Lead Materials Management Specialist

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Job Description

Job Description Summary

The Lead Material Management Specialist is a key role within the Parts & Material Management organization responsible for driving material execution for complex Upgrades projects across GE factories and service shops.
The role provides end-to-end material leadership from Inquiry-to-Order (ITO) through Order-to-Receipt (OTR), ensuring that internal factories deliver according to project schedules, technical requirements, and customer commitments.
This position requires strong project-management skills, coordination across multiple stakeholders, and the ability to drive execution within factory operations.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities:

·  Lead material execution for complex upgrade projects, coordinating with engineering, PMO, sourcing, fulfillment, and factory teams to secure parts and assemblies according to project milestones.
·  Collaborate with the teams owning make-or-buy decisions and sourcing strategy and supply management, ensuring coordinated follow-up during ITO and OTR and alignment with cost, lead time, and factory capacity constraints.
·  Ensure material readiness plans are in place and actively monitored, providing full visibility to the PMO on long-lead items, critical-path components, and engineered to-order parts, and driving timely follow-up to support project commitments.
·  Drive factory execution by leading weekly operational reviews, identifying priority conflicts, escalating risks, and ensuring timely resolution of constraints.
·  Partner cross-functionally with engineering, PMO, fulfillment, sourcing, logistics, and finance to ensure seamless material coordination and early identification of risks or gaps.
·  Support issue escalation and resolution by coordinating internal stakeholders, driving corrective actions, and maintaining clear communication with project teams and customers.
·  Own material-related KPIs, performance metrics, and continuous improvement initiatives, ensuring process discipline and data-driven decision making across ITO and OTR.

Required Qualifications:

·  Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering or related field (or equivalent experience).
·  Minimum 3-5 years of supply chain, material management, or project execution in a heavy industry, preferably within power generation or engineering-to-order environments.
·  Experience managing complex projects involving multi-site coordination and engineered/upgrade scope.
·  Advanced experience in Services & Materials Management.

Desired Characteristics:

·  Strong project-management skills with proven ability to manage critical-path items and cross-functional deliverables.
·  Demonstrated ability to drive execution within factories and influence teams without direct authority.
·  Effective stakeholder and multi-stakeholder management across global functions (engineering, factory operations, PMO, sourcing).
·  Strong oral and written communication skills, with ability to present risks, mitigations, and status clearly and concisely.
·  Leadership mindset with a focus on ownership, problem solving, and continuous improvement.

What we offer:

·  Employment under an employment contract in an international company with a strong position in the energy market
·  Extensive personal and professional development opportunities in an innovative and future- oriented environment.
·  Open and supportive corporate culture that promotes creativity and teamwork.
·  Attractive compensation  package including private medical care, life insurance, MultiSport card and annual bonus.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No