Job Description Summary

The Global Category Leader Professional Services – is responsible for leading GE Vernova’s global category management strategy for Consulting Services, Financial Services, and Legal Services. This role drives category strategy, strategic sourcing, supplier management, and cross-functional alignment to deliver business outcomes, total cost efficiency, and strong supplier performance. The role also leads and develops a global team while partnering closely with Business Unit Category Management, Sourcing, Operations, Supply Chain, Legal, and functional stakeholders.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities

· Lead the development and execution of global category strategies across Professional Services spend areas, including Consulting Services, Financial Services, and Legal Services

· Build, lead, and develop a high-performing global category management team

· Drive strategic sourcing initiatives across the full sourcing lifecycle, including strategy development, market analysis, RFX execution, supplier selection, negotiation, contract creation, and buy channel management

· Establish strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to build trust, influence decisions, and achieve business objectives

· Partner with Business Unit Category Management teams to ensure alignment on global category strategies, sourcing priorities, and policy execution

· Champion and deliver total cost efficiency and annual productivity improvements across assigned categories

· Lead supplier management and performance monitoring to drive value, improve service delivery, and support business continuity across consulting, financial, and legal service providers

· Own and maintain category strategies and master service agreement (MSA) frameworks for assigned spend categories, including Legal Services

· Lead cross-functional teams on strategic sourcing initiatives and category-related projects

· Track category performance, monitor implementation progress, and ensure realization of targeted business benefits

· Drive sourcing best practices, standardization, and continuous improvement across the category portfolio

· Leverage market intelligence, benchmarking, analytics, and financial analysis to inform strategy and decision-making

Qualifications / Requirements

· Significant experience in Sourcing, Procurement, Operations, or equivalent consulting experience related to Finance or other professional services

· Demonstrated experience leading organizational, process, and culture change

· Demonstrated experience engaging senior executive and ELT leadership within a company

· Strong experience in strategic sourcing, supplier management, and category strategy development

· Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders across multiple levels of the organization

· For roles outside the USA, significant experience comparable to a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma with relevant experience)

· For roles in the USA, a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with significant experience in the job family group/function), or equivalent experience/knowledge

Desired Characteristics

· MBA, or Bachelor’s degree in Sourcing, Supply Chain Management, or a related field, or equivalent experience/knowledge

· Inspirational people leader with a collaborative mindset and ability to work effectively across functional areas

· Strong experience with procurement processes and system integration projects

· Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

· Sourcing, procurement, or analytics experience in a multinational company

· Comfortable using research tools, analytics, and financial analysis to support decision-making

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills

· Strong project management skills

· Thought leader with experience using external benchmarking to drive process improvements

· Proven track record of implementing change and delivering results

Additional Information

GE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Vernova is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual