Commodity Operations Leader - Composites

Job Description Summary As a Commodity Operations Leader you will support the Composites commodity to drive the achievement of business outcomes through strong operating rhythms, deployment of lean tools and continuous improvement of processes.

This role requires a high amount of autonomy, and significant levels of operational judgment to achieve outcomes for specific KPI performance and strategic initiative implementation. This role will directly influence the team's ability to achieve quality and timeliness of objectives while leverage FLIGHT DECK tools.

Influencing, motivating and coaching skills will be required on a daily basis. To do well in the role, you must have a combination of people, leadership & communication skills, sourcing expertise, an eye for detail and great organizational skills. Requires high “say do ratio” as well as the ability to process and analyze data and stakeholder feedback to support business decisions.

The Operations Leader will work to build a network and connectivity across the commodity and also across the sourcing organization - including the commodity’s quality, delivery (SP&E), compliance, commercial operations, and finance partners. This role may serve as Chief of Staff for the Commodity Leader.

Job Description Roles and Responsibilities:

• Accountable for all operating rhythms, KPI management, and operational and process improvements; facilitates connectivity across commodity and partner sourcing teams. Act for commodity leader or staff as needed.
• Lead commodity operating rhythms with effective use of time, KPI’s or operating metrics, action plans and problem solving. Create and evolve operating rhythms as needed for outcomes. Train, mentor and coach the team through problem solving.
• Develop and execute communication plan for the commodity between leader, staff, and all local, global, or remote team members.
• Drive daily/weekly/monthly KPI management for the commodity and sub-sections. Develop thorough metrics, scorecards, and control plans to measure and sustain KPI’s. Review ongoing performance to targets, evaluate misses and work to identify and deploy corrective measures with accountable leaders and/or escalate issues as necessary.
• Uses FLIGHT DECK to improve the effectiveness of the interaction between the commercial composites organization. Develop processes for handoffs between roles and functions, and inclusive of local, global or remote team members.
• Interface and lead engagements with other adjacent functions (Quality, SP&E, Commercial Ops, Sourcing Commodities, Compliance, Finance, etc) to provide effective coordination of metrics, dashboards, functional processes, and cross-functional coordination.
• Uses high level of judgment to make decisions and handle complex tasks or problems across commodity teams, other sourcing organizations, or partner organizations such as engineering or product lines.
• Deploy process improvements within the commodity – inclusive of strategic initiatives, operational process changes, and digital tools.
• Execute solution-based approaches for team culture, training/onboarding, and change acceleration.
• Interprets complex internal and external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes, or services. Stays informed of industry trends that may inform work. Conduct training and follow up to ensure adoption.
• Has ability to assess quality of information given and ask pertinent questions to stakeholders. Able to offer new solutions to problems outside of set parameters and is able to construct and provide recommendations. Uses multiple internal and some external sources outside of own function to help arrive at a decision.

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

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; able to challenge existing processes and design solutions using critical thinking and best practices
• Proven ability to lead multiple initiatives/projects and work across large, matrixed, fast-paced environments
• FLIGHT DECK practitioner and educator, with experience driving lean change and continuous improvement
• Effective cross-functional influencer, able to engage and align stakeholders to drive change and deliver on key business objectives
• Strong communicator with excellent oral, written, and presentation skills; able to collaborate with internal and external customers
• Demonstrated project management skills, including planning, documenting, marketing, and executing projects or improvements
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills; able to build strong internal and external relationships and collaborate in highly effective teams
• Commercial and creative mindset, with experience leveraging innovative commercial solutions
• Acts with humility, transparency, and focus: respectful, receptive, inclusive, shares information, prioritizes effectively, and makes sound decisions
• Self-motivated, able to work independently while coordinating and resolving queries with diverse stakeholders
• Willingness to travel ~5% or more as business needs require

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.

The base pay range for this position is 134,000.00 - 178,000.00. 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 March 31st, 2026 .

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: No

• This is a remote position