Key Responsibilities:
• Proactive Stakeholder Support: Act as the primary internal consultant for procurement, helping the team understand technical requirements and translating complex engineering needs into clear, actionable supplier instructions.
• Creative Problem-Solving: When a vendor misses a deadline or a tool fails to meet spec, you are the lead investigator. You will troubleshoot technical issues and drive rapid, effective resolutions that minimize downtime.
• Supplier Relationship Stewardship: Cultivate strong partnerships with our supply base. You will shift the dynamic from transactional to cooperative, ensuring our suppliers understand our needs and remain committed to our project timelines.
• Demand & Supply Alignment: Work closely with the operations team to forecast tooling needs and identify supply chain risks early. You will offer alternative solutions and contingency plans when standard paths are blocked.
• Process Improvement Advocate: Listen to the feedback from the shop floor and procurement teams to identify "pain points." Propose and implement systemic changes that make the tooling procurement process faster, more transparent, and more user-friendly.
Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering field or High School/GED Diploma and 4 years of experience supporting Manufacturing Operations
• Strong critical thinking and root-cause analysis skills.
• Technical Experience in Machining, or CNC
Preferred Skills:
• Leading a team of hourly staff directly or indirectly
• Experience as a support agent for internal customers
• Confident communication between sourcing, vendors, hourly staff, and plant leadership.
This is a short-term role, anticipated to last approximately 1-2 years, and is ineligible for layoff benefits.
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.
GE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Vernova 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 Vernova 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
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