Materials Lean Leader

GE Vernova; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

GE Vernova, Inc. is seeking a Materials Lean Leader to drive the development and sustainment of a materials management strategy that aligns with business targets.

You will partner with organizational leadership to deliver lead time reductions and inventory improvements, coaching teams and guiding lean implementations across the supply chain. You will collaborate with planners, internal stakeholders, and external suppliers to ensure the pull/replenishment system operates efficiently while

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with at least 10 years of experience in Manufacturing)
• Minimum of 5 additional years in Lean and/or Materials
• Willingness to lead change and coach diverse teams to adopt lean practices

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the lean roadmap for the materials organization, ensuring alignment and synergy between internal materials planning and operations.
• Collaborate with planners to integrate them into the Pull/replenishment systems, fostering seamless supply chain operations and alignment with internal processes.
• Facilitate regular communication and feedback loops between the internal factory and external suppliers to ensure consistent application of lean principles.
• Own priorities for parts on pull and schedule attainment aligned with business targets
• Responsible for continuous improvement plans for materials lean systems including VSMs
• Coach teams from front line to executives on lean materials systems
• Plan and deliver projects & initiatives aligned to the roadmap
• Accountable for daily management and problem solving to keep team on target

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Materials management

Change management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Kanban

Six Sigma

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Six Sigma Green/Black Belt

Job description

Job Description Summary

The Materials Lean Leader will provide support and coaching within the Supply chain focused on the development and sustainment of a Materials Management Strategy (roadmap) aligned with the business targets. You will partner with organizational leadership to drive product and process improvements that deliver lead time and inventory reductions supporting customer delivery.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities:
As the Materials Lean Leader you will:

• Develop and execute the lean roadmap for the materials organization, ensuring alignment and synergy between internal materials planning and operations.
• Collaborate with planners to integrate them into the Pull/replenishment systems, fostering seamless supply chain operations and alignment with internal processes.
• Facilitate regular communication and feedback loops between the internal factory and external suppliers to ensure consistent application of lean principles.
• Own priorities for parts on pull and schedule attainment aligned with business targets
• Responsible for continuous improvement plans for materials lean systems including VSMs
• Coach teams from front line to executives on lean materials systems
• Plan and deliver projects & initiatives aligned to the roadmap
• Accountable for daily management and problem solving to keep team on target

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma /GED with at least 10 years of experience in Manufacturing)
• Minimum of 5 additional years in Lean and/or Materials

Desired Characteristics:

• Proven ability to collaborate with external partners and integrate them into existing systems to enhance overall supply chain efficiency.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to effectively manage relationships
• Change agent with strong credibility and influence in the organization
• Lean Materials experience including but not limited to: standard work, material presentation, supermarkets, flow, pull, waterspider routes, heijunka, and kanban
• Knowledge of the disciplines of manufacturing and inventory management
• Demonstrated commitment for process improvement
• Six Sigma Green / Black belt certification or equivalent quality certification

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

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