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Date: Jul 20, 2011
Location: Schenectady, NY, United States
Job Number:
1412583
GE Energy
Business Segment:
Energy - Power & Water
About Us:
GE is working for a better future. Are you ready? For more than 125 years, GE has been respected for its performance and innovative spirit. GE people worldwide are dedicated to turning imaginative ideas into leading products and services that help solve some of the world's toughest problems. Looking for a challenge where your experience is valued? Come see what you can achieve as a leader with GE Energy!
Posted Position Title:
Gas Turbine & Wind Cost Analyst Team Leader
Career Level:
Experienced
Finance
Function Segment:
Financial Planning and Analysis
Location:
United States
U.S. State, China or Canada Provinces:
New York
City:
Schenectady
Postal Code:
12345-6000
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Role Summary/Purpose:
The Gas Turbine & Wind Cost Leader is responsible for forecasting costs supporting $5B in sales.
Essential Responsibilities
- Lead a team of five Gas Turbine & Wind Cost Analysts to develop best in class accurate estimating processes and procedures for commercial operations proposal activity - Provide clear understanding of product cost movement to leadership - Develop comprehensive long term (GPB) competitive product technology strategies with product line, engineering & global supply chain leadership - Lead a team responsible for developing Gas Turbine & Wind ITO Cost Estimates to Commercial Operations in support of proposal activity - Work with cross-functional (Engineering, Sourcing, Manufacturing & Finance) Teams to establish budgets and report OTR Actual Cost performance & analysis - Lead Cross-functional team to highlight actual cost variance to budget, identify root cause of variance and present recommendation for corrective action to leadership - Lead NPI (New Product Introduction) Cost Analysis & Tollgate Review for New Technology development - Evaluate and report business risk associated with the NPI - Aggregate Cost Data to business in support of Business Planning Sessions SII, OP, DR, and product cost handbook with detailed report out to senior leadership - Support Design To Cost (DTC) iterative team process rigor & controllership - Lead the Direct Material & Labor Productivity (DMP) Projects for accurate product cost reporting and savings - Communicate product costs & support the development of product line growth strategies working with both Commercial & Product Line Teams - Work with Product Line & Engineering to understand competitor’s designs and evaluate competitor’s potential cost differences vs GE product
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Engineering or Manufacturing - Minimum 5 years of experience in Finance, Manufacturing, Sourcing or Engineering Environment
Additional Eligibility Qualifications
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 background investigation and drug screen.
Desired Characteristics
- Gas Turbine & Wind Product Knowledge - Must be detailed oriented & data-driven - Strong qualitative and analytical skills - Demonstrate ability to present comprehensive technical & financial data to leadership along with competitive recommendation for GE product success - PC and Database Management Skills - Working Knowledge of Bill of Material Structure, COPICS/COSDOM, PLM(Dwg Systems), Pegasus - Ability to read and have a general understanding of technical drawings - Proven presentation and communication skills to management - Demonstrate proven database management, spreadsheet & analytical skills
