Contract Performance Manager

Contract Performance Manager

Are you ready to see your future take flight? At GE Aerospace, we are advancing aviation technologies for today and tomorrow. Your work will contribute to the production of advanced jet engines, components, and integrated systems that power commercial and military aircraft. You'll be part of a team that embraces your drive, your curiosity, and your unique ideas and perspectives. Most importantly, you'll share in our pride and purpose that affects the lives of millions around the world!

Roles and Responsibilities

This role sits within the Global Machining & Fabrications Commodity. Responsibilities include :

• Maximizing contract performance while maintaining supplier relationships
• Ownership for the productivity of assigned contracts through cost reduction, cost avoidance, income generation, and working capital savings
• Managing existing contracts to measure performance of contractual terms and conditions against expectations, identifying gaps or opportunities, and managing cross functional team actions to maximize contractual productivity and performance
• Accountability for supplier performance inclusive of safety, compliance, quality, delivery, commercial, readiness and all elements within these areas
• Driving cross functional problem solving and structured action plans for improvement where supplier performance does not meet expectations
• Leading cross functional teams to manage supplier relationships
• Acting as chief negotiator in significant deals
• Leading and being accountable for business approvals, supply award, and contract authoring
• Owning supplier relationships by driving business reviews on a regular cadence
• Assurance of timely resolution of supplier issues for assigned contracts
• Functioning as liaison between internal organizations and suppliers for assigned contracts
• In partnership with cross-functional teams, interpreting internal and external business challenges and recommending best practices to improve products, processes, or services
• Leading others to find creative solutions within complex contractual landscape with an emphasis on commercial value generation using all available currencies

Travel up to 25% required.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college. Minimum 5 years of experience in Commercial Operations, Sourcing / Procurement, Supplier Relationship Management, Sales, Supply Chain or Contract Management roles.

Desired Characteristics

Demonstrated significant commercial leadership, and experienced in negotiating large, complex deals. Experienced in drafting, negotiating, and closing contracts, including business and legal terms. Acts with humility, seeks perspective of others, and creates an inclusive culture. Delivers with focus on key business objectives, working across large matrixed organizations. Leads with transparency to reach the best mutual outcomes for GE and GE partners. Demonstrated ability in leveraging creative commercial solutions and coaching the team to achieve the same. Demonstrated ability to build strong internal and external relationship. Strong communication skills. Strong interpersonal and leadership skills. Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems. Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects. Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs. Humble : respectful, receptive, agile, eager to learn. Transparent : shares critical information, speaks with candor, contributes constructively. Focused : quick learner, strategically prioritizes work, committed. Leadership ability : strong communicator, decision-maker, collaborative. Problem solver : analytical-minded, challenges existing processes, critical thinker.

GE Aerospace offers comprehensive benefits and programs to support your health and, along with programs like HealthAhead, your physical, emotional, financial and social wellbeing. Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach from GE Aerospace; and the Employee Assistance Program, which provides 24 / 7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan, a 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and paid time-off for vacation or illness.

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, employment will be contingent upon the ability to prove that you meet the status of a U.S. Person as one of the following : U.S. lawful permanent resident, U.S. Citizen, have been granted asylee or refugee status (i.e., a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).

Relocation Assistance Provided : Yes