Product Sourcing Leader

Job Description

Job Description Summary

Product Sourcing Leader is responsible for identify and drive cost reduction and efficiencies across Woman health and Xray business. The role is the key interface between product sourcing leader, Xray engineering, and category sourcing, to ensure supplier base strategies as well as engineering and business needs are met.

GE HealthCare is a leading global medical technology and digital solutions innovator. Our purpose is to create a world where healthcare has no limits. Unlock your ambition, turn ideas into world-changing realities, and join an organization where every voice makes a difference, and every difference builds a healthier world.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

- Develop strategic business cases evaluating cost benefits trade-offs in manufacturing network design and distribution of product to end customer
- Define and scope projects focused on wing-to-wing / value stream to reduce total landed cost, lead time, inventory & improvement customer on-time delivery (OTD) / customer Satisfaction.
- Evaluate make/buy strategy and determine optimal manufacturing location for new product introduction and/or vertical integration.
- Define / drive operating mechanism to ensure execution on projects/actions and tie results expected business outcomes
- Partner with sourcing team on driving localization & best cost country strategy
- Develop strategic roadmap for manufacturing and make/buy strategies to ensure optimal global manufacturing footprint
- Communicate progress, status & issues to WHXR Supply Chain leadership team.

Basic Qualifications

- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Business or Technical
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Procurement, Supply Chain Management, or a related technical field with
- 9+ years of total experience in Sourcing, Materials, Operations or Supply Chain and 3+ years in Supplier Management is a must
- Strong experience in Supplier engagement, negotiation, and lead time reduction, Building and maintaining supplier relationships, Working closely with engineering teams.
- Commodity expertise in Mechanical components including HLA, fabrication, and machining.
- Experience in program/project management and cross-functional team collaboration
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt to different team dynamics
- Proven experience in team management and working with leadership stakeholders
- Excellent communicator across all levels of an organization including externally

Desired Characteristics

- Experience participating in Destructive Cost Work (DCW) workshops, with a focus on cost optimization and value engineering.
- Strong track record at a global level of developing, leading, and owning global supplier development programs
- Working experience with development and production with Medical Devices.
- Tenacious, strong negotiator, good communicator at all levels and across different cultures.
- Ability to work effectively with cross-functional or geographically dispersed teams.
- Willingness to consistently work flexible hours to accommodate needs of global customers and colleagues
- Excellent business/financial acumen, ability to act as business partner through horizontal teams with the ability to influence and drive change in a collaborative and effective way.

Inclusion and Diversity

GE HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer where inclusion matters. 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.

We expect all employees to live and breathe our behaviors: to act with humility and build trust; lead with transparency; deliver with focus, and drive ownership always with unyielding integrity.

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. Our salary and benefits are everything you'd expect from an organization with global strength and scale, and you'll be surrounded by career opportunities in a culture that fosters care, collaboration and support.

Disclaimer: GE HealthCare will never ask for payment to process documents, refer you to a third party to process applications or visas, or ask you to pay costs. Never send money to anyone suggesting they can provide employment with GE HealthCare.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes