Sr Manufacturing Staff Manager Material Plan & Execution

Are you ready to see your future take flight At GE Aerospace we are advancing aviation technologies for today and tomorrow. Your work will contribute to the production of advanced jet engines components and integrated systems that power commercial and military aircraft. Youll be part of a team that embraces your drive your curiosity and your unique ideas and perspectives. Most importantly youll share in our pride and purpose that affects the lives of millions around the world!

In this role employee will co-develop & implement processes relating to readiness and capacity with airfoils castings suppliers. Employee will lead the implementation of this process with specific airfoils casting suppliers ensuring that there is cadence and proactive problem solving in the space. The goal for this role will be to ensure there is an understanding of current state and a plan to meet global requirements from this commodity as demand increases over a rolling 3-year window. The role has autonomy within the Castings Commodity to create and drive rhythms to serve readiness and requires high levels of evaluative judgment and operational acumen to achieve desired business outcomes.

• Supplier Relationship Leadership (Castings)
  • Develop joint operating rhythms with priority suppliers; establish technical and executive escalation pathways
  • Lead detailed capability and capacity assessments covering wholistic supplier value stream
  • Align on capacity investments (tooling/dies furnaces/presses NDE assets) secondary processing partnerships dual-sourcing and risk-sharing mechanisms
  • Up to 20% travel

• Cross-Functional Engagement
  • Partner with Design Engineering Casting Technologists and Quality on tooling qualification and producibility for complex geometries and tight tolerances
  • Coordinate with S&OP and Program teams to translate demand signals into firm capacity plans factoring long lead tooling die refurbishment and other capacity lead times. Owns alignment and capacity readiness to long range forecasts
  • Partner with the Central Readiness team to continuously improve readiness processes and forecasts within the Turbine Airfoils Castings Commodity
  • Build action plans and apply structured problem solving to alleviate the constraints in conjunction with the Supplier Team
  • Communicate suppliers constraints to be incorporated in S&OP rhythms to respond to demand changes
• Capacity Planning and Readiness (Castings)
  • Own 1236 month capacity modeling for suppliers and part families; maintain risk mitigation action plans
  • Manage NPI rate readiness: ensure critical value stream capacity readiness for NPI delivery including staffing

• Talent Development and Ways of Working
  • Build and mentor a high-performing supplier readiness team with deep casting process knowledge; define/refine competencies training and succession plans
  • Refine standard work visual management and tiered operating cadence to sustain performance
  • Promote a culture of continuous improvement and data-driven decision-making
• Performance Management
  • Improve SQDC performance with a focus on OTD FPY lead time past dues and cost adherence
  • Provide executive-readiness statuses on readiness action plans and risk mitigations aligned to ramp milestones

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree from an accredited university or college
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in Sourcing Supply Chain Operations or Project Management

Desired Characteristics:

• Continuous improvement champion utilizing FLIGHT DECK principles
• Humble: respectful receptive agile eager to learn
• Transparent: shares critical information speaks with candor contributesconstructively
• Focused: quick learner strategically prioritizes work committed
• Leadership ability: strong communicator decision-maker collaborative
• Problem solver: analytical-minded challenges existing processes critical thinker

The base pay range for this position is $157000-$209000 USD Annual. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidates experience education and skill set. This position is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus based on a percentage of your base salary. This posting is expected to close on 07/29/26.

GE Aerospace offers comprehensive benefits and programs to support your health and along with programs like HealthAhead your physical emotional financial and social wellbeing. Healthcare benefits include medical dental vision and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach from GE Aerospace; and the Employee Assistance Program which provides 24/7 confidential assessment counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan a 401(k) savings plan 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.

GE Aerospace (General Electric Company or the Company) and its 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. 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)).

GE Aerospace will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable). Employees may also be subject to random and reasonable-suspicion drug and alcohol testing.

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