Job description
Role Overview
Regional Offloads Operations Leader at GE Aerospace, based in the United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi and Dubai Airport Freezone).
Company Overview
GE Aerospace has maintained a significant presence in the United Arab Emirates for over 40 years, with offices in Abu Dhabi and Dubai Airport Freezone, an On Wing Support Center, partnership engineering, testing, and Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul facilities across the country, and the Middle East Technology Center focused on solutions for the region's hot and harsh environment. The organization maintains a culture focused on respect for people and community engagement through grants and philanthropic programming.
Role Purpose
Lead operational execution across a defined region of offload partners, ensuring alignment to business priorities, operational standards, and customer commitments. Serve as the key regional operations leader connecting offload partner performance to GE Aerospace services network objectives through rigorous operating cadences, shop performance management, and cross-functional issue resolution.
Key Responsibilities
Regional Oversight & Execution
- Lead regional oversight of offload partners to ensure execution to business commitments, customer requirements, and company operational standards.
- Serve as the primary regional operations interface between GE Aerospace and assigned offload partners.
- Drive consistent shop execution across regional partner sites through performance reviews, operating cadences, and standard work.
Performance Management & Analysis
- Monitor and analyze SV data to connect regional S&OP plans with actual shop performance, output, and constraints.
- Identify operational gaps, emerging risks, and recovery actions through routine performance analysis and direct partner engagement.
- Drive accountability and continuous improvement across regional offload partners through action-oriented follow-up and disciplined performance management.
Operating Cadences & Reviews
- Lead regional operating cadences and provide clear visibility to performance, risks, action plans, and escalation needs.
- Partner with offload providers through joint operating reviews focused on Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, and Productivity (SQDIP), execution discipline, constraint management, and delivery performance.
Problem Solving & Optimization
- Apply FLIGHT DECK principles, lean operating practices, and best practices to improve partner operating rhythms and support equivalency with internal SVs.
- Lead structured problem solving to address recurring operational issues, reduce variation, and improve regional partner performance.
- Support standardization of operating mechanisms, metrics, and execution expectations across the offload network.
Cross-Functional Coordination
- Escalate and resolve regional constraints in partnership with key cross-functional teams, including Materials, Quality, PSE, planning, and sourcing, to improve performance and protect customer commitments.
Stakeholder Management & Reporting
- Provide regional input to the Global Offloads Operations Leader on partner health, capacity, risks, recovery plans, and improvement priorities.
- Build strong working relationships with partner leadership teams to foster transparency, responsiveness, and long-term operational performance.
- Promote a culture of safety, quality, accountability, and continuous improvement across the regional offload network.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, or equivalent knowledge and experience.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in operations, manufacturing, supply chain, services, or related operational leadership roles.
Skills & Competencies
- Experience leading operations or performance management across multiple sites, suppliers, or external partners.
- Demonstrated ability to work in a matrixed environment with cross-functional stakeholders.
- Working knowledge of SQDIP and operational performance management.
- Demonstrated ability to lead through influence with internal teams and external partners.
- Experience in structured problem solving, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement.
- Strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience managing performance through operating cadences, metrics, and action planning.
Additional Information
- Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes