Job Description Summary

The Supplier Account Leader is a senior commercial procurement leader who owns the end-to-end relationship, commercial strategy, and performance for one or more strategic supplier accounts across multiple GE Aerospace Procurement & Supplier Management commodities.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Has major influence on a segment, program portfolio, or family within the function, with ownership/influence over operational and commercial outcomes.
• Interprets internal and external challenges; shapes multi-year supplier strategies; links account plans to business priorities and industry trends.
• Designs and leads or supports complex, multi-variable negotiations; manages escalations; influences both internal stakeholders and external supplier executives.
• Connects Procurement, Engineering, Quality, Operations, Finance, Legal, and Programs to deliver safety, quality, delivery, and cost through strategic suppliers.
• Communicates complex or sensitive topics; builds consensus; negotiates internally to shift perspectives; comfortable with C-suite discussion internally and externally

Key Responsibilities

• Own multi‑year account plans for strategic suppliers, covering all elements of safety, quality, delivery, and cost, cash
• Work with commodity leaders to ensure supplier strategies directly support customer commitments, new product introductions, and program milestones.
• Create, capture and deploy standard work for the role.
• Anticipate future needs (capacity increases, technology shifts, regulatory demands) and build them into commercial roadmaps.
• Influence preferred commercial constructs (LTAs, indexation models, volume commitments, risk-sharing) and ensure consistency across similar accounts.
• Maintain in‑depth knowledge of supplier cost structures, financial health, investment plans, and capacity outlook.
• Understand how supplier technology roadmaps intersect with GE Aerospace's product and services strategy.
• Lead and support cross-functional teams to address chronic supplier performance issues or commercial disputes, driving structured problem solving and sustainable corrective actions.
• Sponsor, support, or directly lead complex, high‑stakes negotiations with strategic suppliers, ensuring clear objectives, walk‑aways, and escalation paths.
• Serve as a supporting interface with supplier leadership, especially for strategic reviews, escalations, and long‑range planning.
• Oversee supplier business reviews that manage safety, quality, delivery, cost, and improvement actions.
• Communicate complex commercial messages and trade-offs to senior leaders and stakeholders, often requiring consensus-building around difficult choices.
• Demonstrate Respect for People, Continuous Improvement, and Customer Driven behaviors in all interactions, including with suppliers and internal teams.
• Embed FLIGHT DECK principles into account governance, problem solving, and daily management (e.g., standard work, visual management, genba with key suppliers).

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, or related Engineering disciplines with a minimum of 5 years' experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, and/or commercial roles

Desired Characteristics

• Master's degree (e.g., MBA or similar).
• Professional certifications (e.g., CPSM, CIPS, or equivalent).
• Experience in regulated aerospace / industrial environments with safety, quality, delivery, and cost tightly linked.
• Exposure to global supply chains and multi-region supplier strategies.
• Formal training in advanced negotiation, strategic account management, and financial analysis.
• Significant experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, or commercial roles with demonstrable track record of managing complex supplier relationships and high‑value negotiations.
• Evidence of operating at an SPB scope: major influence on a segment or function, ownership/influence over budgets, and responsibility for decisions that shape commercial direction.
• Proven ability to interpret business challenges, use industry trends, and apply evaluative judgment to design creative commercial solutions across multiple internal and external stakeholders.
• Typically prior experience leading senior professionals or 1st‑line leaders, managing medium to large teams, and influencing peers and leaders across functions.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex messages, negotiate internally and externally, and influence others to adopt a different point of view.

The base pay range for this position is 157,000.00 - 209,000.00 USD Annual. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate's experience, education, and skill set. This position is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus based on a percentage of your base salary/ commission based on the plan. This posting is expected to close on May 7, 2026.

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.

GE Aerospace (General Electric Company or the Company) and its affiliates each sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs (i.e., is a "Sponsor"). Each Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a Sponsor's welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.

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)).

Additional Information

GE Aerospace offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer . Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

GE Aerospace will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

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