[Hiring] Global Commodity Manager Logistics @GE Vernova

Role Description

This role is responsible for developing, implementing, and leading the overall global commodity strategy for Logistics (including packing & duties management) across GE Power Conversion & Storage representing a spend of $120M.

• Develop, implement, and lead the overall global commodity strategy for Logistics, covering all GE Power Conversion & Storage sites.
• Partner with all PCS sites and lead the development & execution of global sourcing strategies for Logistics, packing, and customs across inbound and outbound activities.
• Leverage broader GE Electrification and other GE Vernova businesses.
• Develop technical and market expertise.
• Drive supplier diversity and sustainability priorities aligned with global strategy, aiming for risk mitigation and competitiveness.
• Lead the evaluation and selection of new suppliers, development of existing suppliers, and overall supplier management.
• 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
  • Cash flow improvement
• Put in place and manage supplier contracts/supply agreements or utilize the ones with GEV or ELEC segment.
• Understand business compliance requirements and drive opportunities to eliminate compliance risk, optimize customs duties, and remediate concerns.
• Be responsible for delivering improvements to key sourcing metrics including Quality Performance, Fulfillment, and Cost.
• Be an active partner with the regions and GEV to develop proper Logistics tools & systems.
• Help optimize technical requirements for packing across commodities and products with regional logistics & sourcing teams.
• Propose the most optimum supply chain on complex projects or repetitive product flow business to comply with country tax & customs regulations and optimize costs for PCS.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Logistics operations or Sourcing – Logistics & packing
• 8-10 years’ experience in Logistics operations & sourcing
• Experience in leadership roles within a complex, global matrixed managed multi-site organization and driving logistics for complex and multi-year delivery projects
• Broad competence in sourcing analyses & logistics operations
• Very strong negotiation skills
• Defining a strategy
• Basic knowledge of supplier audit and performance evaluation
• Fluency in English
• Figures management; able to use database
• Business understanding
• Good understanding of international Business & Sourcing
• Good knowledge of the Company’s operations & of the local marketplace
• Contracting

Desired Characteristics

• Integrity and autonomy
• Able to shape strategy and direction
• Leadership and power to convince and reach agreement in a non-direct management scheme
• Very good communication and negotiation skills
• Team player and networker
• Focus on timely and cost details awareness
• Ability to work, listen, and convince in a multicultural environment and with functional influence in a matrix organization
• Innovative & creative; major change agent
• Resilient, sees setbacks as opportunities
• Ability to travel frequently and visit PCS regional teams and suppliers

Benefits

• Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes
• #LI-Remote - This is a remote position

Additional Information

Candidates should be aware that this role involves a client's critical infrastructure; shortlisted candidates would therefore be subject to heightened security checks as directed by our clients. All personal data will be handled with the utmost confidentiality and in accordance with our data protection policies, solely for recruitment and security purposes.