Job Description Summary

Seeking a high-impact Strategic Sourcing Team Leader to build and lead a team of Commodity Managers responsible for managing a diverse portfolio of highly engineered equipment, construction labor, and technical services. This leader will be instrumental in developing and executing world-class sourcing strategies that drive operational excellence, cost competitiveness, supplier capability, and sustainable results. This role will be instrumental in driving strategies during tender and the execution of projects.

Performance Measurement:
• Execution within budget…driving savings
• Cash Management
• On time delivery
• Claim Management
• NCP resolution and closure
• Identification and development of talent

Job Description

About Us:

Grid Solutions, part of the GE Vernova portfolio of energy businesses, serves customers globally with over 12,000 employees. Grid Solutions provides equipment, systems, and services to bring power reliably and efficiently from the point of generation to end power consumers. We electrify the world with advanced grid technologies and accelerate the energy transition.

GE Vernova, a dynamic accelerator comprised of our Power, Renewable Energy, Digital and Energy Financial Services businesses, is focused on leading a new era of energy - electrifying the world while simultaneously working to decarbonize it.

If you are ready to make a difference and usher in a new era of Energy, come join us.

 

Why we come to work:

Grid Solutions within GE Renewables Energy is serving customers globally with over 20,000 employees in around 80 countries. Grid Solutions equips 90% of power utilities worldwide to bring power reliably and efficiently from the point of generation to the end power consumers.

Grid Solutions offers advanced products and services ranging from power electronics, high voltage equipment, automation & protection, software solutions to projects & services. As part of Projects & Services, GS provides Turnkey Projects & Consulting, Electrical Balance of Plant, HV substations and maintenance & asset management. Currently GS has a $8B backlog (11,000 projects).

 

Responsibilities:

• Develop, implement, and lead robust commodity and sourcing strategies across internal and external equipment, subcontractors, and site works to support NAM Projects (ACS, FACTS, HVDC, and Services).
• Lead a high-performing team of Commodity Managers in the development of comprehensive supplier panels, capability assessments, should-cost models, market analyses, and historical pricing databases.
• Conduct deep market intelligence and competitive analysis to identify trends, risks, opportunities, and innovation.
• Develop and maintain robust should-cost models, benchmarking tools, and supplier cost breakdown structures.
• Establish and continuously update supplier panels and perform capability assessments to ensure alignment with technical, quality, and commercial expectations.
• Build and manage a historical quote and pricing database to support analytics, negotiation strategies, and continuous improvement.
• Build strategic commodity plans that consider the competitive landscape, capacity constraints, and future demand to ensure long-term supply continuity and resilience.
• Drive competitive cost outcomes and implement robust commercial agreements that mitigate risk and align with project schedules, technical requirements, and customer expectations.  Validate terms and conditions are accurately reflected on purchase orders.
• Lead the negotiation of project-specific agreements for engineered equipment, subcontractors, and site works, ensuring favorable terms and alignment with project needs.
• Proactively identify and execute dual sourcing strategies for single/sole source commodities to mitigate risk and ensure supply chain continuity.
• Own the full set of sourcing KPIs for the region, including cost deflation, Days to Pay (DTP), vendor recovery, sourcing on-time delivery (OTD), and others aligned with business performance.
• Ensure the region has adequate resources—employees, tools, skills, and suppliers—to support all tendering activity and project execution requirements.
• Establish team operating rhythms, capability-building plans, and training programs to ensure consistent team development and performance delivery.
• Partner with Engineering, Operations, Project Management, and other functions to align sourcing strategies with business objectives.
• Collaborate cl