Job Description Summary
Configuration Specialist is responsible for Bill of Material management for North America, including driving Engineering Change Order management/implementation and acting as the Change Coordination Board leader for the team.
Job Description
Roles and Responsibilities
- Track released projects in the Wind Fulfillment Database
- Coordinates the release from Engineering to Scheduling for Sales Orders
- Weekly BOM Configuration/Review Coordinator, including acting as the CCB Meeting stakeholder for approval of engineering changes affecting North America
- Change Management Coordinator – Track Engineering Change Orders through release and coordinate with Material Planners to ensure timely cut-in and coordinate cut-in plans with affected organizations; Kick-off parts activations as needed
- Ensure shop order releases to production are correctly balanced between timeliness and accuracy
- Coordinate the creation of, and update as required, the forecast planning BOMs, including phantoms with accurate allocations to reflect correct demand
- Assist, as required, in the liquidation of Finished Goods
- Coordinate split-scope projects with affected organizations
- Transfer Engineering release BOMs from PLM/Enovia to Oracle OLTP, forming manufacturing kits and replacing specific components (VSPN), activating BOMs in ERP for needed organizations prior WIP Jobs releases.
- Review process improvements to ensure APCC, BOM, and other attributes are correct to ensure iSupplier usage is achieved
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree (business or engineering) from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with at least 4 years of experience in sourcing, engineering, or manufacturing
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in sourcing, engineering, or manufacturing
Desired Characteristics
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- High attention to detail and organization
- Supply Chain experience
- Oracle Purchasing system experience
- Program management skills with Horizontal teams
- Strong interpersonal communications, and negotiation skills with ability to influence at all levels of internal GE and external suppliers
- Strong quantitative and analytical skills; strong PC and database management skills
- Ability to work well under tight deadlines and frequently changing priorities
- International business experience
- Black Belt / Green Belt certified or quality certification
- Master's Degree in Business Administration
GE offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE 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.
GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).
Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes
