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Job Description Summary

The Manager, Strategic Sourcing is responsible to develop, implement and lead the sourcing strategy and operating plan for our Consumables segment. Scope of the job; $106M spend, 70 suppliers worldwide through a team of 4 sourcing leaders based in USA, Europe & Asia. This role reports solid line to the Director, Strategic Sourcing Monitoring Solutions and is fully integrated into the business leadership team per our Strategic Business Unit principles.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

+ De-risk supplier base proactively from identifying risk to executing the mitigation plan in partnership with the Consumables business team.

+ Identify, assess, and select strategic suppliers for any NPI or Supplier Transfers and get suppliers ready to deliver targeted business requirements (Quality, Fulfillment, Cost and Cash) per program milestones, in partnership with Supplier Management, Product Management, Engineering and Supply Chain teams.

+ Drive product costs down by 6+ year over year through supplier negotiation and design change ideas, partnering with engineering/manufacturing with a total cost mindset. Support logistics cost out initiatives.

+ Lead suppliers through strategic partnerships, establishing a win-win relationship, negotiate long term supplier agreements and drive supplier performance improvements through the installed base & its product lifecycle, including leading Supplier LTBs & claims with a proactive approach.

+ Support Supplier Quality, ensuring supplier compliance with FDA, EHS, transportation and other regulatory and reputation requirements and support supplier & parts quality initiatives.

+ Partner with the Supplier Delivery Team to achieve 95% on time delivery for suppliers for the Consumables segment.

Required Qualifications

+ Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Procurement, Supply Chain Management or areas related to Sourcing.

+ Prior experience leading a team of direct reports.

+ Minimum of 6-8 years experience in Engineering, Sourcing, Operations, or Supply Chain. Of these at least two years leading a team will be ideal.

+ Excellent business/financial acumen, ability to act as business partner through horizontal teaming, with the ability to motivate, influence and drive change in a collaborative and effective way.

+ Ability to drive long-term strategic partnerships with suppliers and demonstrated experience in optimizing supply base performance – Quality, Fulfillment, Cost, Cash and Contract.

+ Ability to lead cross-functional or geographically dispersed teams, clear thinking, setting up clear directions and priorities for the team.

+ Partner with the Supplier Delivery Team to achieve 95% on time delivery for suppliers for the Consumables segment.

Desired Characteristics

+ Prior experience leading global teams

+ Experience managing and building commercial relationships with suppliers - managing contracts and negotiations

+ Working experience with development and production of Medical Devices

+ Strong oral and written 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.

+ Established project management skills.

+ Familiarity with Excel, analytical tools, pivot tables and Oracle.

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For U.S. based positions only, the pay range for this position is $129,600.00-$194,400.00 Annual. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the pay range and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including skills, qualifications, experience and location. In addition, this position may also be eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). GE HealthCare offers a competitive benefits package, including not but limited to medical, dental, vision, paid time off, a 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities, life, disability, and accident insurance, and tuition reimbursement.

Additional Information

GE HealthCare offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights\_10\_20.pdf) . 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 HealthCare 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).

While GE HealthCare does not currently require U.S. employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, some GE HealthCare customers have vaccination mandates that may apply to certain GE HealthCare employees.

**Relocation Assistance Provided:** No