Supplier Qualification Leader

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!

• Responsible for ensuring seamless onboarding of supplier into GE system(s)
• Create action plan & actively project manage supplier onboarding, qualification, and part qualification
• Ability to influence and hold accountable multiple members of the Supplier Team and support functions (e.g. Program Teams, Engineering, etc.)
• Ability to clearly communicate across the business outcomes and escalations
• Identifies supplier needs to be successful and utilizes appropriate functions to provide support
• Accountable for overall Source Change Management as defined by established processes, policies and tools for an assigned portfolio of hardware, programs and/or supplier.
• Where new product introduction is required, including design and/or configuration change, drive enterprise ownership and responsibility with applicable internal functions and suppliers to ensure milestone plans are developed and executed to achieve quality and delivery outcomes.
• Responsible for the maintenance and communication of Source Change and/or NPI plan execution to partner teams within the Commodity teams and customer program focal points. Inform the respective Commodity on progress and lessons learned to inform future strategy for supplier, part family, etc.
• Receives source change priorities from strategy and supplier team with respect to customer impact (delivery, quality, fleet impact, etc)
• Jobs at this level function with some autonomy but are subject to functional practices and precedents or are covered by well-defined policies or review of end results. The job allows modification of procedures and practices covering work as long as the end results meet standards of acceptability (quality, volume, timeliness etc.).
• Uses some judgment and has the ability to propose different solutions outside of set parameters to address more complicated, day-to-day problems. Has ability to prioritize information for data analysis. Uses technical experience and analytical thinking. Uses multiple internal and limited external sources outside of own team to arrive at decisions.
• Travel expected 25%

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university (or a high school diploma/GED with a minimum 4 years of experience in procurement, project management, and operations)
• Minimum 5 years of experience in procurement, operations, & project management

• Experience in castings
• Strong communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
• Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
• Established project management skills.
• 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

GE Aerospace offers comprehensive benefits and programs to support your health and, along with programs like Health Ahead, your physical, emotional, financial and social wellbeing. Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach from GE Aerospace; and the Employee Assistance Program, which provides 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan, a 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants.

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