• Manage storage (BESS) and solar power segment customers, including warranty obligations, service agreements, and spare parts and services orders. • Drive customer satisfaction through effective communication and order management, contract compliance, and meeting expectations with respect to safety, quality, and delivery. • Meet GE business expectations by managing orders plans, safety, quality, schedule, cost, margin, cash flow, and risks. • Communicate goals, deliverables, strategies, risks, and opportunities as required internally within GE. • Collaborate with internal GE functions and business entities to manage service orders and activities. • Protect GE's reputation and technology in the market place. • Promote a diverse and inclusive work environment which encourages employees to achieve excellence in all project and service management metrics.

• The selected candidate will play a key role in driving the strategy to achieve our SQDC (Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost) framework: • Perform sourcing strategies to analyze, execute and follow-up on POs (Purchase Orders) for planned/ forced outages, inventory, and critical requests. • Manage orders with dedicated suppliers according to GE policies and sustain their business relationships. • Meet the best contractual conditions, manage commercial problems, and schedule changes while also ensuring internal customer satisfaction. • Support commercial supplier on-boarding, and work with Supplier Quality for product qualification. • Balance both tactical execution with strategic initiatives necessary to drive cost reduction. • Uses judgment to make decisions or solve moderately complex tasks (e.g. finding alternative materials, meeting Project timelines, Cost outs, and so on). • Assist during supplier performance reviews, and advise functional managers regarding projects, processes, and procedures. • Seek continuous improvement and contribute to projects as a team member, lead and/or adopt best practices. • Develop awareness of manufacturing processes and improve product knowledge.

• Define and execute negotiation terms for the procurement of goods, services, and supplies. • Implement and drive Supply Chain strategies and sourcing initiatives to meet company goals. • Set sourcing goals and ensure suppliers meet acceptable service levels and performance standards. • Negotiate and administer contracts with suppliers, vendors, and other partners. • Conduct financial analysis by evaluating price proposals, financial reports, and relevant data to ensure competitive pricing. • Evaluate suppliers' capabilities, quality, reliability, and competitiveness to ensure alignment with company standards. • Research and identify potential suppliers to meet company requirements for price, quality, timing, and reliability.

• Develop Category Strategy plans following 7 step strategic sourcing methodology and use appropriate support tools to drive results and deliver savings • Ensuring all procurement services are met for the assigned Ashland business units, plants, labs, and / or facilities • Negotiate, implement, and manage strategic contracts to ensure optimum cost and reliable supply • Identify and lead opportunities for cost savings, better efficiency, and other areas of improvement; recommend and/or implement policy or process changes, as appropriate • Develop and deploy supply risk assessment and mitigation programs to ensure business continuity • Manage the full vendor lifecycle, including supplier identification, due diligence, qualification trials,, contracting and operational and performance reviews, including resolving operational issues related to supply challenges • Facilitating RFP / RFQ / RFI and preparing Coupa sourcing / bidding events according to engineering specifications and / or business requirements • Conducting bid analysis with a cross functional team and awarding based on internal team consensus • Lead cross-functional global teams • Develop and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers driving optimized value through strategic relationship management program • Representing as Corporate Agent: Ensuring Regulatory Compliance and Corporate Policies are enforced • Ensuring strict compliance to Ashland’s Zero Incident Culture and Responsible Care Guidelines