Lead Sourcing Specialist - Buying / Procurement (Hybrid)

Job Description Summary

GE Vernova is accelerating the path to more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy, while helping our customers power economies and deliver the electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life. If we want our energy future to be different...we must be different.

We have an immediate need for a Project Sourcing Leader / Sourcing Specialist for Buying/Procurement. In this role, you would manage the buying process for a given set of goods and apply sourcing policy. This role would interface between supplier and entity with respect to specifications and budgets; have an in-depth understanding of key business drivers and use this understanding to accomplish your own project work. You will have an in-depth understanding of how work of this team integrates with other teams and contributes to the area.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Place and follow-up on POs. Manage relationships with suppliers for PO execution. Manage problems and schedule changes. Update ERP.
• Developing in-depth knowledge of a discipline. Uses prior experience and acquired expertise to execute functional policy/strategy.
• A job at this level is likely to be an individual contributor, with proven interpersonal skills. Communication with direct colleagues and the business about design and coordination services rendered. Provides informal guidance to new team members. Explains complex information to others in straightforward situations.
• Impacts projects, processes and procedures in own field. The role operates with some autonomy, but is focused on execution of activities/provision of advice within an enabling discipline covered by standard functional practices and procedures. Activities require professional judgment, but may require more senior levels of guidance.
• Utilizes technical expertise and judgement to solve problems. Leverages technical skills and analytic thinking required to solve problems. May use multiple internal sources outside of own team to arrive at decisions.

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with at least 6 years of experience in Supply Chain / Sourcing Management
• Minimum 2 years of Supply Chain / Buying Procurement Management

• Must live remotely close to one of the following established GE site: Greenville, Atlanta, Schenectady (Remote work with occasional onsite presence required)
• Must be legally authorized to work in the USA without sponsorship now or in the future
• Willingness to work a flexible shift to accommodate global customers and clients
• Ability to travel up to 10%

• Experience working in Oracle and PowerMax ERP
• Project Management in a Supply Chain / Sourcing capacity
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Established project management skills in the area of global supply chain management
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems
• Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs
• Ability to work independently, understand competing priorities with minimal supervision
• Data Analysis experience