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  • Posted: Jan 8, 2015
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    General Electric (GE) is an American multinational conglomerate corporation incorporated in New York and headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut. The company operates through the following segments: Energy [2013 inactive], Technology Infrastructure, Capital Finance as well as Consumer and Industrial. In 2011, GE ranked among the Fortune 500 as the 26th-la...
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    Technical Development Services (TDS) - GGO Africa

    Role Summary/Purpose: The Technical Development Manager utilizes their engineering and supply chain background to ensure a strong link between the SME supplier under development and the GE business Supply Chain and Technology teams. Responsible for the development of technology plans for assigned suppliers to drive improvements in engineering, quality, cost, EHS and compliance.

    Essential Responsibilities:    

    • - Provide the link between the identified SMME's and the technical GE requirements.
    • - Participate in supplier selection activities ensuring capability alignment with GE technical needs.
    • - Interface with Suppliers and Supply chain to drive Quality improvements and be accountable for supplier quality
    • - Assist in delivering results as measured by key metrics, such as; supplier yield, field cost, field defect rate, supplier quality plan engagement / effectiveness, and corrective / preventative action closure
    • - Drive improvements utilizing Supplier Scorecards and own Supplier audit, ensuring supplier compliance, and driving improvement plans.
    • - Provide a broad range of engineering expertise
    • - Act as consultant to the SME Quality, Manufacturing, and Engineering organizations to improve Quality and Manufacturing processes, introduce new products, and improve product design
    • - Specify, develop, and accept advanced technology, quality information and test equipment
    • - Understand and drive Lean Six Sigma quality internally and with suppliers.
    • - Utilize experience or expertise to solve problems, develop and execute objectives for self and others, and have the ability to effect short-term and some long-term business goals
    • - Specify and develop product acceptance/test procedures that relate to a complex process (state-of-the-art) or highly complex product
    • - Provide leadership role during investigations of major problems and of special projects
    • - Seek and implement innovative actions to deliver a strong local supplier base for GE in Africa.
    • - Manage and develop a team of regional Supplier Quality Engineers in close partnership with the relevant GE Business Units
    • - Promote GE values and integrity

    Qualifications/Requirements:    

    • - BS/MS Degree in Engineering from an accredited University.
    • - Effective problem solving approach
    • - 10+ years of Engineering / Supply Chain experience
    • - Experience of working with small and medium sized companies supplying into a Corporate Supply Chain
    • - Demonstrated leadership and team development abilities
    • - High energy team player with multi-cultural skills, able to influence effectively in a decentralized, global environment.
    • - Experience in supplier qualification, surveillance, manufacturing assessment and supplier development
    • - Lean manufacturing, capacity management, and overall production management is a plus.
    • - Solid written and verbal communication skills.
    • - Fluency in English
    • - High level of Integrity.

    Method of Application

    Interested and suitably qualified candidates should click here to apply online.

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