About the role

AI summarised

Global Transportation Operations Specialist at GE Aerospace, responsible for executing transportation processes, managing customs compliance, and driving logistics improvements across the global supply chain for jet engine components.

AerospaceFull-timeManufacturing & Logistics

Key Responsibilities

Execute Clear to Build and Clear to Launch processes and Standard Work to transport, track, and ensure parts are delivered across the global supply chain to meet future weekly engine output goals.
Identify and surface emerging international and domestic delivery issues, acting as the transportation escalation point during the week and engaging the right stakeholders to resolve delivery risks.
Create and implement bespoke logistics solutions to meet expedited transportation requirements within a complex global network.
Manage and oversee customs-related requirements for international shipments, ensuring compliance with global customs regulations and minimizing delays across the global supply chain.
Lead cross-functional projects to ensure optimal internal processes for global supply chain fulfilment. Develop relationships across the business to gain visibility to plans requiring logistics strategy, and drive tactical and transactional refinements to meet demand.
Leverage supplier metrics to develop and implement process improvements aimed at reducing shipment processing cycle time, enhancing quality, productivity, and service capability. Support improvements in global transportation finances, price inflation/deflation, premium transportation utilization, and on-time delivery performance.
Enable operations teams by preparing both operational and financial performance data, utilizing global transportation digital tools.
Contribute to GE Aerospace's transportation quality program, including identifying transportation supplier process and performance gaps and managing long-term process improvements with suppliers. Develop and maintain relationships with supplier operations personnel to support defect resolution and corrective and preventive action implementation.
Plan and implement changes in operating practices that reduce overall operating expenses while maintaining high levels of service to internal and external customers across the global supply chain.
Collaborate with Customs and Transportation Operations to identify cost savings projects and effectively manage them to completion and realized savings.
Champion compliance with regulatory requirements, company policies and procedures, and EHS standards.

Requirements

Strong, hands-on logistics operational experience is highly important, including both international and U.S. domestic transportation.
Deep understanding of global customs requirements is highly important, including documentation, classification, and clearance processes for international shipments.
Root cause analysis and corrective & preventive action (RCCA / CAPA) expertise.
Advanced MS Excel skills.
Strong customer-centric service approach, while effectively balancing policy, procedures, and transportation objectives and goals.
Proven ability to maintain schedules and meet deliverables in a fast-paced, highly dynamic environment.
Demonstrated experience managing in a metrics-based environment, including data compilation and analysis, and effectively managing performance gaps.
Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities concurrently.
Operational background in supply chain or transportation is an advantage.
Quick learner, strategically prioritizes work, committed.
Strong communicator, decision-maker, collaborative.
Analytical-minded, challenges existing processes, critical thinker.