Strategic Initiatives Manager
Location
United States
Posted
17 days ago
Salary
$167K - $250K / year
Bachelor Degree5 yrs expEnglish
Job Description
• Supports the development and execution of an integrated industrial base strategy and roadmap to achieve Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost (SQDC) ambitions
• Orchestrates cross-functional teams to identify critical value streams, industrialize breakthrough solutions, and execute prioritized initiatives that optimize the industrial base in support of current and future products and customer needs
• Develops and executes the industrial base strategy, aligning value streams to the right source and optimizing make/buy decisions
• Identifies, prioritizes, and closes value stream gaps to improve performance, productivity, delivery, and quality
• Industrializes and scales solutions that shift value-chain economics, strengthen resilience, and accelerate SQDC improvement
• Maintains an integrated roadmap and operating cadence that drives timely decisions, measurable outcomes, and sustained impact across functions
• Builds a fact-based view of industry structure, supplier economics, and risk exposure for essential value streams
• Defines core vs non-core boundaries and partnership models to guide strategic own/partner decisions
• Translates strategy into a prioritized initiative portfolio with clear business cases, investments, owners, and timelines
• Communicates strategy and initiatives effectively to internal stakeholders, customers, and suppliers; drives alignment and adoption across levels
• Leads structured assessments to baseline capacity, yield/quality, delivery, and cost by value stream
• Identifies critical bottlenecks and constraints; implements targeted actions to close gaps and verify sustainment
• Optimizes value impact through source alignment, footprint decisions, and process improvements
• Drives bias for action—shortens decision cycles and delivers measurable SQDC improvements
• Establishes and runs decision forums and action plans; assigns owners, due dates, and success metrics
• Tracks milestones, risks, and benefits realization; escalates blockers and reallocates resources as needed
• Coordinates cross-functional owners across Engineering, Sourcing, Manufacturing, Quality, and Finance
• Leads the deployment, coaching, and sustainment of the FLIGHT DECK lean operating principles
• Builds dashboards for TTIs and PPIs; monitors trends and aging; implements corrective and preventive actions
• Conducts monthly operating reviews and quarterly strategy refreshes; updates the roadmap based on results
• Codifies lessons learned; updates standard work, templates, and playbooks
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university
- Minimum of 5 years in supply chain, operations, industrial engineering, sourcing, or strategy/transformation within complex manufacturing experience
- Experience leading large-scale cross-functional programs with measurable SQDC impact
- Strategic consulting experience at an established firm or equivalent transformation leadership
- Strong financial and analytical skills: ability to understand and interpret financial statements; NPV/run-rate modeling, cost/benefit analyses, and sensitivity modeling
- Demonstrated analytical and conceptual problem solving; comfort with quantitative analysis
- Excellent communication (written and verbal); ability to influence without authority and work effectively across all levels
- Experience with value stream mapping, capacity modeling, and supplier development/negotiations
Benefits
- Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
- Access to a Health Coach from GE Aerospace
- Employee Assistance Program for 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services
- GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan
- 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions
- Access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants
- Tuition assistance
- Adoption assistance
- Paid parental leave
- Disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time-off for vacation or illness
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