Sourcing Leader at GE - General Electric

Job Description Summary

• You will be responsible for driving savings and efficiencies through management of supplier base in East and West Africa and Lusophone Africa.
• You will collaborate with GE HealthCare Global Sourcing Leaders, GE HealthCare EMEA Category Leaders, Business Leaders and their teams and the SSA stakeholders across all Purchase Categories.
• The role reports directly to the Regional Manager and is dotted line to the EMEA Category Leaders.
• GE Healthcare is a leading global medical technology and digital solutions innovator. Our mission is to improve lives in the moments that matter. 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

Responsibilities:

• Partner with key business stakeholders to support the needs of the business.
• Develop solutions and delivering on priorities for the designated scope.
• Maintain metrics for sourcing scope and identifying new areas of opportunity to deliver or exceed targets.
• Implement Indirect Sourcing strategy within the Regional Sourcing Leader's agreed scope and in line with global and EMEA initiatives.
• Lead full Request for Proposal process including spend analysis, Request for Information (RFI), Request for Quotations (RFQ), quotes analysis, pricing and contract negotiations
• Achieve Indirect savings and cash targets, leading, and running project execution across their supply base
• Risk management in supplier base ensuring all compliance and quality standards are met.

Qualifications and Desired Characteristics:

• Formal sourcing qualification / Engineering degree/ and /or relevant master’s degree
• Solid commercial regional sourcing experience allowing a fast and autonomous ramp up phase.
• Delivered savings, cash flow and deployed initiatives projects
• Shown ability to lead and cooperate with virtual teams
• Willing to travel domestically and internationally up to 25% of time
• At ease with IT based tools
• Fluency in English, fluency in another language is a great advantage
• Tenacious, strong negotiator and influencer, good communicator at all levels and across different cultures and functions.
• Proven ability to execute and deliver on commitments and targets
• Proven experience and ability to work autonomously in a remote environment
• Great stakeholder management - able to understand internal customers’ needs and CTQ's and deliver them from the supplier base
• Can work in a matrix and under pressure against deadlines Critical to Quality (CTQ's) and deliver them from the supplier base
• Able to balance priorities and pivot when necessary
• Greenbelt or Black Belt certification preferred.