Supply Chain Capability Leader - Sourcing Process & Initiatives Leader

Job Description Summary

The Sr. Sourcing Supply Chain Capability Leader for Supply Chain Capability Development Team will be the process owner for contract management & performance reviews. They are responsible for designing, developing, and deploying Procurement & Supplier Management processes, standards, and capabilities that improve stakeholder outcomes across the Sourcing organization. This role owns sourcing-specific processes development and drives on-time deployment through strong influencing skills and deep expertise in Procurement &Supplier Management systems, Contract Management & Review, and standard work.

The position solves medium-complexity problems within Procurement & Supplier Management processes and tools, communicates complex messages to diverse stakeholders, and negotiates internally to align on direction. As a subject matter expert in Contract Management, the role ensures seamless connectivity across processes and outcomes, providing structured feedback to partner organizations.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy new processes, standards, and capabilities within transformational initiatives for the Strategic Sourcing organization. Embrace continuous improvement to enable internal stakeholders to achieve customer outcomes. Own sourcing-specific process and tool implementation.
• Lead the integration of AI-enabled solutions into Contract Lifecycle Management and Contract Performance Management processes to improve speed, quality, standardization, and user experience while maintaining appropriate controls, compliance, and human judgment.
• Identify, prioritize, and implement opportunities to leverage AI, automation, and digital capabilities across sourcing and contract management workflows, including areas such as contract review support, clause analysis, obligation tracking, performance insights, supplier communications, and knowledge retrieval.
• Partner with digital, functional, and process teams to translate business process requirements into AI skills, workflows, prompts, playbooks, and user guidance that support scalable adoption across the Strategic Sourcing organization.
• Deploy processes and standards on time utilizing influencing skills and expertise in P&SM systems, tools, Contract Management & Review, AI-enabled tools, and existing standard work.
• Establish and maintain standard work for AI-assisted processes, including use cases, decision trees, escalation paths, control points, training materials, and governance to ensure responsible and effective use.
• Act as a subject matter expert on Contract Management and Contract Performance Management; speak to the connectivity of processes, systems, data, and business outcomes. Provide feedback to partner organizations to ensure seamless SIPOC and RACI determinations.
• Lead medium-complexity problem solving within P&SM processes, standards, tools, and AI-enabled workflows. Communicate complex messages to a variety of stakeholders. Negotiate internally to influence adoption of new processes, tools, and ways of working.
• Evaluate process performance and user feedback to continuously improve sourcing and contract management capabilities, including measuring the effectiveness, adoption, and business impact of AI-supported solutions.
• Lead others to find creative solutions to address complex problems that may impact the organization. Evaluate the quality of information received, question conflicting data, and use multiple internal and external resources outside of own function to help arrive at a decision.
• Use a high level of judgment to make decisions and handle complex tasks or problems that impact the function. Assess the quality of information given, ask pertinent questions to stakeholders, and offer new solutions to problems outside of set parameters. Construct and provide recommendations using multiple internal and some external sources outside of own function.
• Champion change management and capability building by training stakeholders on new processes, digital tools, and AI-supported ways of working, helping teams adopt new standards with clarity and confidence.
• Other projects as may be assigned

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university (or a high school diploma/GED with a minimum of 9 years of Sourcing, Procurement, Supply Chain, and/or Contract Management experience)
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Sourcing, Procurement, Supply Chain, and/or Contract Management

Desired Characteristics

• Experience driving process improvement, standard work deployment, or capability development across cross-functional teams
• Demonstrated ability to work with digital tools, data, and business systems to improve process effectiveness
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate business problems and translate requirements into practical process, system, or tool improvements
• Previous Contract Management and/or Contract Performance Review experience; participation in broad process improvements at the organizational level
• Experience identifying and deploying AI use cases or digital solutions within sourcing, supply chain, procurement, contract management, or other business processes
• Strong understanding of where AI can accelerate work such as summarization, search, content generation, workflow guidance, compliance support, and insight generation, while recognizing where human review and decision-making are required
• Ability to partner with technical, digital, and functional teams to define requirements for AI tools and ensure outputs align with business needs
• FLIGHT DECK / Lean practitioner; able to apply continuous improvement principles to digital and AI-enabled process design
• Strong process and systems knowledge in P&SM (Sourcing), Contract Management, and related business workflows
• Expert in Change Acceleration with demonstrated influencing capabilities at peer group and above; strong stakeholder engagement and network capability
• 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
• 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

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 prog rams (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. 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)).

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). Employees may also be subject to random and reasonable-suspicion drug and alcohol testing.

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes