Strategy and Programs Executive, Integrated Supply Chain

GE Healthcare

Healthcare Integrated Supply Chain

Category

Manufacturing & Logistics

Job Id

R4023963 Relocation Assistance Yes

**Job Description Summary**

Role Summary:
**Responsibilities**:
**Strategic Transformation**
- Define and shape strategic change initiatives across ISC and the business, enabling the best-in-play framework to effectively leverage standards of lean principles, cost effectiveness/outcomes, and other contingencies
- Function as a strategic orchestrator who ensures operational excellence by driving deliverables, maintaining clear tracking of KPIs, and providing exceptional follow-through to keep initiatives on schedule and aligned with business objectives
- Champion data literacy and digital innovation across the supply chain, fostering a culture of curiosity and continuous learning around emerging technologies such as AI and advanced analytics. Leverage data-driven insights to inform strategic decisions and enhance operational resilience, speed, and service delivery.
- Bring the customer-first view to the process focus
- Engage stakeholders to build buy-in and understanding for long-term impact
- Translate leadership's conceptual ideas into clear, concise presentations that articulate vision in ways both the organization and senior leaders can quickly grasp

**Supply Chain Strategy**
- Work across Segments, Regions, and SC to define and recommend outcomes to business teams on operational matters
- Work effectively with business leaders across the space - SC, Commercial, R&D, and including external customers and/or stakeholders (gov't affairs, suppliers) to ensure effective supply chain delivery
- Motivate and inspire step-change thinking and perpetual continuous improvement
- Demonstrate heavy influence, listening, and solutions mindset
- Serve as a recognized expert in supply chain and business impact

**Operational Finance**
- Drive accountability to business plans and manage risk, partner in SBU to drive growth through supply chain enablement
- Lead P&E planning with effective business cases to meet cost targets
- Build, manage, and adapt program budgets to meet needs
- Demonstrate adaptability and navigate change with a winning team spirit
- Connect supply chain decisions with customer impact

**Lean Leadership**
- Continuously simplify to drive out waste and ensure continuous operational improvement across the w2w business
- Drive with operational intensity and purpose
- Embody lean principles as a natural part of leadership approach
- Demonstrate strong expertise in lean processes (Kaizens, genba, Kanban, etc.)

**Problem Solving & Change Management**
- Solve problems using others' expertise, particularly in unclear conditions, leveraging analytical rigor in decision making
- Collaborate to drive quickly to solutions
- Appropriately challenge status quo and push for change effectively with others
- Understand and navigate the external business environment

**Team Leadership**
- Work with business to align teams around strategy, effectively leveraging matrix of stakeholders and managing conflict to drive outcomes
- Drive transformational change while bringing the organization along
- Demonstrate strong collaboration and influence skills
- Exhibit strong people leadership, attract and develop talent, and maintain a decisive yet collaborative executive style
- Lead leaders of leaders effectively

**Operational Excellence & Accountability**
- Manage the operational rigor and mechanisms for day-to-day planning and deliverables for supply chain and services teams
- Leverage standard work for consistency and ensure understanding and adherence across teams
- Hold self and others accountable to meet commitments
- Demonstrate comfort in understanding and challenging various stakeholders for outcomes

**Champion Global Business Continuity and Resilience Initiatives**:

- Lead and advocate a dedicated team responsible for developing and implementing comprehensive business continuity plans, resilience strategies across all functions globally. The goal is to enable the organization to effectively resist, absorb, recover, and adapt from disruptions while minimizing negative impacts on objectives.

**Integrate Climate Risk Management**:

- Collaborate with the Environmental & Social Governance (ESG) Office to align climate risk and resilience efforts with sustainability goals.

**Qualifications**:

- BS Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or other related disciplines
- At least 15 years overall experience with at least 10+ year experience in supply chain / manufacturing operations and design.

**Preferred Qualifications**:
Previous experience in an Executive Level position Has superior strategic, analytic, and problem-solving skills, and is capable of clearly communicating a vision and outcomes across the company and clients. Experience leading a global team is desirable, as is an advanced understanding of Manufacturing/Supply Chain systems and processes. Strong lean mindset an