Job Summary: The Project Procurement Manager is responsible for supporting the efforts of the Regional Sourcing operation to ensure a continuous supply of needed goods, services, or external labor are sourced according to field services' requirements, EHS and Quality standards, and competitive costs. The role includes sourcing assigned commodity categories, understanding and communicating on supplier markets, and managing supplier engagements while promoting good interdepartmental relationships. This position will participate in sourcing and/or purchasing process improvement initiatives, supplier corrective actions as needed, providing supplier engagement guidance and supplier alternatives to Buyers given fulfillment actions tied to regional sourcing plans, and driving key performance indicators metrics given annual goals and objectives.Essential Duties & Responsibilities:Support the negotiation of terms and conditions for assigned region.Identify areas of potential sourcing solutions or supplier performance requirements (to established standards) opportunities and offer recommendations.Lead cost reduction/savings initiatives for assigned commodities.Fulfill key performance metric goals as assigned annually or for special requests.Maintain supplier base by identifying and managing regional/country/technology specific supplier heat maps.Support supplier evaluation or supplier management programs.Provide assistance to other team members to assist with buying objectives and outage procurement sourcing plans.Initiate and maintain good supplier relations given GE/FieldCore behaviors of Integrity, Humility, and Focus.Work collaboratively with other cross-functional departments/operations as needed.Closely monitor all assigned projects and take appropriate action to ensure their successful completion.Report project progress to manager and team members as appropriate.Lead coordinated efforts to ensure root cause and corrective actions are identified and implemented.Travel may be required.May be assigned other duties to help proactively drive our FieldCore vision and align with our organization's core values.#J-18808-Ljbffr