Job Description Summary

Drive quality for assigned suppliers including quality plan implementation. Select suppliers through qualification processes. Own supplier results drive improvements utilizing supplier scorecards. Own supplier audits ensuring compliance and driving improvement plans where needed. Interprets internal and external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products processes or services. Utilizes understanding of industry trends to inform decision making process.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Includes both Supplier Quality Assurance and Supplier Quality Development. Includes supplier qualifications action plans audits performance monitoring and assisting key suppliers towards industrial standards of excellence. SQEs have various levels of differentiation which are related to level of technical understanding of engineering drawings and ability to manage vendors.
• Typically a 2nd line manager with senior professional direct reports. Has ability to attract and retain talent. Often manages medium to large teams. Developing expertise within function. Growing reputation within the organization. Includes roles that are experts in their discipline providing professional or thought leadership. Influences policy and ensures delivery within own function linking with other functions of the organization.
• May lead functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements risk and/or complexity. Presents business solutions to leaders in functional area. Communicates complex messages and negotiates mainly internally with others to adopt a different point of view. Influences peers to take action and may negotiate with external partners vendors or customers.
• Has major influence on small business unit a segment within a larger business unit a family within a Function or a P&L business segment and has ownership/influence over budgets. The role is guided by functional policy. The role influences policy/operating guidelines about important subjects.
• Leads others to find creative solutions to address complex problems that may impact the organization. Has the ability to evaluate quality of information received and questions conflicting data for analysis. Uses multiple internal and external resources outside of own function to help arrive at a decision.
• Works in conjunction with Plant Quality and Suppliers in problem solving - leading cross-functional teams on major issues resolution at Supplier locations.
• Performs analysis (Commodity Quality Systems DPPM DMR) to determine trends along with proposed actions to drive performance improvement.
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in quality mechanical electrical industrial operations or other equivalent discipline.
• 7-10 years of Quality/Materials/Operations Experience across plants or business units.
• Evidence of knowledge of the Quality Sciences -APQP Problem solving sampling statistical analysis root cause analysis PDCA.
• Some previous leadership experience in management supervision or project/program leadership.
• Ability to read engineering prints and drawings.
• Proven lean experience
• Several years of plant experience in Quality Manufacturing Engineering Production or Procurement.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Excel PowerPoint Word
• Proven experience with Hot Gas Path Turbine Components (Engineering and Manufacturing)
  

Desired Characteristics

• Foundational Knowledge in Hot Gas Path Turbine Components Engineering and Manufacturing Process.
• Strong oral and written communication skills. Strong interpersonal and leadership skills. Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems. Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects. Ability to document plan market and execute programs. Established project management skills.
• Lean Supply Chain Acumen - understands the key value creation processes within the Procurement function and the role Supplier Development plays in deploying lean with our supply base to improve delivery and quality.
• Project Management - has demonstrated understanding of project planning and status tracking and drives project execution.
• Business Thinking/Strategizing Has general knowledge of regional suppliers industry trends and new process/technology.
• Problem Solving has demonstrated the ability to lead a team through the root cause and corrective action process. General understanding of the problem-solving techniques.

The base pay range for this position is$149400.00 - 248900.00 USD Annual. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety offactors including the candidates experience education and skill set. This position is also eligible for a15% performance bonus/variable incentive compensation/equity.

*The Company pays a geographic differential of 110% 120% or 130% of salary in certain areas.

Healthcare benefits include medical dental vision and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach a 24/7 nurse-based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program providing 24/7 confidential assessment counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Retirement Savings Plan a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions as well as access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance adoption assistance paid parental leave disability insurance life insurance and paid time-off for vacation or illness.

General Electric Company Ropcor Inc. their successors and in some cases their affiliates each sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs (i.e. is a Sponsor). Each Sponsor reserves the right to terminate amend suspend replace or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a Sponsors welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.

Additional Information

For candidates applying to a U.S. based position the pay range for this position is between $149400.00 and $248900.00. The Company pays a geographic differential of 110% 120% or 130% of salary in certain areas. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidates experience education and skill set.

Bonus eligibility: discretionary annual bonus.

This posting is expected to remain open for at least seven days after it was posted on April 30 2026.

Available benefits include medical dental vision and prescription drug coverage; access to Health Coach from GE Vernova a 24/7 nurse-based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program providing 24/7 confidential assessment counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions as well as access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance adoption assistance paid parental leave disability benefits life insurance 12 paid holidays and permissive time off.

GE Vernova Inc. or its affiliates (collectively or individually GE Vernova) sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs GE Vernova reserves the right to terminate amend suspend replace or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a GE Vernova welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.