Executive Supply Chain FLIGHT DECK Leader

Job Description Summary Are you ready to see your career take flight? At GE Aerospace, we believe the world works better when it flies. We are a world-leading provider of jet engines, components, and integrated systems for commercial and military aircraft. We have a relentless dedication to the future of safe and more sustainable flight and believe in our talented people to make it happen. The Executive Supply Chain FLIGHT DECK Leader drives the deployment of FLIGHT DECK across the GE Aerospace Supply Chain organization, which includes Procurement & Supplier Management, Materials Management, Industrial Transformation, and Engineering Material Systems. Reporting to the CES FLIGHT DECK & AI leader with a dotted line to the VP, Supply Chain, this leader coaches leaders, leads kaizen in transactional and physical value streams, and extends lean into the supply base to improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost. Job Description Role & Responsibilities As the Executive Supply Chain FLIGHT DECK Leader, your key responsibilities will include: Serve as facilitator, educator, advocate, consultant, subject matter expert, and accountability partner to the Supply Chain leadership team to drive the understanding and application of FLIGHT DECK Lead and execute high-impact lean transformations across all four Supply Chain teams to achieve operating goals using KPI-based performance management Map and improve end-to-end supply chain value streams (supplier to sourcing, planning/SIOP, logistics and fulfillment, shop/RSP, and customer) and build a kaizen funnel tied to Supply Chain hoshin kanri priorities, including LEAP program flow, RSP material delivery, and mid-term delivery Champion kaizen and facilitate events in transactional processes (sourcing, procure-to-pay, compliance, supply planning, fulfillment) and physical flow (distribution, materials readiness, supplier operations) Partner with Procurement & Supplier Management to extend FLIGHT DECK into the supply base through supplier kaizens, capacity and readiness assessments, and delivery recovery Partner with Industrial Transformation and Engineering Material Systems to build lean into the industrialization of emerging technologies and materials (e.g., additive, CMC/PMC, critical minerals) Coach, mentor, and develop organizational capability in daily management, action planning, and problem solving so that results are achieved and sustained Stand up model areas within Supply Chain and scale them through robust transformation plans that deliver breakthrough results Partner with the CES FLIGHT DECK & AI team and Supply Chain enabling functions (Operations, HR, Finance, DT, Comms, Legal) to deploy best-practice capability, standard work, and AI-enabled tools across the organization Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college A minimum of 10 years of experience in lean / operational excellence, supply chain, or operations leadership Additional Information The ideal candidate will reside locally to the Cincinnati, OH area or be open to relocation with the ability to travel up to 50% to Supply Chain sites and supplier locations based on business needs For those who are remote, Central or Eastern time zones are strongly preferred with the ability to travel more than 50% to Supply Chain sites and supplier locations based on business needs Remote workers: this role will require in-person attendance for New Hire Orientation on Day 1 Desired Qualifications Demonstrated lean leadership: sets a clear vision, engages and empowers others, models expected behaviors, and manages resistance to change Proven ability to influence across a matrix and deliver results without direct authority, including through a dotted-line relationship with business leadership Executive presence and stakeholder management with senior leaders, their staffs, and supplier executives Ability to apply lean strategically to Supply Chain objectives such as supplier del…

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