Senior Manager Electric Power Materials Leader

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.

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

Key accountabilities:

• Strengthen the Electric Power S&OP processfor supply capacity and inventory including scenario modeling and risk management.
• Partner with Commercial Finance and Operationsto align supply and inventory plans with business demand and financial commitments.
• Support cross-business inventory problem solvingfor 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 elementsof the Electric Power S&OP/SIOP process.

• Collaborate with Commercial Finance and planning stakeholders totranslate demand assumptions and scenariosinto 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 executablemaster schedules material plans and supplier readiness plansacross Electric Power.

Materials Master Planning and Execution

• Manage Electric Power master planning and materials processesto achieve delivery cost and inventory targets.
• Lead a team of master schedulers and materials professionals whoprepare and maintain production schedules and purchasing plansbased on the agreed supply and capacity plans.
• Ensure material availability to supportnew production MRO/repair and NPIin 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 withElectric Power product lines and sitesto address:
• Excess and obsolete inventory
• Aging and slow-moving stock
• Chronic shortages and systemic past-due
• Partner with Commercial Programs and Operations to aligninventory profiles with product lifecycle customer requirements and transformation initiatives(e.g. lead-time reduction footprint changes).
• Deliverstructural inventory improvementsvia parameter optimization (safety stock reorder points lot sizes) lead-time compression and portfolio simplification.

Leadership and Cross-Functional Influence

• Serve as a2nd-line executive leaderwith senior professional and managerial direct reports in Electric Power materials and planning.
• Attract develop and retaintop materials and S&OP talentwithin Electric Power; build bench strength and succession.
• Influence executive peers in Operations Sourcing Quality Engineering Commercial and Finance toalign on trade-offs and decisionsthat balance customer service cost and working capital.
• Represent Electric Power materials performance risks and plans inbusiness reviews and executive forums using clear data-driven narratives.

Continuous Improvement and Business Transformation

• Championcontinuous improvement and lean practicesfor Electric Power materials management consistent with GE Aerospaces FLIGHT DECK principles.
• Lead cross-functionaltransformation 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 toanticipate disruptions improve forecast consumption and signal quality and increase supply chain resilience.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degreefrom 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 experiencein Manufacturing Operations Materials Planning S&OP/SIOP and/or Supply Chain Management.
• Demonstrated experience leading S&OP/SIOP processeswith clear responsibility for supply capacity and inventory.
• People leadership experiencemanaging managers and/or senior professionals preferably in an industrial or aerospace environment.

Preferred / Desired Characteristics

• Experience in Electric Power Aerospace or complex engineered systemswith long lead-time components and highly configured products.
• Advanced degree inSupply Chain Operations Management Engineering or Business.
• CPIM or similar certificationfrom ASCM or equivalent professional body.
• Strongexecutive communication and influencing skills with the ability to frame trade-offs and gain alignment across functions and levels.
• Proven track record ofinventory optimization and structural working capital improvementin a complex manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated ability tolead large-scale transformationand cross-functional initiatives across multiple sites or value streams.
• Expertise withERP and advanced planning systems inventory optimization tools and analytics platforms.