Operations Specialist – Purchasing
GE Vernova
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Schenectady • New York • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $89,300 - $148,700 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
ERP
About the role
- Execute purchase orders in both Ariba and PowerMax to ensure goods and services are delivered accurately and on-time
- Identify areas for continuous improvement (CI)
- Verify and approve all contract labor invoices for over 1,700 vouchering contractors to ensure correct billing rates and vouchered hours align with signed agreement
- Lead monthly cross-functional purchasing council meetings to collaboratively share best practices, identify pain points, and drive continuous process improvement
- Continue enforcing the SourceGate+ process to deliver indirect deflation savings for external transactions
- Partnering with Operations and Sourcing to achieve savings target established for the specific year
- Maintain and update purchasing standard work as needed to ensure process consistency with minimal deviation
- Identify and solve complex PO/invoice issues, facilitate root-cause analysis with suppliers and internal teams, then define corrective and preventative actions
- Assist with other procurement related activities including online payment requests, immediate payment requests, recurring lease payments and invoice discount refunds in CORA
- Serve as primary focal point supporting Sourcing during the roll out of new tools and processes, ensuring effective adoption and issue resolution
- Develop new and foster existing cross functional partnerships with sourcing & finance with a 'one team' mentality
- Work with the Sourcing team to enable savings tracking of < $25K regardless of PO value
- Partner with the Digital/IT team to develop a comprehensive Ariba PO and invoice report that will improve data efficiency
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration or in a STEM field from an accredited university/college or equivalent work experience
- Minimum of 3-5 years of experience working with large teams supporting their operational objectives and ensuring they meet their financial commitments
- Demonstrates the GE Vernova Way: We Drive Innovation, We Serve Our Customers, Lean is How We Work, We Win as One Team, We Are Accountable
- Knowledge of SAP-based ERP, Accounts Payable and Invoicing systems
- Ensure procurement activities comply with company policies and regulatory requirements
- Self-directed, detail-oriented, well-organized, and adaptable
- Developing and maintaining strong partnerships with Suppliers as well as internal teams
- Ability and willingness to rapidly shift priorities based on business needs
- Strong organizational skills (both written and oral) enabling inclusive communication with transparency to deliver outcomes
- Ability to be a change agent and ask curious questions to aide in complex problem solving
- Familiar with AI and desire to use going forward to drive operational efficiencies.
Benefits
- medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
- access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource
- access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services
- GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions
- access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants
- tuition assistance
- adoption assistance
- paid parental leave
- disability benefits
- life insurance
- 12 paid holidays
- permissive time off
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
procurementpurchase orderscontract managementroot-cause analysissavings trackingdata efficiencycontinuous improvementinvoice processingSAP-based ERPAccounts Payable
Soft skills
detail-orientedwell-organizedadaptablestrong organizational skillsinclusive communicationchange agentproblem solvingcollaborationleadershipcustomer service
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in business administrationBachelor’s degree in STEM field