Sr. Finance Manager – Procurement & Supplier Management; PSM

Position: Sr. Finance Manager – Procurement & Supplier Management (PSM)

Sr. Finance Manager – Procurement & Supplier Management (PSM)

GE Aerospace

Job Summary

The Sr. Finance Manager will serve as a strategic finance partner to the PSM organization, working closely with our FP&A and the Commodity Finance teams. This role drives strategic initiatives, improves process performance, and advances digital enablement to allow FP&A and Commodity Finance teams to focus on execution. The leader will partner across operations, sourcing, and functional stakeholders to enhance functional capabilities and efficiency, strengthen deal evaluation methodologies, progress supplier financial health infrastructure, and support efforts to aid forecast accuracy.

This role manages one staff member and operates with a strong bias for action, continuous improvement, and rigorous risk management to support Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost outcomes.

Roles and Responsibilities Strategic Deal and Process Excellence

• Lead enhancements to deal evaluation methodology to incorporate best practices (e.g., WACC, risk‑adjusted returns, scenario/sensitivity analysis, cash‑flow impacts, commodity indices).
• Partner with Commodity Finance on deal process performance and with FP&A on forecast accuracy to identify and implement process improvements.
• Coordinate management routines and dashboards to monitor supplier initiatives (e.g., consignment inventory, supplier advances, tooling investments), with clear KPIs, red/green criteria, and accountability.

Cross‑Functional Risk and Strategy

• Develop and recommend cross‑commodity strategies for risk management and supplier consolidation aligned to GE Aerospace sourcing strategy.
• Create alerts and monitoring routines to flag industry issues, triggering reviews or actions (resource redeployment, alternate source qualification, risk mitigation).
• Engage with Investor Relations to leverage analyst coverage of publicly traded suppliers and external data to enrich supplier risk profiles.
• Partner with Commercial Operations, Quality, Supplier Performance, and Business Continuity to implement total supplier assessments (Supplier Rating System).

ERP and Digital Enablement

• Partner with IT/Operations to engage on ERP performance and enhancements that improve sourcing finance workflows and data quality.
• Lead the digitization of sourcing deal financial models and FP&A reporting; drive standardization, automation, and model governance.

Supplier Financial Health and Commodity Risk

• Build and sustain an infrastructure to assess supplier financial health, including metrics, thresholds, data sources, and early warning indicators.
• Develop a comprehensive metals risk and exposure framework; evaluate and operationalize counter‑measures such as price locks and financial hedges in partnership with Treasury and Sourcing.
• Establish supplier account reviews by commodity to ensure proactive risk management and early intervention prior to supplier distress.

Leadership and Influence

• Coach and develop one direct report to execute organizational priorities and build a pipeline of capability.
• Influence policy formulation and resource allocation within own area; provide high‑quality recommendations to leadership on complex, multi‑factor decisions.
• Use sound judgment to synthesize internal and external inputs, challenge assumptions, and propose innovative solutions outside set parameters.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
• 6+ years of progressive finance experience in FP&A, commercial finance, sourcing/commodity finance, or corporate finance.
• Demonstrated experience with financial modeling, valuation, and cash‑flow analysis.

Desired Characteristics

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to translate complex data into clear business insights.
• Proven process improvement and change management capability; experience implementing standard work and governance for models and reporting.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills; able to influence without direct authority across functions.
• High integrity and judgment; proactive risk identification and mitigation mindset.
• Demonstrated ability to set priorities, execute to timelines,…