Sourcing Specialist/Buyer

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Job Description Summary

GE Vernova’s Power Conversion business provides electrification systems that are critical to customers’ power and energy needs for their high-performance applications. We work with some of the world’s major energy, maritime and industrial organizations, helping to enable a transition to energy efficiency and decarbonization, including through our specialist motors, drives and control technologies.

Job Description

Role Summary .

Reporting to Senior Supply Chain Leader, working within UK business unit as a successful Strategic Sourcing Specialist; you are responsible for full wing to wing Sourcing & procurement process for the assigned commodities and projects. This includes Direct material procurement in a project environment, dealing with global and local suppliers

Responsibilities .

·  Execute across the purchase base, with full accountability for meeting deflation (savings), usage, cash and preferred supplier targets, limiting/ mitigating erosions. (overspends)
·  Ensure business compliance is followed, authorisations, processes, controls. 
·  Own the day-to-day execution of the transactional procurement process including approving, converting purchase requisitions/Eng requirements into purchase orders. Managing purchase orders, expediting, supplier monitoring, delivery schedules (NCR’s/Invoice Queries etc)
·  Manage Engineering changes on open orders within the supply chain.
·  Manage the operational relationship with suppliers.
·  Optimize inventory and process improvements.
·  Expected to resolve problems through the application of experiences and expertise.
·  Identify review and propose new suppliers.
·  Support escalation issues for invoice payment issue resolution.

Qualifications / Requirements .

·  CIPS (desirable, not essential).
·  Good level of exposure and relevant experience within transactional purchasing (SAP), expediting, supply chain management. (manufacturing / engineering background preferred)
·  Ability to understand purchasing contract legal terms and chair negotiations.
·  Ability to review understand engineering requirements and cost/budget sub-con manufacture.
·  Ability to read and interpret BOM’s and technical drawings, statements of work.
·  Ability and willingness to travel if required.
·  Efficient with SAP and AP systems. (MRP)

Desired Characteristics ;

·  Strong quantitative and analytical skills.
·  PC and database proficiency.
·  Strong oral and written communication skills. (negotiations)
·  Strong interpersonal and Influencing skills
·  Analytic capabilities and operating rigor.
·  Hands-on and ability to handle multiple priorities in a high demanding environment.
·  Cross-functional openness and Team-player attitude.
·  Flexible can do attitude.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No