Materials Management Specialist

Job Description Summary

The Material Management Specialist is a key role within the Parts & Material Management organization responsible for driving material execution for complex Upgrades projects across GE factories and service shops. The role provides end-to-end material leadership from Inquiry-to-Order (ITO) through Order-to-Receipt (OTR), ensuring that internal factories deliver according to project schedules, technical requirements, and customer commitments.This position requires strong project-management skills, coordination across multiple stakeholders, and the ability to drive execution within factory operations.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Lead material execution for complex upgrade projects, coordinating with engineering, PMO, sourcing, fulfillment, and factory teams to secure parts and assemblies according to project milestones.
• Collaborate with the teams owning make-or-buy decisions and sourcing strategy and supply management, ensuring coordinated follow-up during ITO and OTR and alignment with cost, lead time, and factory capacity constraints.
• Ensure material readiness plans are in place and actively monitored, providing full visibility to the PMO on long-lead items, critical-path components, and engineered to-order parts, and driving timely follow-up to support project commitments.
• Drive factory execution by leading weekly operational reviews, identifying priority conflicts, escalating risks, and ensuring timely resolution of constraints.
• Partner cross-functionally with engineering, PMO, fulfillment, sourcing, logistics, and finance to ensure seamless material coordination and early identification of risks or gaps.
• Support issue escalation and resolution by coordinating internal stakeholders, driving corrective actions, and maintaining clear communication with project teams and customers.
• Own material-related KPIs, performance metrics, and continuous improvement initiatives, ensuring process discipline and data-driven decision making across ITO and OTR.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Business Administration, Engineering or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Minimum 3-5 years of supply chain, material management, or project execution in a heavy industry, preferably within power generation or engineering-to-order environments.
• Experience managing complex projects involving multi-site coordination and engineered/upgrade scope.

Desired Characteristics

• Strong project-management skills with proven ability to manage critical-path items and cross-functional deliverables.
• Demonstrated ability to drive execution within factories and influence teams without direct authority.
• Effective stakeholder and multi-stakeholder management across global functions (engineering, factory operations, PMO, sourcing).
• Strong oral and written communication skills, with ability to present risks, mitigations, and status clearly and concisely.
• Leadership mindset with a focus on ownership, problem solving, and continuous improvement.

Additional Information

For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $78,800.00 and $131,200.00. The Company pays a geographic differential of 110%, 120% or 130% of salary in certain areas. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set.Bonus eligibility: discretionary annual bonus.This posting is expected to remain open for at least seven days after it was posted on February 24, 2026.Available benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability benefits, life insurance, 12 paid holidays, and permissive time off.GE Vernova Inc. or its affiliates (collectively or individually, “GE Vernova”) sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs GE Vernova 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 GE Vernova welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.