Logistics Operations leader

Summary Are you ready to see your future take flight? At GE Aerospace, we are advancing aviation technologies for today and tomorrow. Your work will contribute to the production of advanced jet engines, components, and integrated systems that power commercial and military aircraft. You’ll be part of a team that embraces your drive, your curiosity, and your unique ideas and perspectives. Most importantly, you’ll share in our pride and purpose that affects the lives of millions around the world! The Logistics Operations Leader acts as a strategic right hand to the Logistics General Manager, coordinating logistics, freight, customs, and transformation initiatives across functions. The role combines operations knowledge, project coordination, business analytics, and AI-enabled problem solving to translate priorities into clear plans, actions, and measurable outcomes. This leader will help identify and advance opportunities to use AI and digital tools to improve visibility, decision-making, process efficiency, and execution across logistics operations. It is primarily a cross-functional coordination role, not a direct people or day-to-day operations management role.

Roles and Responsibilities Strategic & Operational Coordination Translate leadership priorities into executable plans by defining workstreams, owners, timelines, and success measures, and tracking progress to closure. Coordinate operating rhythms, including staff meetings, reviews, and standups, with responsibility for agenda setting, content preparation, meeting notes, and action follow-up. Act as a central connector across logistics , freight , customs , planning, sourcing, manufacturing, finance , and digital teams to ensure alignment and execution. Provide decision support through structured analyses, insights, and recommendations on logistics , freight , customs , operational performance, and risk. Logistics, Freight & Customs Support Support logistics execution oversight across inbound, outbound, and internal material flows, ensuring performance issues are surfaced and owned by the appropriate teams. Coordinate freight sourcing and execution activities, partnering with sourcing and transportation teams to align on carrier selection, service levels, and performance reviews. Coordinate customs and trade-related activities with internal experts and external brokers to support compliant and timely import/export operations . Support inventory accuracy initiatives, including coordination of cycle counting and physical inventory activities with site teams. Ensure adherence to safety, environmental, and trade compliance requirements by coordinating with functional owners and tracking closure of findings and actions. Identify opportunities to apply AI , automation , and digital tools to improve shipment visibility, exception management, customs documentation workflows, reporting speed, and operational decision-making. Projects, Analytics & Continuous Improvement Coordinate key projects such as material flow improvements, freight optimization, customs process enhancements, digital tool deployment, and AI -enabled workflow improvements by organizing milestones, actions, and reviews. Use visual collaboration tools such as Miro to map processes, facilitate problem-solving workshops, and communicate complex flows clearly. Run analytics work on logistics , freight , and customs performance, including extracting and cleansing large data sets, performing trend and root-cause analysis, and turning data into clear insights and recommendations. Design and maintain dashboards and reports using spreadsheets, BI tools, visualization platforms, and AI -enabled reporting tools to provide ongoing visibility to KPIs, project benefits, and risk areas for leadership and stakeholders. Model business cases for logistics and freight initiatives, quantifying cost, savings, and risk scenarios; partner with finance to validate assumptions, track benefits, and