Lead Sourcing Specialist - Buying / Procurement

GE Vernova; Findlay Township (PA); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy solutions provider seeks a Sourcing and Procurement Specialist to manage purchasing activities, negotiate contracts, and ensure compliance with regulations. The role demands flexibility to travel up to 20% and requires a Bachelor's degree along with 2 years of experience in procurement. Candidates should have strong negotiation and data analysis skills and be adept at using SAP and MS Office tools for reporting. This hybrid position involves collaborative work with various internal and external stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in commercial sourcing and procurement.
• Experience in purchase order execution is required.
• Fundamental knowledge of sourcing and procurement processes.

Responsibilities

• Drive procurement activities for competitive advantage.
• Conduct RFQs and negotiate pricing.
• Issue purchase orders and support procure-to-pay cycles.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Data analysis skills

Solid MS Office skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business-related areas

Tools

SAP

Job description

Overview

Due to the nature of U.S. Government and military projects, this position is restricted to U.S. citizens only. Hybrid role – expected to work on-site three days per week. The Sourcing and procurement specialist is responsible to appraise and improve our purchasing activities by analyzing spend and supplier base, drive days to pay, price negotiations, purchase order placement, new supplier’s qualification and on-time delivery improvement. The professional will manage supplier relationships and ensure compliance to all GE Power Conversion & Storage policies and procedures, while achieving the best overall value. The position requires understanding of concepts, methods, and procedures to enable sourcing and procurement execution. Flexibility to travel up to 20%, supporting both domestic and international business needs.

Essential Responsibilities

• Drive procurement activities on assigned projects to deliver a competitive advantage within the North American market and apply advanced sourcing and procurement best practices towards operational excellence.
• Conduct RFQ’s, negotiate pricing and contractual terms.
• Issue purchase orders and actively support the full procure to-pay cycle.
• Maintain full compliance with all applicable regulations when purchasing for U.S. Government and defense-related programs.
• Follow-up PO acknowledgement, delivery status and solve delivery problems and schedule changes. Keep ERP system updated to reflect any change.
• Ensure all invoices are received promptly to support accurate processing and cash-flow management.
• Facilitate the resolution of AP, logistics and customs issues related to purchase orders.
• Improve key performance metrics for NA region such as on-time delivery, savings against budget, year-over-year deflation, payment terms, cost of failure and liquidated damage claims related to suppliers’ delays.
• Develop reports, analyze spend and apply sourcing and procurement methodologies to identify opportunities for cost-reduction and cash flows improvements.
• Resolve contractual and supplier disputes where they occur, protecting the interests of the business and engaging legal Business Partners where required.
• Develop a strong relationship with Engineering, Operations, Finance, Project Management, Quality, and other internal and external stakeholders.
• Lead and maintain meetings, reviews and communicate about project status.
• Effectively collaborate with regional stakeholders and global sourcing members to interpret requirements, define, develop and implement sourcing and procurement strategies to further enhance business performance and outcomes.

Required Qualifications

• Flexibility to travel up to 20%, supporting both domestic and international business needs.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college in business related areas.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in commercial sourcing, procurement, supplier management and contract negotiation or 1 year experience plus MBA / master’s degree in relevant field.
• Experience in purchase order execution.
• Ability to be proactive and negotiate with vendors/supplies when needed.
• Fundamental knowledge of sourcing and procurement process.

Desired Characteristics

• Following up and expediting procurement process from purchase to delivery.
• Solid MS Office skills including Excel formulas, v-look up and pivot table knowledge.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills as well as presentation and report preparation skills.
• Excellent negotiation and analytical skills with the ability to build strong relationships with suppliers and stakeholders.
• Ability to execute sourcing and procurement tasks across multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to assess supplier technical capability, supplier capacity, and develop new suppliers.
• Data analysis skills.
• Knowledge of SAP.

Note: This posting is restricted to U.S. citizens for government/military project eligibility. GE Vernova is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.