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Strategic Sourcing Commodity Manager - Switchboards & Converters

Sourcing_Sourcing; LPB

Type:
Full Time
Location(s):
Rugby (Leic) GB
Date Posted:
Salary:
Job Posting Start Date:
2026-04-16
Job Posting End Date:
Job ID:
R5038681
Job Description

Job Description Summary

GE’s Power Conversion & Storage business, part of GE Vernova, provides electrification systems that are critical to customers’ power and energy needs for their high-performance applications. We work with some of the world’s major energy, maritime, and industrial organizations, helping to enable a transition to energy efficiency and decarbonization, including through our specialist motors, drives, and control technologies.
We have a steeped heritage in design and manufacture of complex electrical motors and generators serving customers around the globe in a wide range of sectors such as Marine, Oil & Gas, Naval and Industry.

Reporting to Senior Sourcing Leader, working within System’s business unit as a successful Strategic Sourcing Commodity manager; you are responsible for full wing to wing Sourcing process for the assigned commodities and related projects. Knowledge and experience within electrical panels is mandatory.

Job Description

Responsibilities;

  • Knowledgeable in formulating ‘Commodity Strategy’ based on historical data, future project’s demand, and other key indicators
  • Lead the execution of the local sourcing strategy in line with Global commodity strategy guidance; deliver a competitive advantage by driving the strategic supplier initiatives, selection, development, and consolidation to ensure optimal business performance.
  • Execute across the purchase base, with full accountability for meeting deflation (savings), usage, cash and preferred supplier targets.
  • Carry out in depth cost breakdown analysis and negotiate lowest Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) within Local & Global supply base
  • Knowledgeable in supplier Contract Negotiation working with Legal teams
  • Manage & lead risk mitigation plans for assigned commodity
  • Support bidding team with RFQs (Lowest possible TCO & lead times) in line Customer expectations to win new business
  • Identify, select, develop, audit new suppliers and support their onboarding along with quality team
  • Ability to lead Make Vs Buy decision metrics
  • Undertaking the continuous review of supplier performance against quality, cost, delivery and risk metrics (Supplier Scorecard) to ensure we have Best in Class supply chain
  • Lead Supplier Business Reviews to build the strategic relationship with preferred suppliers
  • Lead Sourcing Board Reviews (Management Review Board) for Commodity Strategy & Project Sourcing Strategy
  • Drive lowest cost of poor quality (CoPQ) metrics along with SQIE
  • Support Warranty team to get right support from suppliers to resolve Customer issue and improve process/product
  • Maintaining compliance with GEV’s policies & procedures

Qualifications / Requirements;

  • Bachelor’s degree within Technical/Engineering preferably Electrical/ Electro-mechanical
  • 8+ years of experience within Electrical Panels like Switchboards and converters/drives
  • CIPS (desirable)
  • Relevant experience within manufacturing /engineering environment
  • Ability to develop Sourcing Strategy
  • Ability to understand legal terms and contract negotiation
  • Ability and willingness to travel nationally & internationally as required
  • Ability to manage small team of sourcing specialists in future

Desired Characteristics;

  • Desire to grow, improve, innovate, and add value
  • Efficient with SAP, MS Office tools (Excel, Power point), Power BI (desirable)
  • Ability to communicate at appropriate levels (Global teams, Senior leadership etc)
  • Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
  • Analytic capabilities and operating rigor
  • Hands-on and ability to handle multiple priorities in a high demanding environment
  • Cross-functional openness and Team-player attitude
  • Previous Team management experience is desirable

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No