General Electric Company

Sourcing Lead - Electronics

General Electric Company$90K — $120K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Supply Chain Management
  • 5+ years of sourcing experience in electronic components
  • Strong understanding of electronic components such as diodes, transistors, and power devices
  • Proven skills in supplier performance management and optimization
  • Effective collaborative abilities with cross-functional teams globally

Responsibilities

  • Deliver key performance indicators (KPIs) for electronic component categories
  • Lead annual negotiations with key suppliers and execute RFI/RFP processes
  • Develop and execute category strategies aligned with technology roadmaps
  • Provide market intelligence on pricing trends and supply dynamics
  • Support quality, regulatory, and fulfillment requirements
  • Drive execution across new product introductions and redesign programs

Benefits

  • Relocation assistance provided
Full Job Description
Job Description Summary
As a Global Sourcing Lead, you will be part of a team responsible for $250M in global electronic component spend. You will work with strategic business units, engineering and suppliers to negotiate and set category strategy and mutually achievable goals to drive business requirements.

Job Description
Roles and Responsibilities
  • Deliver KPIs across Electronics component categories (diodes, transistors, power devices, protection devices) covering cost productivity, payment terms, supply risk mitigation, contract coverage, and supplier base rationalization.
  • Should have strong knowledge of electronic components manufacturer globally
  • Lead annual negotiations with key discrete suppliers, execute RFI/RFPs, and collaborate with engineering on cost-down, alternate sourcing, and design-to-value initiatives.
  • Develop and execute category strategies for discrete technologies, aligning with GEHC Component Engineering on technology roadmaps, lifecycle management, and obsolescence mitigation.
  • Provide market intelligence for discrete components (pricing trends, capacity shifts, lead time variability, raw material drivers) to enable proactive sourcing decisions.
  • Support quality, regulatory, and fulfillment requirements, including supplier performance management, dual sourcing, and continuity planning.
  • Drive cross-functional execution across NPI, redesign programs, and global supply chain initiatives, ensuring scalability, compliance, and supply assurance.


Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management
  • Minimum 5 years experience Sourcing electronic components/ strategy building/Supply chain


Desired Characteristics
  • Strong business and financial acumen; ability to act as a strategic business partner, influencing decisions and driving outcomes across cross-functional teams.
  • Deep electronics domain knowledge in electronic components (diodes, transistors, power and protection devices), including understanding of applications, specifications, lifecycle, and supply market dynamics.
  • Proven ability to build and sustain long-term strategic supplier partnerships, optimizing performance across Cost, Cash, Quality, Fulfillment, and Contract execution.
  • Demonstrated experience in supplier base optimization and performance management within discrete electronics supply chains.
  • Ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional and globally dispersed teams, driving alignment and execution.
  • Strong understanding of component engineering principles, including alternate qualification, obsolescence management, and design-to-value initiatives.
  • Capability to plan, document, communicate, and execute strategic programs with measurable outcomes.
  • Established project and program management skills, with a track record of delivering results in complex global environments.


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Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

About General Electric Company

GE Healthcare provides medical technology, intelligent devices, and care solutions. They offer medical imaging, information technologies, medical diagnostics, patient monitoring systems, performance improvement, drug discovery, and biopharmaceutical manufacturing technologies. GE Healthcare's mission is to improve patient care and outcomes by providing innovative healthcare solutions. Their technologies are used in hospitals, clinics, research institutions, and pharmaceutical companies worldwide to diagnose and treat various medical conditions.

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Founded
1892
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