Vice President – Category Management, Global Electronics & High Tech

GE HealthCare; Illinois; On-site; USD 324,000 - 336,000; Full time

Job summary

GE HealthCare’s global electronics and high-tech procurement leadership role oversees a 40+ person team across a $1B spend and 500+ suppliers. The role shapes long-term category strategies, cultivates strategic supplier partnerships, and drives cost reduction with a total cost of ownership mindset.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience leading global categories, strong executive communication skills, and a track record of delivering results in highly matrix organizations.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of Sourcing experience, with 7+ leading large global category management teams.
• Proven ability to communicate at board level, internal and external c-suite level.
• Deep category and domain knowledge in Electronics, High Tech, EMS, Semi-conductors.

Responsibilities

• Lead a global team of 40+ people responsible for this global category for GE Healthcare.
• Formulate 1-3-5 year strategy for sub-categories and align with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Develop strategic supplier relationships with 3-5 year plans and communicate to internal stakeholders.
• Drive 5%+ year-over-year cost reduction through supplier negotiation and design changes.
• Manage risk with supply continuity and regulatory/compliance considerations.

Skills

Leadership

Global categories

Category management

Strategic SRM

Cost reduction

Education

BS/BA degree

MBA preferred

Engineering/Business background preferred

Job description

Job Description Summary

Reporting to the Chief Procurement Officer of GE Healthcare, this leadership role leads Global Electronics and High Tech Procurement team of 40+ people across $1 billion in spend and 500+ suppliers.

At GE Healthcare, we keep patients and our customers at utmost forefront. GE Healthcare’s Global Procurement Organization is committed to serving our company’s mission. We are looking for a strategic, proven people leader who brings in accountable leadership, agile thinking, collaborative spirit and enterprise mindset. A leader that not only upholds the strategy but also coaches and mentors people and drives their journey from good to great.

Job Description

• Team Leadership: Lead, coach, mentor a global team of 40+ people that are accountable for leading this global category for GE Healthcare. Embody GE Healthcare Leadership Values with accountability and continue converting the team to be a high performing one.
• Category Management: Lead the formulation of 1-3-5-year strategy for all the sub-categories that fall within scope. Assess, define and build collectively with all the cross functions as well as business segment, category strategies that would be in sync with times that are ahead.
• Strategic SRM: Developing strategic supplier relationships that are consistent with the company’s vision and long-term objectives. Ensuring 3–5-year plans are in place and communicated to internal stakeholders.
• Profitability through Total Cost of Ownership Mindset: Driving product costs down by 5%+ year over year through supplier negotiation and design change ideas, partnering with engineering and manufacturing, with a total cost of ownership mindset.
• Market Understanding & Forecasting: Demonstrating deep understanding of markets for categories managed, including key players, appropriate indices, trends, etc. and have clear articulation of the opportunities and challenges and drive a cross functional conversation to do the needful, with an enterprise mindset. Display courageous leadership in getting all partners together with a Profit Driver Mindset.
• Foundational Performance: A leader that values a holistic performance and has a proven track record on driving best in class Quality, Cost, Delivery, and Service through its supplier partners.
• Building Scale & Managing Tail: On all the global categories spend that is managed through Center as well as through business segments, this leader will drive a focus on driving strategic partnerships with the global category as well as segment teams. The Strategic and Leverage Suppliers will be managed through a designed program, and the tail spend and suppliers would need a catered strategy. GE Healthcare Global Procurement believes in becoming customer of choice. This approach should keep this belief at the forefront.
• Risk Management: Drive an utmost sense of urgency on making sure that our patients get the service they deserve and our customers get the products they need. This would also translate into protecting GE Healthcare’s core objectives that are linked through company’s priorities. Design programs with supply chain as well as legal teams that will address Sole & Single Source risk mitigation and partner with cross functional teams in making sure that proper focus and execution is delivered on driving alternate suppliers as well as substitute material, processes and technology. Scope the big enterprise risks and put in business continuity plan for the same.
• Supplier Innovation & Sustainability: Partnering with Strategic and Core Suppliers in driving market changing innovation with a focus on improving patient’s experience as well as meeting customer needs. Be the facilitator to drive dialogue between Supplier cross functional teams and GE Healthcare cross functional teams to drive a Supplier Innovation roadmap for 1-3-5 years. Lead, facilitate and participate in cross-functional teams for design improvements, cost reduction opportunities, value engineering with an eye on innovation. Relentlessly pursue Scope III reductions by partnering with suppliers and lead with a Recycle, Renew, Rework, Refurbish, Repair methodology keeping in mind company’s ESG interests.
• NPI Leadership: Proactively support new program launches as subject matter expert as well as an equal partner who brings necessary functional perspective.
• Enable Regulatory and Compliance Requirements: Work closely with Procurement’s Center of Excellence team and drive supplier compliance with FDA, EHS, transportation and other regulatory and reputational requirements

Qualifications/Requirements

• 15+ years of Sourcing experience, with 7+ leading large global category management teams
• BS/BA from accredited college or university required; MBA preferred. Engineering &/or Business background preferred.
• Deep category and domain knowledge in Electronics, High Tech, EMS, Semi-conductors required.
• Proven leadership ability of Global Categories.
• Proven ability in building world class strategic category management teams.
• Proven ability to effectively communicate at a board level, internal and external c-suite level.
• Ability to manage global, remote and virtual teams.

Desired Characteristics

• Thought leadership, critical and clear thinking, and accountable leadership with a strong sense of urgency.
• Proactive and nimble work style with the ability to deliver on holistic business needs.
• Independent thinker with a proven history of shifting paradigms and driving innovative solutions.
• Inspirational leader who motivates teams to deliver results despite obstacles.
• Experience of working in Central, Center Led, Decentral Procurement Organizations.
• Experience in navigating highly matrix and global organizations.
• Fortune 500 experience.
• Preferred location: Eastern or Central Time zone in USA.
• Travel up to 25% may be required.

We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening. For U.S. based positions only, the pay range for this position is $224,000.00-$336,000.00 Annual. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the pay range and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including skills, qualifications, experience and location. In addition, this position may also be eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). GE HealthCare offers a competitive benefits package, including not but limited to medical, dental, vision, paid time off, a 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities, life, disability, and accident insurance, and tuition reimbursement.

GE HealthCare offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE HealthCare 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.

GE HealthCare will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).

While GE HealthCare does not currently require U.S. employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, some GE HealthCare customers have vaccination mandates that may apply to certain GE HealthCare employees.

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

Application Deadline: August 07, 2026