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As a Materials Manager, you play a critical role in the smooth operations of GE Healthcare Ultrasound’s supply chain and production processes. Your strategic decisions directly impact the efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and overall success of the organization. By effectively managing materials procurement, planning, inventory, and fulfillment, you contribute to meeting production deadlines, maintaining quality standards, and ultimately satisfying customer demands. This role will help develop strategy for the long term vision of the site. In this position, you will have a significant degree of autonomy and be entrusted with making critical operational decisions that demand exceptional judgment and strategic insight.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Manages the team that owns the master schedule production, owns all material processes and systems, prepares and updates production schedules and purchasing needs. Ensure operational alignment with production plan and site KPIs. Optimize inventory and drive process improvements.

• Develop specialized knowledge in materials planning. Serves as best practice/quality resource. Has awareness of latest technical developments. Contributes towards site strategy and policy development and ensures delivery within area of responsibility.

• Has in-depth knowledge of best practices and how own role integrates with others.

• Uses judgment to make decisions or solve complex materials tasks or problems. Takes new perspective on existing solutions. Uses technical experience and expertise for data analysis to support materials and inventory recommendations. Uses internal and external sources to help with decision making process.

• Acts as a site mentor for materials management. Will lead projects with moderate risks and resource requirements. Explains and coaches on difficult or sensitive information and works to build consensus as a subject expert. Expected to influence others cross functionally on topics within field, and toward improving local process and plans.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Supply Chain, Technical or related discipline

• 5+ years of experience with demonstrated success in roles across supply chain, site, and manufacturing experience.

• Demonstrated success managing projects

• Extensive knowledge/experience with optimizing materials management procedures

• Solid understanding of materials management, MRP, MPS and procurement

• Experience managing a team and developing resource talent

• Track record of driving improvements using a proactive approach to problem-solving

Desired Characteristics

• Strong oral and written communication skills

• ERP knowledge and experience

• Six Sigma Green Belt

• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.

• Proficient with Microsoft Excel

• Expertise in leading and driving change across the organization

• Significant influencing and collaboration skills

• Understanding and exposure to different organizational disciplines (i.e., manufacturing, finance and engineering)

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: Yes