General Electric is Looking for Senior Utilities Sourcing Commodity Manager at Remote

General Electric; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic leader to oversee a global team focused on utilities category management. This role is pivotal in fostering collaboration and executing strategies that drive business outcomes. You will manage supplier relationships, enhance performance monitoring, and lead sourcing initiatives, particularly in renewable energy. If you are passionate about sustainability and have a strong background in sourcing and supply chain management, this position offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact within a forward-thinking organization.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Sourcing, Operations, or Supply Chain is required.
• Demonstrated ability in leading change and managing stakeholder relationships.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute strategies for assigned category spend.
• Manage corporate sourcing processes and lead multi-functional teams.

Skills

Sourcing

Operations

Supply Chain Management

Analytical Skills

Project Management

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA

Job description

Job Description Summary

Job Description

Role Summary/Purpose

This role is responsible for leading a global team of GE Vernova Utilities Category Management professionals. This role provides support in building a team of best-in-class talent and fostering an environment of strong collaboration and engagement. This role will establish relationships by building trust with internal and external stakeholders and developing and executing strategies to meet business outcomes. This role is responsible for Category Strategy, Master Agreements, Supplier Management, and Supplier Performance Monitoring related to the Utilities category to include Electricity, Fuel & Oil, Natural Gas, and Water & Wastewater with a heightened focus on Renewable Energy and support of the overall GEV Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Sustainability Strategy. This role will establish and lead strategic commodity management activities in these categories. This role is also responsible for coordinating with the Business Unit Category Management teams to ensure a cohesive global strategy, coordinating sourcing efforts and policy, and executing initiatives. This role will also partner with GE functional stakeholders in Business and Segment Sourcing, Operations, Supply Chain, and other functions to drive total cost efficiency (TCE) reductions while delivering excellent service levels to the organization.

Essential Responsibilities

1. Develop and execute strategies within the assigned category spend.
2. Manage corporate sourcing process end-to-end, including hedging strategy, trigger points, sourcing of renewable energy, etc. within the assigned category spend.
3. Lead and manage multi-functional stakeholder teams on specific strategic sourcing initiatives or projects within the assigned category spend.
4. Drive best practices, measure and track internal performance, monitor strategy implementation to ensure benefit realization, and drive value through supplier relationship management within the assigned category spend.
5. Lead development of best-in-class analytics specifically related to the assigned category spend.

Qualifications/Requirements

1. Significant experience in Sourcing, Operations, Supply Chain, or equivalent experience.
2. Demonstrated ability in leading organizational, process, and culture change.
3. Strong experience within the assigned category spend group.
4. For roles not in USA, this role requires significant experience comparable to a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma with relevant experience).
5. For roles in USA, this role requires a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with significant experience in job family group/function).

Desired Characteristics

1. MBA or Bachelor’s degree in Sourcing or Supply Chain Management, or equivalent experience.
2. Strong experience within the assigned category spend group.
3. Inspirational people leader, collaborative mindset in working across functional areas.
4. Strong experience in Procurement processes.
5. Strong analytical/problem solving skills.
6. Sourcing or Analytics experience in a multinational company.
7. Comfortable with a broad range of research tools and technologies, analytics, and financial analysis.
8. Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
9. Strong project management skills.
10. Thought leader, experience with external benchmarking to drive next level process improvements.
11. Strong track record for implementing change and delivering results.