Logistics Portfolio Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Lead the strategy for transportation, sourcing, governance, resource planning, and logistics execution across a designated portfolio of both domestic and international projects.

• Assist ITO Project Logistics Leads with logistics concepts, budgetary freight estimates, transportation timelines, sourcing strategies, risk assessments, and tender assumptions.

• Evaluate and challenge logistics solutions for commercial viability, operational practicality, and compliance with project execution requirements.

• Transition logistics strategies, budgets, schedules, assumptions, risks, and contractual obligations from ITO to OTR post-project award.

• Maintain oversight at the portfolio level concerning logistics execution, project priorities, supplier performance, transportation capacity, costs, schedules, risks, and resources until final delivery.

• Directly manage and develop Project Logistics Managers, Logistics Specialists, and Logistics Coordinators.

• Strategically plan resources, balance workloads, mentor employees, manage performance, enhance capabilities, and prepare for succession planning.

• Establish portfolio priorities, governance reviews, escalation protocols, operating rhythms, and performance expectations.

• Formulate transportation sourcing strategies across the portfolio by consolidating shipment demands from various projects.

• Supervise RFQs, carrier bid evaluations, commercial assessments, supplier risk analyses, negotiations, Statements of Work, purchase orders, and contract performance.

• Collaborate with teams in Commercial, Project Management, Engineering, Sourcing, Procurement, Manufacturing, Customs and Trade Compliance, Finance, Site Operations, and Corporate Logistics.

• Conduct or assist in logistics feasibility assessments, transportation evaluations, supplier readiness reviews, and operational inspections.

• Track logistics costs, schedules, risks, supplier performance, readiness for execution, budgets, forecasts, milestones, and KPIs.

• Address complex issues related to transportation, suppliers, capacity, commercial matters, contractual obligations, and project escalations.

• Develop carrier networks and strategic sourcing programs for specialized project cargo, heavy haul, superloads, oversized cargo, breakbulk, rail, ocean, and multimodal transportation.

• Promote cost optimization, reduction of freight spending, demand consolidation, risk management, contingency planning, and resilience in the supply chain.

• Assist with the implementation of Transportation Management Systems, ensuring visibility of shipments, logistics technology, reporting, analytics, and digital transformation.

• Standardize logistics processes, templates, planning tools, governance practices, KPIs, and operational reporting.

• Champion continuous improvement and cross-functional process enhancements.

• Travel occasionally both domestically and internationally for supplier evaluations, feasibility reviews, transportation planning, readiness assessments, fabrication facilities, ports, warehouses, rail facilities, and project job sites.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.

• At least 10–12 years of progressive experience in project logistics, transportation, supply chain, or a related area.

• Proven experience in people leadership, with direct responsibility for employee performance, development, workload management, and resource allocation.

• Experience in supporting large-scale industrial, infrastructure, energy, utility, data center, or capital project environments.

• Experience in managing domestic and international multimodal transportation activities.

• Demonstrated experience with transportation sourcing, carrier negotiations, contract development, supplier management, and logistics execution.

• Experience managing multiple complex projects or portfolios with competing priorities, risks, and resource needs.

• Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally as required for business and project needs.

• Strong knowledge of heavy haul, superloads, oversized cargo, breakbulk ocean, rail, port operations, and multimodal transportation.

• Familiarity with customs procedures, international trade compliance, Incoterms, import and export requirements, and dangerous goods transportation.

• Experience in developing transportation strategies, carrier networks, sourcing programs, logistics budgets, and project execution plans.

• Proven capability to formulate strategy and drive execution within a complex, matrixed organization.

• Established ability to lead teams, manage performance, develop talent, and allocate resources across multiple projects and priorities.

• Demonstrated capacity to lead organizational change, establish operating rhythms, and promote continuous improvement initiatives.

• Strong commercial acumen with experience in reviewing logistics budgets, estimates, bids, contracts, and supplier proposals.

• Excellent negotiation, analytical, quantitative, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.

• Effective written and verbal communication skills, capable of influencing stakeholders at all organizational levels.

• Proven project and portfolio management abilities, with a track record of managing multiple priorities and delivering results within budget and schedule constraints.

• Strong customer focus and experience in supporting both internal and external stakeholders.

• Ability to establish, manage, forecast, and maintain operational and project logistics budgets.

• Legally authorized to work in the United States.

• Successful completion of a drug screen, if applicable.

🏝️ Benefits

• Discretionary annual bonus.

• Coverage for medical, dental, vision, and prescription drugs.

• Access to a Health Coach and a 24/7 nurse-based resource.

• Employee Assistance Program offering 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling, and referral services.

• GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan.

• Tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions.

• Company contributions to retirement plans.

• Resources and financial planning consultants through Fidelity.

• Tuition assistance available.

• Adoption assistance provided.

• Paid parental leave.

• Disability benefits.

• Life insurance coverage.

• 12 paid holidays.

• Permissive time off.

• Opportunities for professional development.

• Relocation assistance is not provided.