Commodity Specialist Full Time

We are looking for a Technical Commodity Specialist for our Hydro Power North America division within GE Vernova.

Addressing the climate crisis is an urgent global priority. As a company whose technology is used to power ~25% of the world’s electricity, we take our responsibility seriously. GE Vernova is a purpose-built company leading a new era of energy – electrifying the world while simultaneously working to help decarbonize it. We are accelerating the path to more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy, while helping our customers power economies and deliver the electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life.

GE Vernova’s Hydro Power business designs, develops, manufactures, and services advanced technologies that harness the power of water to deliver reliable and sustainable power. For more than a century, hydropower has played an essential role in the North American and global electricity systems. Today, hydropower is the world’s largest source of renewable energy, and its pumped storage technology is the world’s largest source of energy storage. But to reach net-zero globally by 2050, we need to double the amount of hydro currently installed. Whether it’s through pumped storage, run-of-river, or by upgrading the existing installed base, hydropower will continue to be a cornerstone of North America’s energy future.

Do you have the energy to change the world? If you are ready to make a difference and usher in the new era of energy, come join us. You will get the opportunity to evolve and grow, surrounded by some of the brightest minds in the industry, work on cutting-edge technologies, and be part of a global team of ~75,000 people across more than 100 countries.

The Technical Commodity Specialist is responsible for the procurement of goods and services within the framework of projects for the realization of turbine-generator groups of hydroelectric projects. The managed commodity will be welded structures, machining, painting, rehabilitation.

Job Description

The Regional Commodity Specialist (RCS) will have to:

• Analyze the equipment acquisition needs of the company’s projects. Prepare purchase forecasts taking into account all projects to be carried out and current offers;
• Develop sourcing strategies consistent with overall sourcing policies, meeting customer needs while generating cost reductions;
• Deploy the purchasing strategy for its convenience in close collaboration with other relevant departments such as, sales, engineering, quality, etc;
• Identify and achieve the business and cost reduction objectives set for the year. Generate and coordinate cost reduction ideas and optimization actions both at the offer and implementation stages;
• Complete the signing of framework agreements and price lists (identification of potential sources, development of calls for tenders, analysis, selection, qualification of suppliers, negotiation of contracts);
• Administer and update framework agreements and price lists; ensure that they are respected and intervene in the event of a deviation; plan and negotiate renewals of expiring agreements;
• Identify and qualify new suppliers to develop and maintain a panel of North American suppliers;
• Support the sourcing proposal coordinator in the preparation of offers (ITO); propose a competitive industrial plan and validate the relevance and accuracy of the costing of the offer before it is submitted;
• Execute the buying process from the purchase requisition up to (but excluding) PO placement: analysis of bids, selection of suppliers and negotiation of orders;
• Monitor supplier performance, assess risks and opportunities linked to the supply chain (Quality, OTD) and develop mitigation plans;
• Lead the negotiation of supplier claims.

Qualifications/Requirements

Essential Responsibilities

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, engineering or any relevant field with 2 years of experience in procurement, technical sales or similar.
• Knowledge of products in power generation/rotating machines industry;
• Electrical domain expertise and knowledge will be considered an important asset;
• Good commercial knowledge and mastery of negotiation techniques;
• Excellent ability to communicate and negotiate in both English and French;
• Excellent skills for teamwork;
• Judgment and ability to clearly communicate his and her ideas;
• Experience in the context of carrying out projects;
• Ability to work in a stimulating and demanding work environment.
• You must agree to submit to a pre-employment screening, including, but not limited to, a reference and background check;

The position is based in our Vadodara office and work hours are offset to matching Eastern Time (North America) until 12 noon.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No