Delivery Improvement Leader

GE Aerospace • United States • 6d ago

Job Description Summary

Senior Combustors and Structural Components Delivery Improvement Leader (DIL) will achieve the best delivery execution outcomes while also ensuring internal customer satisfaction. This leader will work with the Delivery Sub Commodity Team to ensure robust processes are developed, followed, and improved to deliver significant changes that will lead to delivery improvement, constraint management, and recovery planning to drive supplier performance and execution. This role will require 25% of time dedicated to on-the-job training and developing capability of the SFL team within their sub commodity. Role will also require 25% travel to suppliers.

Job Description

Individual contributor with proven ability to utilizeinterpersonal skills and influence at all levels of the business, including supplier senior management. Explains complex information to others in straightforward situations.

Active role in supporting the definition of delivery processes, partnered with the supplier teams and communicate expectation on application of processes and rules into working level teams.

Leverage enterprise and horizontal resources to the Gemba for problem solving and systemic action planning.

Provide training and mentorship to new team members on delivery processes and standard work, ensuring achievement of business training goals. This includes action plans where there are gaps on reporting within agreed IT system (AMT), commit participation and hardware to go parts.

Responsible for Military and Commercial Spares forecast and delinquency burn down plans

Partner with Supplier Fulfillment Leaders and Delivery Leaders to take lead on internal dialogues on shortages that impact the business; may require participation in weekly business reviews.

Provide input and ensure adherence to standard work and training material defined while accurately representing their business units’ needs to the process team.

Through deployment of standard work and established processes, achieve comprehensive supplier health and manage action plans to meet supplier site goals regarding quality and delivery metrics.

Act as the focal person within business unit for questions and problems within respective area of expertise and flow any concerns/help needed to process team.

Requires specialized depth and/or breadth of expertise within their discipline and understanding risk of change.

May require strong commercial and delivery awareness and is expected to influence the development of strategy within own area, including control of resources and influences policy formulation.

Regularly advises management in the function and/or in the business. Has a supportive role in decision making about important subjects.

Uses high level of judgment to make decisions and handle complex tasks or problems that impact the function.

Uses multiple internal and some external sources outside of own function to help arrive at a decision.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university (or a high school diploma/GED with a minimum of 4 years supplier management experience + minimum of 5 years sourcing experience)

Desired Characteristics:

Strong oral and written communication skills.

Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.

Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects.

Ability to document, plan, market, and execute changes of significant magnitude.

Established project management skills.

Ability to influence and drive change across the organization.

Train, develop, and coach employees to a common vision

Ability to develop and document standard operating processes

Experience with lean initiatives
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

The base pay range for this position is $116,000-$154,000 USD Annual. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set. This position is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus based on a percentage of your base salary. This posting is expected to close on 01/03/26.

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 programs (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).

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

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