Lead Sourcing Specialist

Job Description Summary

Negotiate with dedicated providers according to specific policies. Achieve the best contractual conditions while also ensuring internal customer satisfaction. Impacts quality of own work and the work of others on the team. Focused on execution of standard enabling activities/provision of advice subject to policy and work routines within an enabling discipline. There may be some latitude to rearrange the sequence to complete task/duties based on changing situations.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and lead the overall commodity strategy for Electrical, Electronics & Mechanical commodities, still developing functional knowledge and skills.
• Manage projects in a matrix organization across the globe, including interacting with manufacturing personnel to understand unique supplier requirements of global supply chain business
• Partner with all GEV sites and lead the development & execution of sourcing strategies.
• Drive Sourcing initiatives including growing shared supplier spend, best cost country (BCC), productivity, rationalization of supply base, sole source reduction, cycle reduction, on time delivery and quality improvements, lean & pull production, and cash flow improvement.
• Lead the evaluation and selection of new suppliers, development of existing suppliers, and overall supplier management.
• Put in place and Manage supplier contracts / supply agreements.
• Collaborate with Cross functional team to drive fulfilment activities and ensure on-time delivery.
• May have some autonomy to make decisions within a defined framework. Resolves issues in situations that require good knowledge and judgment within established procedures. Consults more senior team members for issues outside of defined policy/parameters.

Required Qualifications

• A job at this level requires good interpersonal skills. For customer facing roles, develops strong customer relationships and serves as the interface between customer and GE. Explains technical information to others.
• This role requires basic experience in the Sourcing & New Product Sourcing. Knowledge level is comparable to a Bachelor's degree of Engineering Electrical/ Mechanical from an accredited university or college, with relevant experience in Sourcing 15 ~ 20 years.
• Experience working with SAP ERP - MM(Materials Module).

Major commodities Exposure:

• ​Mechanical: Sheet Metal fabrication, Heavy Fabrications.
• Electrical: Cable Harness, Cooling units, System Controls, Heatsinks & Fan.
• Electronics :  Active - Power Semiconductors / Passive: Power Capacitors & Power Resistors , PCBA (Printed circuit board assembly)
• Commodities covered can be changed, reduced, or enlarged depending on the business need.

Desired Characteristics

• Strong oral and written communication skills. Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
• Ability to multitask in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
• Ability to manage changing/conflicting priorities and resolve appropriately
• Ability to effectively operate in any organizational structure
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Ability to interact in a global, multicultural, multi time-zones environment
• Autonomous, self-starter
• Clear direction and guidance to suppliers to ensure alignment with project and quality requirements
• Ability to travel frequently ~ 50%

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