Job Description SummaryThe Edison Works Transformation team is focused on contemporizing today’s business processes with sustainable digital solutions, thus enabling strategic process transformation. This organization is responsible for partnering with our Digital Technology (DT) organization to drive internal transformation of the GE Edison Works.
As an expert for strategy formulation and implementation of contemporary business administration processes, you will collaborate with relevant stakeholders to execute the charter of leaning out, contemporizing and implementing an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system and downstream connections into Program Portfolio Management (PPM) and Customer Resource Management (CRM) digital systems. The role will engage with program management, government business systems, planning, purchasing, finance and partner with DT as well as other strategic transformation pillars.
Responsible for ERP and business process support including standardization, quality management, document management, methods creation and maintenance, process improvement and tools for the purchasing and procurement functions. Impacts the teams ability to achieve service, quality and timeliness of objectives. The role is subject to operating policy objectives.
There is moderate autonomy within the role. High levels of operational judgment are required to achieve outcomes required.Job Description
Roles and Responsibilities
• Coordinate and influence strategy development for the Edison Works Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementation in the areas of purchasing and procurement, including requirements definition, business process blueprinting, standardization of processes and policy formulation.
• Uses business process experience and expertise to support recommendations on supplier relationship management for products and services. Uses multiple internal and limited external sources outside of own function to arrive at decisions. Engage with consulting and system integrator resources to maximize business impact.
• Use lean process improvement methodologies, expertise, and judgement to creatively address complicated and/or interdependent processes, develop execution plans and communicate benefits/risk
• Collaborate will the DT organization to document, prioritize, develop, test and accept solutions, to support the implementation with the user community
• Drive a testing methodology to validate solution functionality and user readiness, before full deployment in areas of Procure to Pay and Supplier Quality processes
• Responsible for managing project management related processes and support tools to support ERP development.
• Developing expertise in own function and adjacent business process as linked through the ERP. Influences policy and ensures delivery within area of responsibility, linking with other parts of the organization.
• Interprets internal and external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes or services. Utilizes understanding of industry standards to apply a fit to standard solution.
• Leads others to find creative solutions within complex customer engagement processes with technical variety and/or interdependent production cycles. Uses multiple internal and external resources outside of own function to help arrive at a decision.
• Presents business or technical discipline solutions to leaders. Communicates complex messages and negotiates mainly internally with others to adopt a different point of view. Influences peers to take action and may negotiate with external partners, vendors, or customers.
Required Qualifications
• Candidate must be a U.S. Citizen and able to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
• Bachelors degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with experience in technology implementation and program management
• Minimum of 5 years experience in Sourcing/Procurement
Desired Characteristics
• Masters degree
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
• Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects.
• Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
• Established project management skills.
• Experience with the use and/or implementation of SAP Enterprise Resource Planning systems
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This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.
Additional Information
GE offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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 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).
Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes
