Contract Performance Manager (m/f/d) - Europe

Job Description Summary

GE Aerospace is a major manufacturer of aircraft engines, systems and components partnering with the world's major aerospace companies covering commercial, business jet and military applications.

We are currently recruiting for a Contract Performance Manager to join our busy contracts team. In this role you will have a major impact on GE Aerospace profitability through owning overall contract performance, inclusive of total cost of ownership via safety, quality, on time delivery, unit price, and supplier relationship management.

This role will be accountable for several large complex supplier contracts and have ownership of contract productivity, negotiations and overall supplier accountability. You would also create and lead operational rhythms with internal and external stakeholders to drive mutually successful outcomes for GEA and GEA partners, provide the necessary support on pre- and post-contractual administration & management, terms & conditions (T&Cs) of the contract, and the management of claims.

• This role supports the Global Machining & Fabrication portfolio and will report to the Global Sourcing - Contract Performance Staff Manager
• Responsible for maximizing contract performance, while maintaining supplier relationships
• Acts as chief negotiator in significant deals. And leads negotiations among the working team including, but not limited to sourcing colleagues, legal, finance, compliance, engineering, quality, manufacturing operations, product lines, customers, and suppliers
• Leads and is accountable for business approvals, supply award, and contract authoring
• Ownership for the productivity of assigned contracts through cost reduction, cost avoidance, income generation, and working capital savings Owns management of existing contracts to measure performance of contractual T&Cs against expectations (i.e. bid vs did process), identify gaps or opportunities, and manage cross functional team actions (i.e. cost recovery, terminations, productivity clauses, premiums, etc.) to maximize contractual productivity and performance
• Accountable for supplier performance inclusive of safety, compliance, quality, delivery, commercial, readiness and all elements within these areas (i.e. WIP Health, commits, payable's, tooling, etc.)
• Where supplier performance does not meet expectations, responsible to drive cross functional problem solving and structured action plans for improvement
• Leads cross functional teams to manage supplier relationships
• Owns supplier relationships by driving business reviews on a regular cadence, with the responsibility to escalation frequency & attendance as defined by standard work
• Assure timely resolution of supplier issues for assigned contracts
• Function as liaison between internal organizations and suppliers for assigned contracts
• In partnership with cross-functional teams, interprets internal and external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes, or services. Utilizes understanding of industry trends to inform decision making process.
• Leads others to find creative solutions within complex contractual landscape with an emphasis on commercial value generation using all available currencies
• Has the ability to evaluate quality of information received and questions conflicting data for analysis
• Uses multiple internal and external resources outside of own function to help arrive at a decision

• Bachelor's/Master's degree from an accredited university or college. MBA is optional.
• Extensive experience in Commercial Operations, Supply Chain or Sourcing/ Procurement, Consulting, Sales and Business Development, or Contract Management role

• Demonstrated significant commercial leadership, and experienced in negotiating large, complex deals
• Experienced in drafting, negotiating, and closing contracts, including business and legal terms
• Role may require up to 50 % travel
• Acts with humility, seeks perspective of others, and creates an inclusive culture
• Delivers with focus on key business objectives, working across large matrixed organizations
• Leads with transparency to reach the best mutual outcomes for GE and GE partners
• Demonstrated ability in leveraging creative commercial solutions and coaching the team to achieve the same
• Demonstrated ability to build strong internal and external relationship
• 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