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Senior Project Manager - Operations GGO Africa
Job TypeFull Time
QualificationBA/BSc/HND
Experience 10 years
Location Lagos
Job Field Project Management




Business: GE Global Growth Organization
Business Segment: Global Growth Organization - Africa
Career Level: Experienced
Function: Sourcing
Function Segment: Sourcing
Location: Nigeria
U.S. State, China or Canada Provinces:
City: Lagos
Postal Code: N/A
Relocation Assistance: No


Role Summary/Purpose: The Project Operations Manager is responsible for internal deal sourcing through to monitoring and evaluation of SMME's taken into the GE Value Chain. The Project Manager is the primary interface between the GE business units and the Fund Manager ensuring alignment between business needs and SME profiles.


Essential Responsibilities:
- Creates and executes project work plans and revises as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.
- Accountable for day-to-day operational aspects of a project and scope.
- Manage the project implementation schedule agreed with the client (GE Business) and Fund / BDS Manager to ensure milestones and deadlines are achieved.
- Monitoring, Evaluation and internal Reporting for ongoing projects as well as the implementation of remedial actions as required
- Ensures a clear understanding of the requirements of the Project Contract.
- Increase the effectiveness and efficiency of Support Services relationships (HR, IT and Finance), through coordination and communication between support functions and external business services support.
- Develops a thorough understanding of our GE capabilities.
- Understanding GE South Africa's evolving needs for Enterprise and Supplier Development, identifying opportunities to provide solutions
- Identifying opportunities for internal and external collaboration
- Promote GE values and integrity


Qualifications/Requirements:
- Technical College / University Degree (Business or Technical preferred)
- Experience in SMME identification, assessment and development
- 10+ years of commercial/projects experience
- Strong project management skills
- Demonstrated decision making capability and autonomy
- Demonstrated leadership abilities and strong communication/energizing skills
- High energy team player with multi-cultural skills, able to influence effectively in a decentralized, global environment


Additional Eligibility Qualifications:
Desired Characteristics:
- Solid written and verbal communication skills.
- Fluency in English
- High level of Integrity.


Technical Development Services (TDS) - GGO Africa
Job TypeFull Time
QualificationBA/BSc/HND MBA/MSc/MA
Experience 10 years
Location Lagos
Job Field Oil and Gas / Energy

Business: GE Global Growth Organization
Business Segment: Global Growth Organization - Africa
Career Level: Experienced
Function: Sourcing
Function Segment: Supplier Quality
Location: Nigeria
U.S. State, China or Canada Provinces:
City: Lagos
Postal Code: N/A
Relocation Assistance: No


Role Summary/Purpose:
The Technical Development Manager utilizes their engineering and supply chain background to ensure a strong link between the SME supplier under development and the GE business Supply Chain and Technology teams. Responsible for the development of technology plans for assigned suppliers to drive improvements in engineering, quality, cost, EHS and compliance.


Essential Responsibilities:
- Provide the link between the identified SMME's and the technical GE requirements.
- Participate in supplier selection activities ensuring capability alignment with GE technical needs.
- Interface with Suppliers and Supply chain to drive Quality improvements and be accountable for supplier quality
- Assist in delivering results as measured by key metrics, such as; supplier yield, field cost, field defect rate, supplier quality plan engagement / effectiveness, and corrective / preventative action closure
- Drive improvements utilizing Supplier Scorecards and own Supplier audit, ensuring supplier compliance, and driving improvement plans.
- Provide a broad range of engineering expertise
- Act as consultant to the SME Quality, Manufacturing, and Engineering organizations to improve Quality and Manufacturing processes, introduce new products, and improve product design
- Specify, develop, and accept advanced technology, quality information and test equipment
- Understand and drive Lean Six Sigma quality internally and with suppliers.
- Utilize experience or expertise to solve problems, develop and execute objectives for self and others, and have the ability to effect short-term and some long-term business goals
- Specify and develop product acceptance/test procedures that relate to a complex process (state-of-the-art) or highly complex product
- Provide leadership role during investigations of major problems and of special projects
- Seek and implement innovative actions to deliver a strong local supplier base for GE in Africa.
- Manage and develop a team of regional Supplier Quality Engineers in close partnership with the relevant GE Business Units
- Promote GE values and integrity


Qualifications/Requirements:
- BS/MS Degree in Engineering from an accredited University.
- Effective problem solving approach
- 10+ years of Engineering / Supply Chain experience
- Experience of working with small and medium sized companies supplying into a Corporate Supply Chain
- Demonstrated leadership and team development abilities
- High energy team player with multi-cultural skills, able to influence effectively in a decentralized, global environment.
- Experience in supplier qualification, surveillance, manufacturing assessment and supplier development
- Lean manufacturing, capacity management, and overall production management is a plus.
- Solid written and verbal communication skills.
- Fluency in English
- High level of Integrity.


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