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- United States
- Contract
- Full-time
- Salary
- $300K – $350K / year
- Posted
- 8 November 2026
- Apply by
- 7 January 2027
Are you ready to see your career take flight? At GE Aerospace, we believe the world works better when it flies.
About the role
We are a world-leading provider of jet engines, components, and integrated systems for commercial and military aircraft. We have a relentless dedication to the future of safe and more sustainable flight and believe in our talented people to make it happen.
The Executive Supply Chain FLIGHT DECK Leader drives the deployment of FLIGHT DECK across the GE Aerospace Supply Chain organization, which includes Procurement & Supplier Management, Materials Management, Industrial Transformation, and Engineering Material Systems. Reporting to the CES FLIGHT DECK & AI leader with a dotted line to the VP, Supply Chain, this leader coaches leaders, leads kaizen in transactional and physical value streams, and extends lean into the supply base to improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college
- A minimum of 10 years of experience in lean / operational excellence, supply chain, or operations leadership
Additional Information
- The ideal candidate will reside locally to the Cincinnati, OH area or be open to relocation with the ability to travel up to 50% to Supply Chain sites and supplier locations based on business needs
- For those who are remote, Central or Eastern time zones are strongly preferred with the ability to travel more than 50% to Supply Chain sites and supplier locations based on business needs
- Remote workers: this role will require in-person attendance for New Hire Orientation on Day 1
Nice to have
- Demonstrated lean leadership: sets a clear vision, engages and empowers others, models expected behaviors, and manages resistance to change
- Proven ability to influence across a matrix and deliver results without direct authority, including through a dotted-line relationship with business leadership
- Executive presence and stakeholder management with senior leaders, their staffs, and supplier executives
- Ability to apply lean strategically to Supply Chain objectives such as supplier delivery, material availability, cost, and readiness for new materials and technologies
- Expertise in end-to-end value stream mapping and the full set of FLIGHT DECK fundamentals (VSM, Daily Management, Problem Solving, Action Planning, 5S, Standard Work, Operating Cadences, Flow/Pull, TPM)
- Experience applying daily management and structured problem solving to transactional and planning processes (sourcing, procure-to-pay, SIOP, fulfillment)
- Track record of designing and leading large-scale, multi-team transformations with mechanisms that sustain year-over-year improvement
- Hands-on supplier development or supplier kaizen experience, ideally in aerospace or another regulated industry
- Ability to link lean results to Supply Chain KPIs (supplier on-time delivery, past due, inventory/turns, cost-out, lead time) and to the P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow
- Demonstrated commitment to developing others, driving culture change, and respect for people
- The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set.
- This position is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus based on a percentage of your base salary/ commission based on the plan.
- This posting is expected to close on 11/16/2026.
- GE Aerospace offers comprehensive benefits and programs to support your health and, along with programs like HealthAhead, your physical, emotional, financial and social wellbeing.
- Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach from GE Aerospace; and the Employee Assistance Program, which provides 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services.
- Retirement benefits include the GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan, a 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants.
- Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and paid time-off for vacation or illness.
- GE Aerospace (General Electric Company or the Company) and its affiliates each sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs (i.e., is a “Sponsor”).
- Each Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion.
- No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a Sponsor’s welfare benefit plan or program.
- This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.
Eligibility
- GE Aerospace will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening.
Salary
The base pay range for this position is $300,000.00-$350,000.00.
Role & Responsibilities
As the Executive Supply Chain FLIGHT DECK Leader, your key responsibilities will include:
- Serve as facilitator, educator, advocate, consultant, subject matter expert, and accountability partner to the Supply Chain leadership team to drive the understanding and application of FLIGHT DECK
- Lead and execute high-impact lean transformations across all four Supply Chain teams to achieve operating goals using KPI-based performance management
- Map and improve end-to-end supply chain value streams (supplier to sourcing, planning/SIOP, logistics and fulfillment, shop/RSP, and customer) and build a kaizen funnel tied to Supply Chain hoshin kanri priorities, including LEAP program flow, RSP material delivery, and mid-term delivery
- Champion kaizen and facilitate events in transactional processes (sourcing, procure-to-pay, compliance, supply planning, fulfillment) and physical flow (distribution, materials readiness, supplier operations)
- Partner with Procurement & Supplier Management to extend FLIGHT DECK into the supply base through supplier kaizens, capacity and readiness assessments, and delivery recovery
- Partner with Industrial Transformation and Engineering Material Systems to build lean into the industrialization of emerging technologies and materials (e.g., additive, CMC/PMC, critical minerals)
- Coach, mentor, and develop organizational capability in daily management, action planning, and problem solving so that results are achieved and sustained
- Stand up model areas within Supply Chain and scale them through robust transformation plans that deliver breakthrough results
- Partner with the CES FLIGHT DECK & AI team and Supply Chain enabling functions (Operations, HR, Finance, DT, Comms, Legal) to deploy best-practice capability, standard work, and AI-enabled tools across the organization
FLIGHTDECK
This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, employment will be contingent upon the ability to prove that you meet the status of a U.S. Person as one of the following: U.S. lawful permanent resident, U.S. Citizen, have been granted asylee or refugee status (i.e., a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).
Additional Information
GE Aerospace offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Aerospace 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.
Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable). Employees may also be subject to random and reasonable-suspicion drug and alcohol testing.
Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes
- This is a remote position
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