Published: Jan 22, 2026 - The Lead Sourcing Specialist drives indirect sourcing strategy by developing procurement policies, managing supplier performance, and executing comprehensive RFP and bidding processes to achieve cost and compliance goals. This role enhances operational effectiveness by analyzing spend data, optimizing supplier relationships, enforcing preferred supplier usage, and mitigating risks across the supply base. The lead also strengthens business value by leveraging buying power, supporting cross-unit initiatives, and securing contract coverage that aligns with organizational objectives.

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1. Lead Sourcing Specialist, Redwood Procurement Solutions, Raleigh, NC
Job Summary:
- Manage the fulfilment escalations and ensure on-time delivery of material with the shortest lead time
- Conduct RCAs and PSRs, and establish countermeasures to ensure systemic process fixes
- Negotiate with suppliers to meet and exceed the cost targets and drive deflation
- Execute on alternate source workflows to establish a vendor base with the lowest cost and best pay terms
- Establish supplier relations and drive supplier performance improvement for Quality, Delivery, Cost and Cash for assigned suppliers and Commodities
- Drive Cost reduction initiatives to achieve the best cost and Best payment terms from suppliers in accordance with GE T&Cs
- Negotiate expediting fees, cancellation settlement fees and other non-conformance costs, etc
- Prioritize demand of flow/Eng Flow/CMU outages to support PS Parts Sourcing Team
Skills on Resume:
- Delivery Management (Hard Skills)
- Root Cause (Hard Skills)
- Supplier Negotiation (Soft Skills)
- Vendor Sourcing (Hard Skills)
- Supplier Relations (Soft Skills)
- Cost Reduction (Hard Skills)
- Fee Negotiation (Soft Skills)
- Demand Prioritization (Hard Skills)
2. Lead Sourcing Specialist, SilverStone Supply Chain Group, Boise, ID
Job Summary:
- Prioritize the supply chain to meet emergency, forced outages, and short-cycle customer demands
- Coordinate expedites related to flow/Eng Flow/CMU outages
- Communicate results to internal Customers (Order Management)
- Champion for Regions to support region strategies and resolve customer issues
- Support the Inventory and Forecasting Team in inventory and forecast management
- Participate in supplier visits and preparation
- Assist MOR and project review preparation
- Drive new hire training and SOP/WI creation and maintenance
Skills on Resume:
- Supply Prioritization (Hard Skills)
- Expedite Coordination (Hard Skills)
- Customer Communication (Soft Skills)
- Issue Resolution (Soft Skills)
- Inventory Support (Hard Skills)
- Supplier Engagement (Soft Skills)
- Project Preparation (Hard Skills)
- Training Development (Soft Skills)
3. Lead Sourcing Specialist, BluePeak Strategic Sourcing, Tulsa, OK
Job Summary:
- Optimize the part and material definitions at the R&D stage to make it easier to source
- Applies general knowledge of business developed through education or experience
- Understands how the work of their own team contributes to the area
- Resolves issues using established procedures
- Consults People Leader or more senior team members for issues outside of defined parameters
- Collaborates with others to solve issues
- Develops strong customer relationships and serves as the interface between the customer and GE
- Exchanges technical information, asks questions and checks for understanding
- Handles simple data entry work requiring face value check and correction
Skills on Resume:
- Part Optimization (Hard Skills)
- Business Understanding (Soft Skills)
- Team Contribution (Soft Skills)
- Issue Resolution (Hard Skills)
- Senior Consultation (Soft Skills)
- Team Collaboration (Soft Skills)
- Customer Relations (Soft Skills)
- Data Entry (Hard Skills)
4. Lead Sourcing Specialist, Horizon Materials Management, Des Moines, IA
Job Summary:
- Place and follow up on POs
- Manage relationships with suppliers for PO execution
- Creating, maintaining, and distributing scorecards for suppliers
- Manage problems and schedule changes
- Submit a request for qualifications based on the approved supplier list
- Negotiate lead time cost and payment terms
- Utilizes in-depth knowledge of a discipline and analytical thinking to execute policy/strategy
- Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience
Skills on Resume:
- PO Management (Hard Skills)
- Supplier Relations (Soft Skills)
- Scorecard Creation (Hard Skills)
- Schedule Management (Hard Skills)
- Supplier Qualification (Hard Skills)
- Term Negotiation (Soft Skills)
- Analytical Execution (Hard Skills)
- Team Support (Soft Skills)
5. Lead Sourcing Specialist, Summit Industrial Sourcing, Reno, NV
Job Summary:
- Lead small projects with low risks and resource requirements
- Handle issues around cost increases, material shortages and mitigate the impact
- Manage timely negotiations and purchase order placements
- Adhere to GE Steam Power compliance, quality, cost, and delivery requirements
- Drive cost out of projects and initiatives within the supply base
- Collaborate with team members and various functions to execute source changes and coordinate raw material
- Actively participate in large-scale commercial negotiations
- Work cross-functionally with engineering and manufacturing teams to drive cost, delivery, quality, and supplier development
- Make recommendations on sourcing strategies and results to the business senior management
Skills on Resume:
- Project Leadership (Soft Skills)
- Risk Mitigation (Hard Skills)
- PO Negotiation (Soft Skills)
- Compliance Management (Hard Skills)
- Cost Reduction (Hard Skills)
- Cross-Functional Collaboration (Soft Skills)
- Commercial Negotiation (Soft Skills)
- Sourcing Strategy (Hard Skills)
6. Lead Sourcing Specialist, IronBridge Procurement Services, Spokane, WA
Job Summary:
- Defining and improving Sourcing strategies at the business or plant level
- Managing regional and business teams including the Buy Desk
- Advising Functional managers regarding projects, processes and procedures in their own field
- Handling communication with direct colleagues and the business about designing and coordinating services rendered
- Contributing to the project as a team member or leading small projects
- Meeting the requirements of the business and providing coordination and leadership in procurement activities for assigned or all commodities
- Defining and improving sourcing strategies at the business or plant level while managing regional and business teams
- Advising functional managers regarding projects, processes and procedures in their own field
- Drive Sourcing compliance down across the business to all the users
- Handling communication with direct colleagues and the business about design and coordination services rendered
- Contributing to projects as team lead of medium-sized or bigger projects that take 3-6 months, the time horizon for results/impact is 2-12 months after the event
- Managing relationships with suppliers for PO execution while achieving cost-out targets
Skills on Resume:
- Sourcing Strategy (Hard Skills)
- Team Management (Soft Skills)
- Process Advising (Soft Skills)
- Service Coordination (Soft Skills)
- Project Leadership (Soft Skills)
- Procurement Oversight (Hard Skills)
- Compliance Enforcement (Hard Skills)
- Supplier Management (Soft Skills)
7. Lead Sourcing Specialist, CedarField Supply Partners, Columbus, OH
Job Summary:
- Agrees with the Project Manager and Lead Project Engineer on the material targets and resource requirements defined and committed in ITO and necessary for the OTR
- Compiles the recommended project flow downs and validates with the PM, Category Manager and Regional Leader
- Manage the T&C aligned to the delegation of authority (DoA) on supplier T&C deviations from either FWA or SUEZ standards
- Prepares the Material project plan focused on strategies, project risks and opportunities, schedule and budget
- Coordinates with Category Managers on the execution of the category strategies
- Validates with Supplier Quality the supplier approval, qualification and quality plan/ITP
- Provides the complete Sourcing reports to the Triangle (progress, schedule, dashboards, risks, opportunities, delays, NCRs, etc.)
- Takes all necessary actions to minimize cost, schedule, and quality variances to the material target
- Drives on-time deliveries of quality materials with Buyers and Expeditors (including SQE)
- Participates in a post-project review and identifies areas of improvement and opportunities
Skills on Resume:
- Material Planning (Hard Skills)
- Contract Management (Hard Skills)
- Strategy Coordination (Soft Skills)
- Supplier Qualification (Hard Skills)
- Sourcing Reporting (Hard Skills)
- Cost Control (Hard Skills)
- On-Time Delivery (Hard Skills)
- Project Review (Soft Skills)
8. Lead Sourcing Specialist, Golden Ridge Procurement, Colorado Springs, CO
Job Summary:
- Develop and implement Indirect Sourcing strategies, processes and policies for the RSL’s agreed scope and in line with GE Healthcare's global sourcing initiatives
- Partner with key business stakeholders to support the needs of the business
- Develop solutions and deliver on priorities for the designated scope
- Maintain metrics for sourcing scope and identify new areas of opportunity to deliver or exceed targets
- Lead full Request for Proposal and Bidding process including spend analysis, RFI, RFQ, quotes analysis, pricing, and contract and statement of work negotiations and execution
- Enforce and manage compliance with Preferred Suppliers (PSL) and strategically manage tail-spend to migrate to preferred suppliers
- Achieve Indirect savings targets
- Lead and run project execution across the supply base
- Responsible for risk management in the supplier base, ensuring all compliance and quality standards are met
- Identify and own the local and cross Strategic Business Unit (SBU) and region supply base
- Leverage buying power to maximize opportunities
- Drive business metrics affected by indirect Sourcing
- Identify new areas of cost out and implement operating efficiency
- Interface with SBUs and other GE Businesses on cross-business projects
- Provide appropriate contract coverage for goods and services in the region
Skills on Resume:
- Sourcing Strategy (Hard Skills)
- Stakeholder Partnership (Soft Skills)
- RFP Management (Hard Skills)
- Supplier Compliance (Hard Skills)
- Risk Management (Hard Skills)
- Buying Leverage (Soft Skills)
- Cost Reduction (Hard Skills)
- Project Execution (Soft Skills)