Engineering Lean Cost Champion

GE HealthCare UK

Waukesha, WI, United States
Onsite
Global r&d budget operating plan
Total landed cost (tlc) initiatives
Variable cost productivity (vcp) management
This strategic leadership role defines and orchestrates MR’s global operating plan, balancing ambition with discipline through thoughtful prioritization and trade off decisions

Job Summary

  • This strategic leadership role defines and orchestrates MR’s global operating plan, balancing ambition with discipline through thoughtful prioritization and trade off decisions.
  • The role plays a critical leadership position in establishing and continuously improving product cost, collaborating with New Product Introduction (NPI) teams to aggressively drive cost out of platforms.
  • Across cost management, product cost, and VCP, the Champion drives standard work, embeds lean thinking, and delivers innovative process and workflow improvements that directly impact business performance.

Matching Summary

This strategic leadership role defines and orchestrates MR’s global operating plan, balancing ambition with discipline through thoughtful prioritization and trade off decisions.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Global R&D budget operating plan
  • Total Landed Cost (TLC) initiatives
  • Variable Cost Productivity (VCP) management
  • Lean thinking and process improvements
  • Cross-functional team leadership

Nice-to-have

  • Drive functional excellence through technology
  • Lead through influence
  • Adaptability and flexibility
  • Detail- and data-oriented mindset

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree with 5 years operational or analysis experience
  • 5 years experience leading cross functional teams
  • Proven leadership of a team
  • Experience using LEAN Principles for problem solving
  • R&D budget management experience
  • 3+ years direct product structure or product management experience
  • Prior NPI experience
  • Direct business level finance experience
  • 3+ years experience in a global business environment
  • 3+ years experience with financial systems/applications
  • Strong Excel skills

Work Rights

Legal authorization to work in the U.S.

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