Sourcing Manager

Job description / Role

Sourcing Manager - GRS MENASA

Role Summary:
Leader of Repairs sourcing teams in MENASA sub-region and managing the local buyers. Act as the focal point for the sub-region GM, in regards to sourcing operations and rhythms. Be the liaison between the sourcing quality, strategic sourcing and digital initiatives sourcing, as well as work horizontally across the different functions to drive an efficient operational rigor, to meet the sourcing's metrics

Essential Responsibilities:
- Lead team to meet the repair shop fulfillment needs and support final customer delivery commitment.
- Drive all supplier negotiations, across multiple commodities, to get the best terms for the business, and to achieve the best contractual conditions and payment terms while also ensuring internal customer satisfaction.
- Develop, plan, and manage programs to meet GE's purchasing commitments in Sourcing.
- Define and improve Sourcing strategies at the country level, to ensure complying with all sourcing policies and procedures.
- Coach and manage sourcing team at repair shops, to develop a talent pipeline and lead people's reviews.
- Work and resolve complex sourcing and supplier performance management issues. Balance both tactical execution with strategic initiatives necessary to drive cost reduction projects, and focus on cost-out.
- Present team's accomplishments and results to the leadership in MENASA and global sourcing teams.
- Partner with the sourcing leader and the global sourcing, in meeting regional and global targets, and setting the right strategies/deflation for the different commodities.
- Conduct competitive analysis of vendor products and services to develop and implement should cost strategies.
- Understand supplier performance management and develops initiatives and strategy to execute on key business needs.
- Regularly advises management in the function and/or in the business and a key decision maker in regards to sourcing operations.
- Has major influence on small business unit or Family within a Function or P&L.
- Leads the compliance/sourcing culture, and drive compliance campaigns across the region.
- Leads complex and multidisciplinary projects to optimize the sourcing operations.

Requirements

Qualifications/Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college.
- Minimum of 5 additional years of experience in Sourcing Management.
- Proficiency in the English language
- Seasoned and deep understanding of concepts, approaches and methodology used.
- Deep expertise on global sourcing and market trends.
- Strong business acumen, and the ability to communicate across different levels in the organization.

Desired Characteristics:
- Strong oral and written communication
- Proficiency in multiple languages is a plus skills.
- Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
- Proven track record of leading multi-cultural teams.
- Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
- Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects.
- Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
- Established project management skills.

About Us:
GE (NYSE:GE) drives the world forward by tackling its biggest challenges. By combining world-class engineering with software and analytics, GE helps the world work more efficiently, reliably, and safely. GE people are global, diverse and dedicated, operating with the highest integrity and passion to fulfill GE's mission and deliver for our customers.

About the Company

GE is a diversified technology, media and financial services company, dedicated to creating products that make life better. From aircraft engines and power generation to financial services, medical imaging, television programming and oil and gas, GE operates in more than 100 countries and employs over 300,000 people worldwide.

GE's Oil & Gas business is a leader in the development and delivery of advanced product and service offerings for the global oil and gas industry. As a consequence of the rapid expansion of its technology base, GE's Oil & Gas is capable of addressing the largest and most complex engineering and application challenges entirely from its own worldwide resources. So whether it's the world's largest LNG compression trains, re-injection of high sulfur gas, enhancing the safety and productivity of the world's oil and gas pipelines, or equipment for the production of oil and gas from harsh environments, GE is leading the charge.