Military Spouse Employment Partnership - Supplier Account Manager

Job Description Summary

The Military Spouse Employment Partnership is a Department of Defense initiative that connects military spouses with hundreds of vetted, partner employers offering remote, flexible, and transferable career opportunities. Authorized under 10 U.S.C. § 1784 (Employment opportunities for military spouses) and overseen by the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (10 U.S.C. § 136). MSEP operates as a key component of the DoD's Spouse Education and Career Opportunities (SECO) initiative. Under the Department of Defense''s Military Spouse Career Accelerator Pilot the Department of Defense (DoD) funds and pays the stipend for participating military spouses during their 12-week fellowship. MSEP participants are not eligible for compensation from GE Aerospace. The program is open to eligible military spouses stationed both within the United States and overseas.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

The Supplier Account Manager is responsible for overseeing supplier relationships, ensuring part health through order coverage and lead time management. Collaborates with buying and contract performance management functions to drive procurement process forward for a given set of goods. Apply sourcing policy, manages negotiations and commercial deal strategy, and drives daily management of supplier issues. Has in-depth knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others; has working knowledge of competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market.

• Responsible for progressing the activities of supplier selection, proposals and quotes, quote analysis, negotiation, business approvals, supply award, and contract authoring
• Manage relationships internally and externally to drive PO execution.
• Partners with supplier team and procurement operations to ensure compliance requirements for owned sourcing and procurement activities.
• Accountable for ensuring supplier order health so that contracts are not running out of quantity and time and are renegotiated in accordance with Sourcing policies and guidelines
• Leads analysis of accounts payable discrepancies to drive timely reconciliation
• Leads projects related to part procurement, or technical changes on parts requiring supplier engagement and support
• Brings forward creative contractual solutions to promote contract performance / total cost of ownership
• Contributes towards strategy and policy development and ensures delivery within area of responsibility.
• Skilled influencer, able to communicate complex messages to others.
• Explains difficult or sensitive information; works to build consensus.
• Impacts quality, efficiency and effectiveness of own team.
• Working within broad guidelines and policies, roles at this level have moderate autonomy, requiring high levels of evaluative judgment.
• Uses judgment to make decisions or solve moderately complex tasks or problems that impact the function.
• Takes new perspective on existing solutions.
• Uses technical experience and expertise for data analysis to support recommendations.
• Uses multiple internal and limited external sources outside of own function to arrive at decisions.

Basic Qualifications

• You must be the spouse of an active duty, Reserve, or National Guard member serving in the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, or Space Force.
• You must be legally authorized to work in the United States
• You must be "career-ready," meaning you already possess the relevant educational background, professional certifications, or work history necessary for the specific corporate track you want to pursue
• You must be able to commit to a full 12-week schedule, which typically requires a Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM commitment (for both in-person and remote roles)
• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university (or a high school diploma/GED with a minimum of 4 years Sourcing & Buying-Procurement experience)
• Minimum of 3 years' experience - Supply Chain Management and Sourcing experience

Desired Characteristics

• Commercial skillset - negotiations, supplier management, and commercial strategy
• 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.
• 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

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). Employees may also be subject to random and reasonable-suspicion drug and alcohol testing.

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

#LI-Remote - This is a remote position