Technical Talent Strategic Workforce Planning Leader

Job Description Summary

This position is the for the Technical Talent Strategic Workforce Planning Leader role in GE Aerospace's Manufacturing Enablement Team. This team sets the strategy for the development of manufacturing engineers throughout the supply chain, including the design and execution of manufacturing engineering focused talent management initiatives. This role is accountable for providing analysis, insights, and guidance to inform future focused organization optimization and career roadmap activities, delivering tools and solutions, and serving as an integration point across stakeholder groups to drive more collaborative workforce planning and evolve the supply chain division's manufacturing engineering capability.

Job Description

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

The Technical Talent Strategic Workforce Planning Leader will ensure transparent communication as the interface across a broad landscape, align insights to division and business goals, and anticipate the needs and concerns of senior leaders. Key to this role is the ability to consider issues from multiple perspectives, have strong influencing capability and be proactive in driving results.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Partner with Supply chain leaders, HR, and Talent Acquisition to serve as a trusted advisor on workforce planning and career navigation activities.

• Analyze business strategies and supply chain capacity planning activities to identify talent implications and opportunities to improve consistency and standardization.

• Lead the development of insightful, data-driven solutions and implement relevant tools/templates

• Effectively gather and interpret internal/external data trends and insights to assess talent gaps, forecast needs and model future scenarios to inform leadership decision-making

• Work across functions to evaluate proposed short-term and long-term projects

• Define and monitor Strategic Workforce Planning metrics aligned with the strategy

• Influence and gain senior leader buy-in to drive adoption and support of Strategic Workforce Planning and related career roadmap strategy, vision and initiatives

• Develop a standard technical talent assessment format and role out bi-annual process

• Integrate with Manufacturing Enablement team to provide input to Talent Pipeline, Technical Growth, and Learning initiatives.

• Holds self and others accountable for delivering efficient, quality products and business results.

QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university + minimum of 5 years of experience in Strategic Workforce Planning, Human Resources, HR Analytics, Talent management or Transactional Lean.
• (or a high school diploma / GED with at least 10 years of experience in Strategic Workforce Planning, Human Resources, HR Analytics, Talent management or Transactional Lean.

DESIRED CHARACTERISTICS

• Understanding of technical manufacturing operations

• Models the GE Aerospace Behaviors (Humility, Transparency, Focus)

• Talent management background with experience operating in a complex organization

• Established project management skills. Ability to coordinate several projects simultaneously

• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills. Ability to train and motivate and influence others

• Deep understanding of strategy development, design, and implementation of cross-functional initiatives

• Proven ability to work independently and consistently meet deliverables in a self-directed manner with minimal supervision

• Problem solver: analytical-minded, challenges existing processes, critical thinker

• Strong oral and written communication skills

• Knowledge of GE Aerospace products and organization

• Humble: respectful, receptive, agile, eager to learn

• Transparent: shares critical information, speaks with candor, contributes constructively

• Focused: quick learner, strategically prioritizes work, committed

• Leadership ability: strong communicator, decision-maker, collaborative

• Problem solver: analytical-minded, challenges existing processes, critical thinker

Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach, a 24/7 nurse-based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and paid time-off for vacation or illness.

General Electric Company, Ropcor, Inc., their successors, and in some cases their affiliates, each sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs (i.e., is a "Sponsor"). Each Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace, or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a Sponsor's welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.

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