Commercial Leader

Job Description Summary

As a Commercial Leader on the Services Sourcing team, you will strategize and lead the aftermarket relationship between GE Aerospace and key suppliers. The Commercial Leader role is the spot within Sourcing that is closest to the customer and to value-generation in the area of maintenance, repair and overhaul. In this position, you will grow your understanding of the full product life cycle and the aftermarket opportunities that are a crucial part of our suppliers’ commercial landscape. Your substantial contributions to GE Aerospace’s business will require, and will also be a catalyst for, deep and broad relationships within our MRO shops, product lines, fleet support management, and customer teams.

This role is open to remote consideration.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Manages and executes strategy, relationships, and written contracts with suppliers. Drives supplier issue resolution, deploying GE Aerospace’s leverage and relationships to impact Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost, in that order.
• Use strong commercial awareness and negotiation skill to influence outcomes both in long-term strategic matters and shorter-term deals that seize on opportunities.
• Leads cross-functional teams and projects. Communicates difficult concepts and may influence others' options on particular topics. May guide others to consider a different point of view.
• Impacts the team's ability to achieve objectives. Work is subject to functional policy objectives and requirements. Regularly advises management in the function and in the business. Has a substantial role in decision-making about important subjects. High levels of evaluative judgment are required to achieve needed outcomes.
• Uses high level of judgment to make decisions and handle complex tasks or problems that impact the function. Has ability to assess quality of information given and ask pertinent questions to stakeholders. Able to offer new solutions to problems outside of set parameters and is able to construct and provide recommendations. Uses multiple internal and some external sources outside of own function to help arrive at a decision.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• For roles outside of the USA- This role requires significant experience in the Sourcing & Sourcing Management. Knowledge level is comparable to a Master's degree from an accredited university or college ( or a high school diploma with relevant experience).
• For roles in USA - Master's degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with at least 6 years of experience in Job Family Group(s)/Function(s)).
  
  

Desired Characteristics

• Experience working collaboratively with diverse teams in a global business environment
• Precise and efficient communication
• Trust- and relationship-building skills and experience
• Commercial creativity
• Experience and skill working on complex commercial deals, including written contracts governing both long- and short-term sourcing relationships
• Comfort acting strategically and communicating clearly in incomplete-information environments and in situations where different stakeholders have differing information sources, priorities, and anchors
• Ability to manage many different requests and projects in line with agreed timeframes, and to communicate proactively and transparently about any changes or barriers to expected outcomes
• Ability to make real-time connections between new information and strategy
• Positive customer-service attitude
• Fluency in multiple languages
• Humble: respectful, receptive, agile, eager to learn
• Transparent: shares critical information, speaks with candor, contributes constructively
• Focused: quick learner, strategically prioritizes work, committed
• Leadership ability: strong communicator, decision-maker, collaborative
• Problem solver: analytical-minded, challenges existing processes, critical thinker
  
  

The salary range for this position is $126,700 – 180,000. The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidate’s experience, their education, and the work location. In addition, this position is eligible for a performance bonus/variable incentive plan.

This posting is expected to close on February 24, 2025.

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 Sponsor’s 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

GE Aerospace offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

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).

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

• This is a remote position