
Services Business Operations Leader, North East Africa
Job Description
Job Description Summary
The Service Business Operations Leader will drive business processes and own the wing-to-wing P&L for GE HealthCare Services, Northeast Africa. He/she will work cross-functionally to drive first class service contract process execution, data accuracy, billing excellence and P&L productivity.Job Description
Business & Financial Management
- Own and drive the Services P&L for the NEA region, including revenue execution, cost control, and productivity initiatives
- Identify, execute, and track P&L improvement initiatives in collaboration with local and regional stakeholders
- Provide financial and operational analytics to support revenue growth, cost optimization, and informed decision‑making
- Support Finance during month‑end, quarter‑end, and year‑end closing activities
Contract & Billing Operations
- Oversee customer contract lifecycle management in Service ERPs, including contract creation, modification, renewals, and terminations
- Ensure timely, accurate billing for contract and time‑and‑materials services
- Actively support cash collection efforts through resolution of invoicing disputes in coordination with Finance, Service Sales, and Field Service teams
Data Quality & Process Excellence
- Drive high standards of data integrity across Installed Base, Contracts, Warranty, and related service systems
- Own and execute Service End‑of‑Life (EOL) processes
- Monitor and improve key service KPIs, ensuring operational discipline and performance excellence
- Ensure full compliance with quality, audit, and regulatory requirements
Customer & Commercial Support
- Maintain accountability for profitability
- Provide service agreement and time‑and‑materials program management
- Support sales campaigns, contract renewals, new service agreements, and proposal development
Leadership & Collaboration
- Lead and develop a team with direct people management responsibility, including staffing, performance management, and capability development
- Collaborate cross‑functionally with Service, Sales, Finance, Parts, Repair, and Transactional teams
- Interface regularly with the EAGM Business Operations team to share best practices and drive continuous improvement
- Act as a subject‑matter resource for colleagues, mentoring less‑experienced team members and leading low‑to‑moderate complexity initiatives
Qualifications/ Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in business or related field of study
- Minimum 8 years of progressive work experience in a business environment
- Proven leadership skills including the ability to motivate cross-functional teams to achieve business goals
- Experience in team management
- Demonstrated ability to challenge the status quo and drive process improvement
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills: Ability to clearly link financial results to operational performance drivers, generate alternatives and drive positive change
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems
- Strong oral and written communication skills. Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems. Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs. Established project management skills.
Additional Information
Relocation Assistance Provided: No