Partner Management – Governance Manager

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🇩🇪 Germany – Remote

⏰ Full Time

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GE Aerospace

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10,000+ employees

🚀 Aerospace

🏭 Manufacturing

🎖️ Defense

💰 $2G Post-IPO Debt - GE Aerospace on 2025-07

Aerospace • Manufacturing • Defense

GE Aerospace is a global aerospace company that designs, manufactures, and services jet engines, components, and integrated systems for commercial and military aircraft. Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, the company operates 60+ manufacturing locations, 15+ overhaul and component repair sites, and multiple engineering centers across 24 countries, employing roughly 53,000 people. GE Aerospace invests heavily in R&D (reported $2. 75B including customer/partner funding), supports large-scale commercial aviation (3. 4 billion passengers flew with GE technology in 2024) and maintains a fleet of about 45,000 engines in service. The company emphasizes U. S. manufacturing, workforce development, and a lean operating model called FLIGHT DECK, and is a major defense supplier supporting military aviation.

📋 Description

• Coordinate the implementation and sustainment of supplier governance processes, tools, training, and standard work across the partner network • Maintain and continuously improve documented standard work to ensure it is scalable, repeatable, and aligned to business and performance outcomes • Support execution of governance strategies that extend proven practices from strategic suppliers to broader supplier populations • Develop and maintain a consistent operating model for supplier engagement and performance management with senior leaders and functional stakeholders • Build working relationships across internal teams and reflect priorities, challenges, and opportunities in governance routines and partner interactions • Organize and support governance forums, working sessions, and performance reviews with internal stakeholders and external partners, including scheduling, agenda development, content preparation, meeting notes, and action tracking • Coordinate activities assessing and improving governance-framework maturity, including operating rhythms, KPIs, escalations, and continuous improvement actions • Support adoption of governance routines by sharing materials, reinforcing expectations, gathering feedback, and refining templates and processes • Coordinate maturity assessments aligned to CMMI, ITIL, or similar frameworks, including evidence gathering, artifact management, and action-plan tracking • Establish and manage continuous-improvement mechanisms such as feedback loops, action trackers, review cadences, and roadmap follow-up • Maintain and improve the supplier governance framework through documentation updates, improvement coordination, and progress monitoring • Support planning and coordination for annual supplier or partner events, including logistics, materials, stakeholder alignment, and follow-up • Escalate risks and issues appropriately and ensure alignment with broader business objectives

🎯 Requirements

• Experience in supplier management, vendor management, partner management, sourcing, supply chain, supplier quality, or a related field in aerospace, industrial, manufacturing, or other complex regulated environments • Demonstrated ability to work across functions and build strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners • Experience supporting performance management routines, governance forums, or operating cadences involving external suppliers or service providers • Understanding of sourcing or supply chain environments, including commercial drivers, contract considerations, and cost levers • Working knowledge of CMMI, ITIL, or similar process maturity frameworks, with practical experience in assessments, audits, governance, or process improvement initiatives • Strong communication, coordination, and facilitation skills, with the ability to influence through preparation, data, and follow-through • Ability to manage multiple stakeholders, priorities, and workstreams across cultures and geographies • Preferred: Experience implementing or supporting a structured operating system, management system, or continuous improvement framework • Preferred: Exposure to lean, FLIGHT DECK, Six Sigma, or similar operating disciplines • Preferred: Experience preparing content and running governance routines such as tier meetings, business reviews, or supplier performance reviews • Preferred: Background in supply chain, sourcing, quality, operations, vendor management, or program/project management • Preferred: Certification or training in lean, Six Sigma, ITIL, project management, or continuous improvement • Strong organizational discipline and attention to detail • Ability to connect strategy to execution • Comfort working in a matrixed, global environment • Confidence managing follow-up, actions, and governance routines • A continuous improvement mindset • Ability to translate stakeholder pain points into practical solutions

🏖️ Benefits

• Relocation assistance is not provided • Inclusive environment where everyone is respected, supported, and able to thrive