Job Description

Essential Responsibilities:

• Manage master planning, material processes and systems, prepare and update production schedules and purchasing needs. Ensure operational alignment with production plan and KPIs. Optimize inventory and process improvements.
• Establish processes & drives accountability, planning, execution & LEAN continuous improvement to the flow of parts, tools, and engines through the facility. 
• Drives focus & continuous improvement in meeting delivery and cost commitments, management of vendor and supplier performance, identification, and escalation of risks to delivery and cost, optimizing of picking rules and ordering practices.
• Ensures site compliance in areas of tax, import, export, Customs, and dangerous goods requirements.  Establishes record retention processes, understands, and supports audits by local authorities, and coaches and trains team members in understanding compliance requirements.
• Develops & executes site level inventory management including physical audit, physical separation, and forecasting.  Regularly reviews inventory levels and drives strategic actions (includes & not limited to annual physical inventory & monthly cycle counts).  Coaches team on significance of Inventory to the site and the objectives of inventory management.
• Develops and implements processes to manage store. Understands Customer and Business expectations and limitations and develops strategy and plan for stock level to optimize business outcomes.
• Provides People Leadership to Materials organization on site including oversight of salaried, hourly, contractor, or purchased service personnel working in the Materials functional area, identifying functional gaps and hiring to fill.
• Maintains and enhances policy & procedure and related documentation across GE On Wing Support to describe standard work, best practices, and lessons learned read across opportunities.

Qualifications / Requirements:

• This role requires 5-year experience in the Manufacturing & Materials Planning and Execution.
• Knowledge level is comparable to a Bachelors degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma with relevant experience).

Desired Characteristics:

• Strong oral and written communication skills. Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
• 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

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