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GE Vernova

Builds equipment and software for electric power

Procurement Specialist

Inventory ManagementUpdated on Nov 3
Full-timeVilleurbanne, FranceNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Bac+5 degree in Supply Chain, logistics, industrial management, or an equivalent field.
  • Confirmed experience in procurement, ideally in a procurement role or on a complex scope in an industrial environment.
  • A good command of procurement in a Make To Order environment.
  • Strong knowledge of MRP, inventory management, procurement parameters, and flow management.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities, anticipate risks, and work in a demanding environment.
  • Knowledge of interactions with suppliers, purchasing, quality, and planning teams.
  • Proficiency with an ERP and office tools, particularly Excel.
  • Professional English at B2 level or above.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze procurement requirements generated by ERP/MRP, taking industrial constraints, production priorities, and company requirements into account.
  • Create, issue, and track purchase orders with internal and external suppliers.
  • Ensure consistency between requirements, procurement lead times, and supplier commitments.
  • Adapt procurement to the Make To Order environment, where needs vary and are closely linked to customer orders.
  • Receive, check, and record supplier order acknowledgments in the ERP.
  • Track order progress and proactively follow up with suppliers when delays are at risk.
  • Analyze and handle ERP exception messages, and renegotiate delivery dates when necessary.
  • Update the ERP order book to ensure data accuracy.
  • Organize and track shipments according to requirements and defined Incoterms, coordinating sea, rail, air, and road transport.
  • Handle receipt discrepancies and obtain missing documents.
  • Identify stockout risks and take action to protect production continuity.
  • Contact suppliers to obtain the best lead times and coordinate priorities.
  • Communicate closely with planning and internal stakeholders about delay risks.
  • Handle shop-floor Andons (production-line shortages) raised by the warehouse.
  • Assess the urgency of nonconformities reported by Supplier Quality and initiate rework orders when necessary.
  • Monitor internal and external inventory levels within the assigned scope.
  • Update item-management parameters, including lot size, safety stock, and procurement method.
  • Replenish in line with lead times negotiated by Purchasing.
  • Propose and lead inventory-optimization actions, including reducing excess stock, reallocating stock, adjusting parameters, cancelling excess orders, and scrapping stock when necessary.
  • Participate in inventory counts.
  • Measure supplier on-time delivery and supplier-attributable shop-floor shortages.
  • Share order forecasts with suppliers.
  • Contribute with Purchasing and Quality to the overall evaluation of supplier performance.
  • Actively participate in Supply Chain continuous-improvement projects.
  • Identify opportunities to improve procurement flows, ERP data reliability, lead times, and inventory optimization.
  • Propose improvements to processes, tools, indicators, and management methods.
  • Support the implementation of best practices suited to an industrial Make To Order environment.
  • Analyze invoice discrepancies and anomalies reported by Accounts Payable.
  • Provide corrections or information needed to resolve disputes.

Desired Qualifications

  • Proficiency in a second language.

About the Company

GE Vernova

Builds equipment and software for electric power

GE Vernova makes equipment and software that generate and manage electricity for utilities, power producers, and industrial customers. Its Power, Wind, and Electrification businesses span gas turbines, wind generation, and the systems that move electricity across grids. The company supplies generators, grid equipment, and controls, while its software coordinates network operations and integrates changing sources of power. Customers buy equipment and enter service agreements for maintenance, upgrades, and technical support over its operating life, alongside purchases of software and related services. GE Vernova became an independent company in 2024 after separating from GE and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
N/A
Total funding
$17.6M
Headquarters
Cambridge, MA
Founded
2024

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