Job Description Summary

Procurement Engineering Leader is focused on the successful launch of new products- Gradient Coil within our MR modality. The NPI Sourcing professional is responsible for providing a supply base that provides a competitive advantage for GE Healthcare in order to support the on time and to budget delivery of NPI projects. This is a hybrid role, residing in Florence (SC01-01-Florence-Magnet Plant)

GE HealthCare is a leading global medical technology and digital solutions innovator. Our purpose is to create a world where healthcare has no limits. Unlock your ambition, turn ideas into world-changing realities, and join an organization where every voice makes a difference, and every difference builds a healthier world.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Sourcing professional focus on provide value to product development through leveraging supplier capabilities and technologies during product design.

• Select strategic suppliers for new products and prepare suppliers to deliver targeted requirements such as quality, fulfillment and cost

• Collaborate with engineers, project managers, the supplier management team, supply chain team and others across the business to achieve results

• Lead sourcing initiatives early in the product development phase keeping in line with our product simplification and platforming goals

• Meet cost targets

• Ensure technology matches occur between supply partners, engineering and manufacturing so that product and factory fulfillment requirements are met

• Be highly engaged in technical design reviews, considering supplier expertise and innovation in component design and specifications

• De-risk supplier base by identifying the risk and executing mitigation plans, in partnership with business leaders

• Ensure NPI teams utilize preferred suppliers as identified in Global Healthcare sourcing strategies.

• Understand and convey the technical needs of MR Engineering to Global Sourcing personnel during category strategy development.

• Development and deployment of MR’s first Early Supplier Involvement (ESI) program

• Supporting our Supplier Quality Program, ensuring supplier compliance with FDA, EHS, transportation and other regulatory and reputation requirements

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree

• Minimum 5 years Sourcing (Procurement), Engineering or Supply Chain Management Experience

Desired Qualifications:

• Degree in Electrical Engineering is preferred

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering

We expect all employees to live and breathe our behaviors: to act with humility and build trust; lead with transparency; deliver with focus, and drive ownership – always with unyielding integrity. 

Our total rewards are designed to unlock your ambition by giving you the boost and flexibility you need to turn your ideas into world-changing realities. Our salary and benefits are everything you’d expect from an organization with global strength and scale, and you’ll be surrounded by career opportunities in a culture that fosters care, collaboration and support.

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