Job Description Summary

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Be the owner of the Net Cost Out KPI
• Establish and manage Total Cost Out pipeline & operating cadences
• Partner with finance & cost focals to identify & successfully implement cost reduction projects across Unison sites
• Develops and execute strategies to reduce material and overhead costs
• Define and implement standard work operating rhythm and escalation methods necessary to support the execution of cost optimization projects at the site and value stream level
• Lead efforts to establish resource and fund a multi-year total cost opportunity pipeline
• Lead cross-functional teams or projects with minimal resource requirements risk and/or complexity
• Drive collaboration across sites to scale successful cost approaches and lessons learned
• Consolidate business data perform analysis formulate and champion recommendations and assure implementation to support department objectives
• Design develop implement and institutionalize process improvements focusing on enhanced transactional quality consistent with objectives
• Lead special projects and events to identify and execute action plans to improve total cost management processes

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree from an accredited university or college
• Minimum of 5 years of experience leading in Manufacturing Sourcing Supply Chain Engineering or P&L

Desired Characteristics:

• MBA preferred
• Prior Cost Out experience in a manufacturing enterprise
• Humble: respectful receptive agile eager to learn
• Demonstrated ability to operate in the FLIGHT DECK (Lean) Operating Systems
• Transparent: shares critical information speaks with candorcontributesconstructively
• Focused: quick learner strategically prioritizes work bias for action
• Leadership ability: strong communicator decision-maker demonstrated stakeholder management skills
• Problem solver: analytical-minded challenges existing processes critical thinker
• Basic understanding of GE Cost Management System cost elements & calculations Unison manufacturing processes and IT systems
• Experience in building new organizational capabilities and establishing standard work and effective operating rhythms
• Knowledge of financial controls and business tracking systems
• Cost out or productivity experience deep understanding of financial data and cost drivers
• Strong project management experience
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Exceptional stakeholder management aptitude and the ability to influence results at all levels of the organization
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore employment will be contingent upon the ability to prove that you meet the status of a U.S. Person as one of the following: U.S. lawful permanent resident U.S. Citizen have been granted asylee or refugee status (i.e. a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).

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