Operations & Strategic Sourcing Finance Leader – Responsable Finance, Opérations & Achats Stratégiques

GE Vernova

. Partner with global Operations and Strategic Sourcing leadership to define financial priorities, productivity targets and improvement plans .

Posted 11/4/2026full-timeRemote • Switzerland, France, United Kingdom, Mexico, ItalySenior💰 $202,400 - $303,600 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting within a global manufacturing context, with a strong focus on product costing, operational performance analysis, and supplier negotiations. Proven ability to lead finance teams and drive process improvements while ensuring financial methodologies are consistently applied across multiple sites.

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Financial PlanningOperational Performance AnalysisSupplier NegotiationsCost Reduction InitiativesManufacturing Finance Leadership

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Hard Skills

Product CostingLabor UtilizationOverhead AbsorptionVariance AnalysisInventory ControlCapital Investment EvaluationCost BenchmarkingShould-Cost AnalysisFinancial MethodologiesAutomation and Process Improvement

Soft Skills

Analytical JudgmentCommunication SkillsCollaborative LeadershipTalent Development

Certifications & Qualifications

Professional Accounting QualificationAdvanced Degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics

Industry Keywords

Manufacturing FinanceSourcing FinanceProcurement EconomicsFactory EconomicsElectrical Equipment ManufacturingLean MethodologyGlobal Manufacturing NetworkCost CompetitivenessCash GenerationEU Work Permit

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Partner with global Operations and Strategic Sourcing leadership to define financial priorities, productivity targets and improvement plans
Lead consolidated operational and sourcing financial planning, budgeting and forecasting
Establish common manufacturing finance standards, including product costing, labor and overhead absorption, variance analysis and operational performance reporting
Provide functional guidance to site finance leaders across the manufacturing network
Connect sales and operations planning metrics to financial outcomes
Drive visibility and accountability for manufacturing productivity and its cost drivers
Support supplier negotiations, category strategies, cost reduction initiatives and supplier payment term improvements
Establish sourcing savings methodologies and validate realized benefits
Develop cost benchmarking and should-cost analysis with Sourcing and Engineering
Assess commodity, inflation, tariff and supplier exposures and support mitigation strategies
Lead financial evaluation of capacity expansion, automation and major capital expenditure programs
Evaluate footprint optimization, localization, make-versus-buy decisions and supplier transfers
Improve inventory turns and reduce excess, obsolete and slow-moving inventory
Support inventory control and valuation standards
Analyze freight, warehousing and distribution costs
Support integration and synergy delivery across Power Transmission operations
Simplify and automate operational and sourcing analytics
Lead and develop the Operations and Sourcing Finance team

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or a related discipline
Substantial progressive finance experience and demonstrated leadership in manufacturing, operations or sourcing finance
Experience supporting a complex global manufacturing network
Strong understanding of factory economics, product costing, labor utilization and overhead absorption
Expertise in operational performance analysis, including manufacturing variances, productivity, inventory, cost of poor quality and working capital
Strong sourcing finance knowledge, including procurement economics, supplier negotiations, commodity exposure, savings validation and total cost analysis
Experience evaluating capital investments, capacity expansion, automation, footprint changes and make versus buy decisions
Track record of partnering with operating leaders to deliver measurable improvements in cost competitiveness, margins and cash generation
Ability to establish consistent financial methodologies and performance measures across multiple sites and product lines
Experience leading direct teams and providing functional leadership in a matrix organization
Experience driving standardization, automation and process improvement across finance and operational teams
Strong analytical judgment and communication skills
Strong financial control awareness
Collaborative leadership style and experience developing talent
Professional accounting qualification or advanced degree, experience in electrical equipment manufacturing, and exposure to Lean or acquisition integration would be advantageous
If contracted in Italy: EU work permit
Fluency in English and/or Italian

Benefits

Comp & perks

Remote position
Relocation Assistance Provided: No