Logistics Portfolio Manager

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

📋 Description

• Oversee the development of transportation strategies, sourcing, governance, resource allocation, and logistics operations for a designated portfolio of domestic and international projects.

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

• Evaluate and challenge logistics solutions for commercial viability, operational practicality, and alignment with project specifications.

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

• Maintain oversight of logistics execution at the portfolio level until final delivery is achieved.

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

• Plan resources, balance workloads, mentor staff, manage performance, enhance capabilities, and strategize succession planning.

• Consolidate shipment demands and formulate transportation sourcing strategies across the entire portfolio.

• Supervise RFQs, carrier bid assessments, commercial evaluations, supplier evaluations, negotiations, Statements of Work, purchase orders, and contracts.

• Monitor logistics costs, schedules, risks, supplier performance, transportation capacity, and resource needs.

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

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

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

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

• Manage logistics budgets, forecasts, actual costs, financial obligations, cost-to-complete, KPIs, and portfolio analytics.

• Support the implementation of Transportation Management Systems, shipment visibility, logistics technology, reporting, and digital transformation projects.

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

• Lead continuous improvement and cross-functional process enhancement initiatives.

• Travel domestically and internationally to facilitate supplier assessments, feasibility reviews, transportation planning, execution-readiness evaluations, and visits to facilities, ports, warehouses, rail, and job sites.

⛳️ Requirements

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

• A minimum of 10–12 years of progressive experience in project logistics, transportation, supply chain, or a similar domain.

• Proven leadership experience, including direct accountability for employee performance, development, workload management, and resource distribution.

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

• Background in managing domestic and international multimodal transportation operations.

• Demonstrated proficiency in transportation sourcing, carrier negotiations, contract development, supplier management, and logistics execution.

• Experience handling multiple complex projects or a project portfolio with competing priorities, risks, and resource needs.

• Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally based on business and project necessities.

• Legally authorized to work in the United States.

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

• Familiarity with customs processes, international trade compliance, Incoterms, import/export regulations, and hazardous materials transportation.

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

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

• Exceptional negotiation, analytical, quantitative, decision-making, and problem-solving capabilities.

• Effective written and verbal communication skills.

• Proven project and portfolio management capabilities.

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

🏝️ Benefits

• Discretionary annual bonus.

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.

• Health Coach from GE Vernova, 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 and retirement contributions.

• Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants available.

• Tuition assistance provided.

• Adoption assistance available.

• Paid parental leave offered.

• Disability benefits included.

• Life insurance coverage.

• 12 paid holidays each year.

• Flexible time off policy.

• Opportunities for professional development.

• No relocation assistance is provided.