Job Description Summary

The Electric Power Materials Leader is responsible for leading end-to-end materials planning and execution to support Electric Power business objectives, with a primary focus on strengthening the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process, optimizing inventory, and enabling business unit transformation plans.

This role owns the S&OP process for Electric Power, and partners closely with Commercial, Finance, Operations, and Program teams to ensure that material and capacity plans are robust, risk-assessed, and executable.

The Materials Leader coordinates and expedites the flow of materials (from suppliers and across internal value streams) according to production schedules and transformation roadmaps, and supports problem solving with Electric Power product lines for inventory performance and structural inventory reduction. High levels of evaluative judgment, stakeholder influence, and operational acumen are required to achieve outcomes in delivery, cost, and working capital.

Job Description

The Materials Leader –Electric Power will lead the Electric Power materials organization to continuously improve service, delivery, cost, and inventory, while supporting growth, NPI, and business transformation.

Key accountabilities:

• Strengthen the Electric Power S&OP process for supply, capacity, and inventory, including scenario modeling and risk management.
• Partner with Commercial, Finance, and Operations to align supply and inventory plans with business demand and financial commitments.
• Support cross-business inventory problem solving for Electric Power, driving structural inventory reduction, improved inventory health, and enhanced working capital.

Roles and Responsibilities

S&OP Leadership for Electric Power Own the supply, capacity, and inventory planning elements of the Electric Power S&OP/SIOP process.

• Collaborate with Commercial, Finance, and planning stakeholders to translate demand assumptions and scenarios into feasible supply and inventory plans, clearly articulating risks, constraints, and trade-offs.
• Lead the Electric Power  S&OP cycle, including scenario planning, risk/opportunity reviews, and alignment with Operations and Finance.
• Ensure S&OP outputs translate into clear and executable master schedules, material plans, and supplier readiness plans across Electric Power.

Materials, Master Planning, and Execution

• Manage Electric Power master planning and materials processes to achieve delivery, cost, and inventory targets.
• Lead a team of master schedulers and materials professionals who prepare and maintain production schedules and purchasing plans based on the agreed supply and capacity plans.
• Ensure material availability to support new production, MRO/repair, and NPI in Electric Power, while maintaining alignment to production plans and KPIs.
• Drive standard work and digitization within Electric Power materials planning and scheduling, leveraging ERP and advanced planning tools.

Inventory Leadership and Problem Solving for Electric Power

• Own Electric Power inventory strategy and performance, in alignment with service and working capital targets.
• Support structured problem solving with Electric Power product lines and sites to address:
• Excess and obsolete inventory
• Aging and slow-moving stock
• Chronic shortages and systemic past-due
• Partner with Commercial, Programs, and Operations to align inventory profiles with product lifecycle, customer requirements, and transformation initiatives (e.g., lead-time reduction, footprint changes).
• Deliver structural inventory improvements via parameter optimization (safety stock, reorder points, lot sizes), lead-time compression, and portfolio simplification.

Leadership and Cross-Functional Influence

• Serve as a 2nd-line executive leader with senior professional and managerial direct reports in Electric Power materials and planning.
• Attract, develop, and retain top materials and S&OP talent within Electric Power; build bench strength and succession.
• Influence executive peers in Operations, Sourcing, Quality, Engineering, Commercial, and Finance to align on trade-offs and decisions that balance customer service, cost, and working capital.
• Represent Electric Power materials performance, risks, and plans in business reviews and executive forums, using clear data-driven narratives.

Continuous Improvement and Business Transformation

• Champion continuous improvement and lean practices for Electric Power materials management, consistent with GE Aerospace’s FLIGHT DECK principles.
• Lead cross-functional transformation projects (e.g., planning process redesign, system upgrades, footprint or supply strategy changes) that materially improve Electric Power delivery, inventory, and cost.
• Use analytics and scenario modeling to anticipate disruptions, improve forecast consumption and signal quality, and increase supply chain resilience.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college (or high school diploma / GED with significant relevant experience in Manufacturing Operations, Materials Planning, and/or Supply Chain).
• Minimum of 10+ years of experience in Manufacturing Operations, Materials Planning, S&OP/SIOP, and/or Supply Chain Management.
• Demonstrated experience leading S&OP/SIOP processes with clear responsibility for supply, capacity, and inventory.
• People leadership experience managing managers and/or senior professionals, preferably in an industrial or aerospace environment.

Preferred / Desired Characteristics

• Experience in Electric Power, Aerospace, or complex engineered systems with long lead-time components and highly configured products.
• Advanced degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Engineering, or Business.
• CPIM or similar certification from ASCM or equivalent professional body.
• Strong executive communication and influencing skills, with the ability to frame trade-offs and gain alignment across functions and levels.
• Proven track record of inventory optimization and structural working capital improvement in a complex manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated ability to lead large-scale transformation and cross-functional initiatives across multiple sites or value streams.
• Expertise with ERP and advanced planning systems, inventory optimization tools, and analytics platforms.

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