Executive Flight Deck Lean Leader - Remote Supply Chain

GE Aerospace; Trenton (NJ); Remote; USD 270,000 - 330,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan with company matching

Relocation assistance

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

GE Aerospace seeks an Executive Supply Chain Flight Deck Leader to drive Lean transformations across the Supply Chain, coaching leaders and leading kaizen programs in procurement, planning, logistics, and fulfillment. Reporting to the CES Flight Deck & AI leader, this role builds capability and scales model areas to deliver breakthrough results.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in lean/operational excellence, a Bachelor's degree, and willingness to travel up to 50%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college.
• A minimum of 10 years of experience in lean / operational excellence, supply chain, or operations leadership.

Responsibilities

• Serve as facilitator, educator, advocate, consultant, subject matter expert, and accountability partner to the Supply Chain leadership team to drive the understanding and application of FLIGHT DECK
• Lead and execute high-impact lean transformations across all four Supply Chain teams to achieve operating goals using KPI-based performance management
• Map and improve end-to-end supply chain value streams (supplier to sourcing, planning/SIOP, logistics and fulfillment, shop/RSP, and customer) and build a kaizen funnel tied to Supply Chain hoshin kanri priorities, including LEAP program flow, RSP material delivery, and mid-term delivery
• Champion kaizen and facilitate events in transactional processes (sourcing, procure-to-pay, compliance, supply planning, fulfillment) and physical flow (distribution, materials readiness, supplier operations)
• Partner with Procurement & Supplier Management to extend FLIGHT DECK into the supply base through supplier kaizens, capacity and readiness assessments, and delivery recovery
• Partner with Industrial Transformation and Engineering Material Systems to build lean into the industrialization of emerging technologies and materials (e.g., additive, CMC/PMC, critical minerals)
• Coach, mentor, and develop organizational capability in daily management, action planning, and problem solving so that results are achieved and sustained
• Stand up model areas within Supply Chain and scale them through robust transformation plans that deliver breakthrough results
• Partner with the CES FLIGHT DECK & AI team and Supply Chain enabling functions (Operations, HR, Finance, DT, Comms, Legal) to deploy best‑practice capability, standard work, and AI-enabled tools across the organization

Skills

Lean / operational excellence

Supply chain leadership

Kaizen

Mentoring / coaching

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

GE Aerospace seeks an Executive Supply Chain Flight Deck Leader to drive Lean transformations across the Supply Chain, coaching leaders and leading kaizen programs in procurement, planning, logistics, and fulfillment. Reporting to the CES Flight Deck & AI leader, this role builds capability and scales model areas to deliver breakthrough results.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in lean/operational excellence, a Bachelor's degree, and willingness to travel up to 50%.