Job Description Summary

GE Gas Power
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https://www.ge.com/gas-power

Access to affordable, reliable, flexible, and sustainable power is fundamental to modern life. As the world is shifting towards a lower carbon future, GE Gas Power is ready to be your partner in leveraging the role of natural gas for powering the world today and tomorrow. GE’s foundations were laid by Thomas Edison nearly 130 years ago to provide innovative solutions for a wide range of critical problems around the world. GE’s deep-rooted culture serves as the backbone for every step we’ve taken at GE Gas Power. With more than 300,000 employees and operations in over 170 countries, GE employees reflect both the local communities we serve and the people with whom we do business.

Diversity at GE

We believe diversity makes us more competitive and creates value for our customers, shareholders, and employees. We believe in the value of each person’s unique identity, background, and experiences and are committed to fostering an inclusive culture, where everyone feels empowered to do their best work because they feel accepted, respected, and that they belong. By embracing diverse teams and perspectives, we are better equipped to build a world that works.

Our approach to diversity will be based on the following objectives:

• Our employees – to continue to strive to ensure that our workforce is as diverse as the communities we serve, while always upholding the importance of merit.
• Our workplace – to foster an inclusive culture that recognizes employees’ unique needs, helps them reach their full potential, and nurtures their diverse talents.
• Our community – to strive for diversity in suppliers and partners and engage with the communities in which we operate to support diversity.

Job Description

Negotiate with dedicated providers according to specific policies. Achieve the best contractual conditions while also ensuring internal customer satisfaction. Has knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others; is aware of the competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Co-Define supplier strategy including management and optimization of supplier panels and apply it in execution. Lead negotiations and allocate needs to specific suppliers. Negotiate terms and conditions and transmit information to Procurement. Manage claims. Includes commercial sourcing management such as global commodity manager, data analysis, negotiations support, etc. This may also include purchasing activities.
• Utilizes in-depth knowledge of a discipline and analytical thinking to execute policy/strategy. Basic knowledge of related job disciplines.
• Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience. May lead small projects with low risks and resource requirements. Explains information; developing skills to bring team members to consensus around topics within field. Conveys performance expectations and may handle sensitive issues.
• Jobs at this level function with some autonomy but are subject to functional practices and precedents or are covered by well-defined policies or review of end results. The job allows modification of procedures and practices covering work as long as the end results meet standards of acceptability (quality, volume, timeliness etc.).
• Uses some judgment and has the ability to propose different solutions outside of set parameters to address more complicated, day-to-day problems. Has ability to prioritize information for data analysis. Uses technical experience and analytical thinking. Uses multiple internal and limited external sources outside of own team to arrive at decisions.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
• Strong expertise in sourcing, engineering or quality in power generation industry
• Proven track record of influencing and engaging successfully with external stakeholders (thought leaders, influencers, press, government, international organizations) and working with senior internal leaders
• Excellent English speaking and writing skills

Desired Characteristics:

• Mid-level executive presence, communication skills, and ability to thrive in volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous environments with poise and sound judgement
• Proven creative, innovative, and strategic thinker with the ability to identify, analyze, and resolve challenges, prioritize tasks, and pivot when needed
• Ability to design, manage, delegate, and monitor multiple campaigns effectively across markets, internal teams, external stakeholders, and vendors
• Capable of leading through influence and creating consensus
• Familiarity with working in matrixed organizations
• Strong attention to detail and follow-through
• Ability to document, plan, measure, and report on outcomes to demonstrate impact
• Ready to live the GE leadership behaviors: act with humility; lead with transparency; deliver with focus
• Experience in and understanding of the energy/power generation sector preferred but not required
• Fluency in any other language is a plus

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