Job Description

Drives execution of the allocated Project scope to maximize results with respect to Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cash & Margin. Ensures on time delivery in compliance with the contract. Owns interface between Engineering, Planning and Supply chain.

Role purpose

• Is the Project representative within the Supply Chain organization,
• Is the Supply Chain representative within Project team, representing during execution, all Supply Chain’ sub-functions such as Manufacturing, Sourcing, Procurement and Transport & Logistics
• Guarantee within the Supply Chain and beyond, the full implementation of the Customer’ contractual requirements for the Equipment to be delivered,
• Will be the conduit between the supply chain, engineering COE and the projects team to drive execution of the allocated Project
• Manage Supply Chain action progress plan to ensure On Time Delivery, Quality (NCR), Cost and contractual compliance
  • Update, analyze and manage key performance indicator and ensure regular feedback of experience
  • Manage detailed budget (CTC), risks and opportunities belonging to supply chain
• Work closely with the Material Management, Planning, Material Planner (make or buy), Sourcing and Transport & Logistic team. As well as with all project team members, under the lead of the project director

Essential responsibilities

• Ensure hand-over with ITO team to properly start OTR execution (costing files, ITO EPP, Cost hypothesis and related industrial scheme),
• Perform working sessions with all other functions at project start, to settle project strategy, taking into account procurement strategy plan and to building EPP. As well as regular review along execution to ensure implementation as planned.
• Interact with Material Planner in order to guarantee that the fabrication order submission, Purchase Requisition creation, Purchase Order placement, shipment and day to day activities are well performed, to respect the project planning and all milestones/targets of the project
• Interact with project team to regularly update key dates and ensure that actions are deployed to secure OTD (planning) and cash (financials).
• Monitor project budget for the total cost of is related scope (Manufacturing, Direct material, transport, warehouse/storage)
• Analyze slippages issues for is related scope, consolidate information for project review and ensure the consistency of the root cause of margin movement.
• Timely update and review the risk and opportunity of the Project, evaluate and decide on action that benefits overall performance of the project
• Assume full responsibility for the delivery of the allocated project scope. Ensure then all non-conformities and cost overrun reporting.
• Drive EHS engagement, promote and enhance discipline toward quality and zero tolerance for delay.

Desired characteristics

Project Management experience Build milestone and resource plan, anticipate and manage Risk & Opportunities (Q, C, D, EHS), builds operating rhythm and tracking mechanism for issues. Knows when to escalate issues and helps remove bottlenecks and barriers to progress. Includes total cost management of respective scope. Clear thinker with ability to develop, communicate, and deliver clear strategy and action plans

Operational Effectiveness, Accountability, & Urgency Result oriented, manage customer expectations and effectively delivers in the spirit of the agreement. Problem solving: Able to pivot with changing customer expectations or unexpected events, navigate conflicts between contract profitability and customer satisfaction, balance trade-offs between time/efficiency vs. performance/need for more creative solutions.

Team of Teams mindset - Negotiation with all functions. Engage and create consensus between business partners and subject matter experts on taking action. Ability to work effectively across functions and manage in a Global matrix environment. Good communication, convincing and influencing

Continuous Improvement Engages across the direct and indirect teams to improve operations and delivers for customers. Using of Lean principles and methodologies

Product Knowledge: Working technical knowledge of Hydro

Supply Chain Production & Material control: Understand the operational process map. Able to recognize and communicate customer specific requirements, understands levers to influence procurement/production, assess and define reaction plans for an un-forecasted delivery, quality or operations event, develops long term plan to mitigate risks, improve OTD, and expedite opportunities to meet customer demands. Interfaces with planning.

Product Cost: Recognizes the deliverable metrics for the various business functions. Predicts, requests and provides rationale for deviations from forecasts. Support /influence suppliers to develop and execute resource, capacity, and technology plans which create a competitive advantage for GE. Design Integration + Manufacturing Engineering: Influences Manufacturing process technology roadmap, developing a close connection with Sourcing, Manufacturing (Advance Manufacturing) and Engineering (System Integrators)

Qualification & Requirements

• Bachelor to Master in Engineering or Business Administration or Supply Chain management or Project Management
• Minimum 3 to 5 year’ experience (LPB), coordination in project Management, Manufacturing, sourcing /procurement/ supply chain in project related context.

Organizational reporting

Reports to the Supply chain organization and equally part of the Project Director team(s)

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes