Senior Sourcing Manager - Purchasing

GE-Vernova-; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

GE Vernova in Singapore seeks a senior Sourcing & Procurement leader to steer supplier strategy, support new product introduction, and manage daily sourcing operations at the Singapore shop, with broader responsibility for global fulfillment and ERP enhancements. You will report to the Global Repair Sourcing Leader and play a pivotal role in shop growth.

You will lead supplier qualification, drive lead time and cost improvements, and develop the sourcing team while aligning with Lean

Qualifications

• Advanced experience in Sourcing & Buying-Procurement with 10+ years in sourcing.
• Proven cross-cultural people and team leadership.
• Experience in manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead supplier qualification to ensure vendors are safety-qualified.
• Collaborate with quality teams to address supplier quality issues and recovery plans.
• Oversee material and service fulfillment and improve supplier performance.
• Drive lead time reduction through material planning and Kaizen-based improvements.
• Define and implement cost-saving projects with engineering and shop teams.
• Negotiate payment terms to improve cash position and resolve AP issues.
• Create and execute strategy to transform shop sourcing for best cost and lead time.
• Train and coach sourcing staff on policies and procedures.
• Drive continuous improvement using Lean and daily management tools.
• Lead global scope for repair sourcing on fulfillment and ERP improvements.

Skills

Sourcing & Buying-Procurement

Team Leadership

Cross-Cultural Communication

Job description

Job Description Summary

This role will lead supplier strategy activities, support new product introduction, and manage day to day Sourcing operations at our GE Vernova Service Singapore shop with additional global responsibility on fulfillment and ERP improvement. Reporting directly to the Global Repair Sourcing Leader. This position plays a critical role in the Repair shop operation and growth.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Safety: Lead supplier qualification to ensure all vendors working on site are qualified on safety to avoid safety risk
• Quality: Work with quality team and SQEs to solve supplier quality issue and drive on recovery plan
• Material and Service Fulfillment: Manage and improve supply base performance and oversee red/yellow flag process, partnering with material and production team to prioritize, prevent, and/or solve production material issues
• Leadtime reduction: Work with material and production team to implement material planning strategy and drive supplier Leadtime reduction through stocking agreement, advance orders and value chain improvement through Kaizen and tools
• Cost reduction: Work with shop team and engineering team to define and implement savings projects, develop alternative suppliers and material to achieve cost target
• Payment on time: Negotiate payment term with vendor to help company on cash position, and solve the AP issue to ensure on time payment to suppliers
• Strategy: Lead creation and execution of the plan to transform the shop sourcing team and supplier base into a high-quality, best cost and best Leadtime supply chain that leverages the power of Repair Network and Gas Power
• Team development: Train and Coach Sourcing and buyers on policy, procedure and develop expertise.
• Problem solving: Utilize Sourcing expertise to manage complex supplier management situations, and to identify improvement opportunities.
• Continuous improvement: Drive the continual improvement on sourcing process by utilizing Lean and daily management tools
• Global scope: Lead the assigned scope for global repair sourcing on fulfillment and ERP improvement for bigger global impact beyond specific shop

Required Qualifications

• This role requires advanced experience in the Sourcing & Buying-Procurement and at least 10 years sourcing experience
• Demonstrated cross-cultural people and team leadership
• Understand the end-to-end supply chain consideration and methods of driving continuous improvement
• Demonstrated experience creating and working with negotiated agreement
• Experience on managing team
• Experience on manufacturing environment

Desired Characteristics

• Strong communication and project management skills, with regular executive management interaction regarding sourcing activities and services.
• Experience on Gas Turbine repair or Aviation related MRO business.
• Lean and Six Sigma certification

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No