Supplier Fulfillment Leader -Hybrid
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Job Description Summary Are you ready to see your career take flight? At GE Aerospace, we are advancing aviation technologies for today and tomorrow. Your work will contribute to the production of advanced jet engines, components, and integrated systems that power commercial and military aircraft. You'll be part of a team that embraces your drive, your curiosity, and your unique ideas and perspectives. Most importantly, you'll share in our pride and purpose that affects the lives of millions around the world! This role is focused on ensuring that our strategic suppliers deliver the right parts, at the right quality, at the right time to enable on-time delivery of GE Aerospace's next generation of products. In this role, you will be embedded with cross-functional teams (Sourcing, Manufacturing, Quality, Materials, and Engineering) to secure supply continuity, recover shortages, and drive sustainable improvements in supplier performance. You will manage supplier relationships, assess and report manufacturing capacity and readiness, gain visibility over sub-tier supplier performance and constraints and help suppliers influence their sub-tiers to resolve issues affecting their deliveries. You will also need to hold internal teammates accountable to action plans, using influence and interpersonal skills to achieve priorities across other departments. You will apply supply chain and manufacturing concepts to anticipate and resolve fulfillment risks before they impact our customers. We are seeking a Supplier Fulfillment Leader with the ability to lead and influence across a complex supplier base and changing product mix to meet functional, business, and broad company objectives. Job Description Site Overview: GE Aerospace has an advanced engineering center located in İstanbul, Kartal, complemented by cutting-edge laboratories in Gebze, Kocaeli. Our offices in İstanbul and Ankara provide essential support to commercial and defense engines across the country. Our highly skilled engineers at the Türkiye Technology Center contribute to GE Aerospace's engineering work on indigenous programs, new engine programs, software development, and additive manufacturing, supporting the country's position as an advanced aerospace hub. We are committed to a culture based on respect for people and provide professional growth opportunities for our employees. Join us and find an opportunity to shape the future of flight. Role Overview: The Supplier Fulfillment Leader will be accountable for supply continuity, supplier delivery performance, and supporting broad company objectives on Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost. In this role you will contribute to fulfillment and sourcing strategy, drive FLIGHT DECK (GE Aerospace's Lean operating system). culture, manage complex supplier delivery issues within your area(s) of expertise, and be involved in both short- and long-term planning to ensure on-time delivery of parts and assemblies. Provide clear leadership and direction to a portfolio of suppliers supporting key programs (including RISE and other next-generation engines), using sound supply chain principles and adhering to business standards, practices, procedures, and product/program requirements. Own supplier delivery performance (OTD, past due reduction, shortage recovery) for assigned suppliers and drive daily/weekly execution routines to protect production and customer deliveries. Provide consultation on capacity and manufacturing feasibility, including initial capacity assessments, lead time assumptions, and cost/risk predictions to aid in key strategic sourcing and fulfillment decisions. Provide consultation on capacity and manufacturing feasibility, including initial capacity assessments, lead time assumptions, and cost/risk predictions to aid in key strategic sourcing and fulfillment decisions. Assist materials planners and buyers in aligning purchase order requirements, schedules, and terms with supplier capability, lead times, and standard work. Work collaboratively with internal factories, global sites, and suppliers to formulate recovery and improvement plans that align with long-term business objectives. Participate as a presenter or reviewer in fulfillment, program, and risk reviews, while communicating with program managers, sourcing leaders, and manufacturing sites to assure supply risk is understood and mitigated. Remain current in the state of the art within supply chain and fulfillment practices for new product introduction, rate changes, performance improvements, cost reductions, and problem resolution. Serve as a recognized resource in defining and deploying supplier performance management practices (metrics, dashboards, tiered meetings, escalation paths) to anticipate, develop, and apply best practices to current and future business opportunities. Partner with Design Boards, Manufacturing pyramids, and TRL/MRL owners to ensure supply readiness and industrialization plans are realistic and synchronized with sup