Senior Sourcing Manager - Direct Air Capture

Job Description Summary At GE Vernova, we are advancing Direct Air Capture by building the supply base needed to bring new hardware from concept into scalable deployment. As our Senior NPI Sourcing Manager, you will serve as a key advisor to leadership, driving the sourcing strategy across a critical portfolio of components and systems. In this role, you will hold significant autonomy to shape design and commercial decisions, define supply chain architectures, and navigate complex challenges to ensure our hardware platforms meet rapid growth objectives. Job Description Roles and Responsibilities Strategic Leadership: Influence the development of sourcing strategy for the Direct Air Capture portfolio, contributing to policy formulation for NPI industrialization. Strategic Sourcing: Direct NPI sourcing activities, with full accountability for early-stage development and industrialization pathways. Cross-Functional Influence: Partner with executive engineering and project leadership to integrate supply chain strategy into the core of the product roadmap, ensuring cost, quality, and scalability are optimized at the design phase. Complex Problem Solving: Exercise high-level judgment to resolve critical technical and commercial gaps, assessing information quality and providing actionable recommendations for problems that fall outside established parameters. Commercial Frameworks: Negotiate complex commercial frameworks, multi-year contracts, and capital investment strategies; provide independent judgment to drive favorable long-term outcomes. Operational Governance: Advise management on supplier capacity, capability, and risk mitigation strategies that support a 200–500% demand growth forecast. Performance Optimization: Oversee the qualification and onboarding of suppliers for novel technologies; lead efforts to improve supply resilience and performance, leveraging deep technical knowledge of industrial hardware. Thought Leadership: Act as a subject matter expert, interpreting external market challenges and recommending best-in-class processes to enhance the competitiveness of our DAC supply chain. Required Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, or a related field. Significant experience leading sourcing in NPI or early-stage development environments. Minimum of 8–10 years of sourcing, supplier management, or supply chain experience. Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and lead cross-functional projects. Proven expertise in managing supplier commercial frameworks, capital requirements, and complex contract negotiations in a high-growth environment. Experience in high-level risk assessment and the ability to navigate ambiguous, large-scale industrial project environments. For roles outside of the USA- This role requires significant experience in the Sourcing & New Product Sourcing. Knowledge level is comparable to a Master's degree from an accredited university or college ( or a high school diploma with relevant experience). Desired Characteristics Expertise in sourcing heavy-duty industrial equipment, fabricated assemblies, or complex engineered hardware (vessels, heat exchangers, etc.). Strong commercial awareness; ability to influence strategy for a broad territory or program. Exceptional analytical skills, with a track record of using multiple internal and external resources to formulate data-driven recommendations. Demonstrated ability to manage and develop senior professional talent or lead high-impact, complex functional teams. Advanced knowledge of should-cost modeling, value engineering, and manufacturing process development. Strong oral and written communication skills. Strong interpersonal and leadership skills. Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems. Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects. Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs. Established project management skills. Note: To comply with US immigration and other legal requirements, it is necessary to specify the minimum number of years' experience required for any role based within the USA. For roles outside of the USA, to ensure compliance with applicable legislation, the JDs should focus on the substantive level of experience required for the role and a minimum number of years should NOT be used. GE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Vernova is an Equal Opportunity Employer . Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. GE Vernova 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 drug screen (as applicable). Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $125,000.00 and $208,300.00. The Company pays a geographic differential of 110%, 120% or 130% of salary in certain areas. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set. Bonus eligibility: discretionary annual bonus. This posting is expected to remain open for at least seven days after it was posted on August 29, 2026. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability benefits, life insurance, 12 paid holidays, and permissive time off. GE Vernova Inc. or its affiliates (collectively or individually, “GE Vernova”) sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs GE Vernova reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace, or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a GE Vernova welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.