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GE Vernova Sourcing Director in Remote, Mexico
FieldCore, part of GE Vernova is looking for an accomplished Sourcing Director to lead our LATAM Regional Sourcing team based in Mexico.
GE Vernova is a planned, purpose-built global energy company that includes Power, Wind, and Electrification businesses and is supported by its accelerator businesses of Advanced Research, Consulting Services, and Financial Services. Building on over 130 years of experience tackling the world’s challenges, GE Vernova is uniquely positioned to help lead the energy transition by continuing to electrify the world while simultaneously working to decarbonize it. GE Vernova helps customers power economies and deliver electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life. GE Vernova is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., with more than 80,000 employees across 100+ countries around the world.
GE Vernova’s Gas Power business engineers advanced, efficient natural gas-powered technologies and services, along with decarbonization solutions that aim to help electrify a lower carbon future. As part of the Gas Power One Field Services team, FieldCore installs, maintains and upgrades power generation equipment, enabling operators of the world’s energy infrastructure to provide more reliable and affordable energy.
Lets talk about the role
As the Sourcing Director you will be responsible for partnering with the regional and field operations teams, in addition to providing leadership, guidance and support to regional sourcing team members towards the goal of driving goods/services timely fulfilment and cost competitiveness.
You will guide the regional sourcing team in activities including supplier negotiations, sourcing playbook strategies development, Purchase Order fulfilment administration in alignment with outage procurement plans as well as manage regional implementation of commodity strategies given a global approach and alignment to established global standards, processes, practices, and tools.
How you will make the difference:
Lead regional sourcing activities and initiatives in accordance with global sourcing processes, guidelines, and practices
Lead, develop, and coach a team of Buyers, Purchasing Agents, and Commodity Managers
Serve as the regional sourcing strategic point of contact by partnering with regional general managers in operations, productivity, EHS, Finance, and Quality
Manage the long-term business relationships with suppliers, demonstrating sound principles of cultivating broad knowledge of supplier’s capabilities and performance history to drive successful business decisions and outcomes
Own the development and execution of the regional suppliers sourcing strategies and sourcing playbook
Identify and define best-in-class regional supply base, when deploying sourcing strategies and lead and/or manage major regional supplier negotiations with key suppliers
Advise and support regional sourcing team in the timely sourcing, fulfillment and implementation of quality goods/services supplier engagement strategies which deliver cost savings, cash benefit, innovation, and continuous improvement
Deploy sound sourcing practices, including but not limited to: should cost analysis, clean-sheeting, make-vs-buy, market/industry analysis, cost driver assessments, linear pricing, EOQ, experience curve, Kraljic matrix assessments and supports supply chain risk mitigation efforts (both financial/commercial, quality, safety and supply chain continuity)
Participate in cross functional regional team initiatives towards supplier performance optimization, including managing accountabilities given regional supplier contractual obligations (i.e., partners cross-functionally with Regional Operations, Productivity, Resource Operations, Quality, EHS, Finance, etc.)
Engage and collaborate with other cross-regional Sourcing team colleagues given defined global initiatives and/or sharing of best practices
Leverage Sourcing expertise to provide inputs in the formulation of tools and processes supporting robust analytics
Lead the development of regional external market assessments, and evaluate savings initiatives of regional sourcing team based upon sound cost validations on competitiveness given total costs of ownership and/or cash benefit valuations
Accountable for the realization of established annualized KPI (savings targets, cash benefits, or other as defined) and Performance Health metrics.
Travel required
Skills for success
You will be an effective people leader with in depth knowledge and experience in procurement, sourcing, and supply chain across multiple categories and commodities: You will also
Have proven experience building and retaining a cohesive and high performing team
Have demonstratable experience in commodity category sourcing strategies and best practices (i.e., clean-sheeting, should-cost and supplier market assessments, supplier relationship management, supplier optimization, etc.)
Be skilled in LEAN principles and Six Sigma continuous improvement
Have thorough knowledge of sourcing end-to-end systems, practices, processes, and tools, including understanding of supplier quality management and supplier compliance
Be fluent in English
A formal education and subsequent University Bachelor or Master’s degree in Finance or Business Administration are nice to have, but we are most interested in your total experience and professional achievements.
We're determined to be the best place to grow
People are the heart of our organization and we put them first in everything we do. From professional development to a wide range of training opportunities, we continually strive to create an empowering and healthy place to work. Combining our values of growth and World-Class Execution is what sets our workplace apart from the rest. Only FieldCore can offer this wide range of opportunities across the power generation industry, combined with excellent career paths in technical, functional and leadership areas
What’s in it For You
Our total rewards are designed to unlock your ambition by giving you the boost and flexibility you need to turn your ideas into world-changing realities. That’s why we offer comprehensive benefits that encourage mental, physical and financial well-being for all FieldCore associates. Not only this but you’ll also be surrounded by career opportunities in a culture that fosters care, collaboration, and support.
Inclusion & Diversity
We are passionate about creating an inclusive work environment. By valuing the ideas and contributions of a diverse workforce we help inspire others to grow, succeed, and raise the bar for everyone.
FieldCore is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, status as a qualified individual with a disability, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, ancestry, genetic information, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law
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