Lead Sourcing Specialist - Tender and Project Sourcing

GE Vernova, Inc.; Rugby; Remote; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

GE Vernova, Inc. is seeking a Lead Buyer to manage end-to-end procurement for steam blade components. You will interface with suppliers and internal stakeholders, drive performance, and support sourcing strategies to meet quality, cost, and delivery goals.

You will lead supplier qualification, manage project schedules, and coordinate with Quality, Engineering, and Operations to mitigate risk and ensure on-time supply. Fluent English required; Polish a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college.
• Relevant experience in project management with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret data and drive decisions.
• Excellent organizational and time-management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Place and follow up on POs for steam blade components with suppliers.
• Own and manage project schedules for steam blade components with suppliers.
• Lead supplier qualification, onboarding and transitions with Quality and Engineering.
• Maintain day-to-day relationships with internal stakeholders for PO execution and performance reviews.
• Identify and resolve supply issues and schedule changes to mitigate risk.
• Update project visual management and reporting, including recovery actions pacing.
• Ensure compliance with sourcing policies, quality standards and contractual requirements.
• Collaborate with Supply, Demand, Operations, Engineering and Quality to align procurement with demand and technical requirements.
• Monitor supplier performance metrics and drive corrective actions and improvement plans.
• Contribute to Lean and digitization efforts to improve supply chain performance.
• Develop and standardize best practices and guide less experienced team members.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Project management

Data analysis

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field

Tools

SAP

Job description

Job Description Summary Job Description As a Lead Buyer within the Steam Blade Centre of Excellence (CoE), you are responsible for end-to-end procurement activities for steam blade components from internal and external suppliers. You drive supplier performance, support sourcing strategies, and ensure quality, cost, and delivery objectives are met to support global business needs. You act as a primary interface between suppliers and key internal stakeholders, leading issue resolution and contributing to cost-out and continuous improvement initiatives.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Place and follow up on purchase orders (POs) for steam blade components with internal and external suppliers, ensuring timely and accurate order execution.
• Own and manage the projects schedule process for steam blade components with internal and external suppliers, ensuring accurate, timely execution in line with demand and inventory plans.
• Support and, where appropriate, lead activities related to supplier qualification, onboarding, and transitions (e.g., dual sourcing, resourcing), working with Quality and Engineering.
• Lead day-to-day relationships with key internal stakeholders, serving as the primary contact for PO execution, issue resolution, and performance discussions.
• Proactively identify and resolve supply issues, schedule changes, and exceptions, coordinating with Supply, Sourcing, Operations, and Planning to mitigate risk and ensure continuity of supply.
• Update visual management and reporting of projects in scope, including recovery actions pacing.
• Ensure full compliance with sourcing policies, quality standards, and contractual requirements across all procurement activities.
• Collaborate closely with Supply, Demand, Operations, Engineering, and Quality to align procurement activities with demand, capacity, and technical requirements.
• Monitor supplier performance metrics (e.g., on-time delivery, quality, responsiveness, cost) and drive corrective actions and improvement plans; actively participate in supplier performance reviews, business reviews, and internal governance meetings, presenting data, insights, and action plans.
• Lead or significantly contribute to process improvement efforts (including Lean and digitization) to improve overall supply chain performance.
• Support the development and standardization of best practices and work instructions for buying processes within the Steam Blade CoE and provide guidance to less experienced team members.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college
• Relevant experience in Project Management, including direct experience managing internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data, create meaningful reports, and drive decisions based on facts.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• Proven problem-solving and decision-making abilities, including handling complex supply issues and escalations.
• SAP or similar ERP experience in a procurement environment.
• Fluent in English, Polish is a plus.

Desired Characteristics:

• Demonstrated experience with SAP or similar ERP systems in a procurement environment.
• Experience working with Lean, continuous improvement, or similar methodologies, with demonstrated contributions to process optimization.
• Effective oral and written communication skills, including the ability to influence and collaborate across functions and levels in a matrixed environment.
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision, take ownership of results, and provide guidance to less experienced team members.
• Ability to work independently with guidance and collaboratively within a matrixed, cross functional environment.

Additional Information
Relocation Assistance Provided: No #LI-Remote - This is a remote position
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