Sourcing Lead - Electronics

Global Sourcing Lead

As a Global Sourcing Lead, you will be part of a team responsible for $250M in global electronic component spend. You will work with strategic business units, engineering and suppliers to negotiate and set category strategy and mutually achievable goals to drive business requirements. GE Healthcare is a leading global medical technology and digital solutions innovator. Our mission is to improve lives in the moments that matter. Unlock your ambition, turn ideas into world-changing realities, and join an organization where every voice makes a difference, and every difference builds a healthier world.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Deliver KPIs across Electronics component categories (diodes, transistors, power devices, protection devices) covering cost productivity, payment terms, supply risk mitigation, contract coverage, and supplier base rationalization.

• Should have strong knowledge of electronic components manufacturer globally

• Lead annual negotiations with key discrete suppliers, execute RFI/RFPs, and collaborate with engineering on cost-down, alternate sourcing, and design-to-value initiatives.

• Develop and execute category strategies for discrete technologies, aligning with GEHC Component Engineering on technology roadmaps, lifecycle management, and obsolescence mitigation.

• Provide market intelligence for discrete components (pricing trends, capacity shifts, lead time variability, raw material drivers) to enable proactive sourcing decisions.

• Support quality, regulatory, and fulfillment requirements, including supplier performance management, dual sourcing, and continuity planning.

• Drive cross-functional execution across NPI, redesign programs, and global supply chain initiatives, ensuring scalability, compliance, and supply assurance.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management

• Minimum 5 years experience Sourcing electronic components/ strategy building/Supply chain

Desired Characteristics

• Strong business and financial acumen; ability to act as a strategic business partner, influencing decisions and driving outcomes across cross-functional teams.

• Deep electronics domain knowledge in electronic components (diodes, transistors, power and protection devices), including understanding of applications, specifications, lifecycle, and supply market dynamics.

• Proven ability to build and sustain long-term strategic supplier partnerships, optimizing performance across Cost, Cash, Quality, Fulfillment, and Contract execution.

• Demonstrated experience in supplier base optimization and performance management within discrete electronics supply chains.

• Ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional and globally dispersed teams, driving alignment and execution.

• Strong understanding of component engineering principles, including alternate qualification, obsolescence management, and design-to-value initiatives.

• Capability to plan, document, communicate, and execute strategic programs with measurable outcomes.

• Established project and program management skills, with a track record of delivering results in complex global environments.