expertise in P&SM systems, tools, Contract Management & Review and existing standard work.
• High complexity problem solving within P&SM processes, standards and tools. Responsible to communicate complex messages to a variety of stakeholders. Negotiates internally with others to adopt a different point of view. Influences peers to take action, partner to the commodity teams and horizontal functions.
• Act as a subject matter expert on Contract Management; can speak to connectivity of processes and outcomes. Provides feedback to partner organizations to ensure seamless SIPOC and RACI determinations.
• Leads others to find creative solutions to address complex problems that may impact the organization. Has the ability to evaluate quality of information received and questions conflicting data for analysis. Uses multiple internal and external resources outside of own function to help arrive at a decision.
• Uses high level of judgment to make decisions and handle complex tasks or problems that impact the function. Has ability to assess quality of information given and ask pertinent questions to stakeholders. Able to offer new solutions to problems outside of set parameters and is able to construct and provide recommendations. Uses multiple internal and some external sources outside of own function to help arrive at a decision.

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university (or a high school diploma/GED with a minimum of 4 years Procurement & Supplier Management initiatives, systems and processes experience)
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Sourcing/ Procurement, Supply Chain or Contract Management roles

• Previous Contract Management, Contract Performance review experience. Participation in broad process improvements at the organization level.
• Expert in Change Acceleration with demonstrated influencing capabilities at peer group and above. Stakeholder engagement and network capability.
• FLIGHT DECK practitioner.
• Strong process and systems knowledge in P&SM and Contract Management.
• Demonstrate ability to analyze and resolve problems.
• Demonstrate ability to lead programs / projects.
• Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
• Established project management skills.
• Humble: respectful,…