Job Description Summary

As a Contract Performance Manager for Turbine Airfoil Coatings you will: (1) Own and manage supplier relationships for three business critical Turbine Airfoil Coating suppliers, (2) Lead and manage our contracts with those suppliers, negotiating, creating, and amending our agreements for their coatings, and (3) Lead cost reduction initiatives with those suppliers. You’ll be responsible for cost reduction performance for Turbine Airfoil coatings. Your role will be to manage projects, negotiate for better cost outcomes, find new cost out opportunities with a cross functional team.

This role sits within the Coatings Value Stream, a place within sourcing closest to GE’s internal shops. Your suppliers and the coatings you source are directly part of their supply chain. You’ll engage directly with them, finding ways to improve supplier collaboration and support how we implement lean principles between our suppliers and GE as a customer. In this position, you’ll learn about and work with GE’s shops and GE’s Coatings suppliers, while crafting your mastery of sourcing contracts, negotiation, and supplier management.

Day to day, you will create and lead operational rhythms with internal and external stakeholders to drive mutually successful outcomes for GE and GE partners. You will provide the necessary support on pre- and post-contractual administration & management, terms & conditions (T&Cs) of the contract, and the management of claims. The role requires cross-functional leadership capability and has autonomy within your respective supply base. The role has a major impact on overall GE profitability. High levels of evaluative judgment and operational acumen are required to achieve outcomes.

Role will require travel up to 25%

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Roles and Responsibilities:

• This role supports the Coatings Value Stream and will report to the Coatings Value Stream Sourcing Leader
• Responsible for maximizing contract performance, while maintaining supplier relationships
• Ownership for the productivity of assigned contracts through cost reduction, cost avoidance, income generation, and working capital savings Owns management of existing contracts to measure performance of contractual T&Cs against expectations (i.e. bid vs did process), identify gaps or opportunities, and manage cross functional team actions (i.e. cost recovery, terminations, productivity clauses, premiums, etc.) to maximize contractual productivity and performance
• Accountable for supplier performance inclusive of safety, compliance, quality, delivery, commercial, readiness and all elements within these areas (i.e. WIP Health, commits, payables, tooling, etc.)
• Where supplier performance does not meet expectations, responsible to drive cross functional problem solving and structured action plans for improvement
• Leads cross functional teams to manage supplier relationships
• Acts as chief negotiator in significant deals. And leads negotiations among the working team including, but not limited to sourcing colleagues, legal, finance, compliance, engineering, quality, manufacturing operations, product lines, customers, and suppliers
• Leads and is accountable for business approvals, supply award, and contract authoring
• Owns supplier relationships by driving business reviews on a regular cadence, with the responsibility to escalation frequency & attendance as defined by standard work
• Assure timely resolution of supplier issues for assigned contracts
• Function as liaison between internal organizations and suppliers for assigned contracts

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university (or a high school diploma/GED with a minimum of 4 years Commercial Operations, Sourcing/ Procurement, Supplier Relationship Management, Sales, Supply Chain or Contract Management experience)
• Minimum of 5 years Commercial Operations, Sourcing/ Procurement, Supplier Relationship Management, Sales, Supply Chain or Contract Management roles

Desired Characteristics:

• Experience in commercial leadership, and experienced in negotiating large, complex deals
• Experience in drafting, negotiating, and closing contracts, including business and legal terms
• Acts with humility, seeks perspective of others, and creates an inclusive culture
• Delivers with focus on key business objectives, working across large matrixed organizations
• Leads with transparency to reach the best mutual outcomes for GE and GE partners

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.

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