Project Logistics Strategy Manager

GE Vernova

Project Logistics Strategy Manager focusing on supply chain efficiency and cost optimization in logistics operations for GE Vernova. Leading long-term strategy and innovation while ensuring customer satisfaction and resilience in the supply chain.

Posted 6/24/2026full-time🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide leadership and oversight to ITO Logistics Specialists responsible for developing Level 1 logistics concepts, budgetary freight estimates, transportation schedules, and tender logistics assumptions.
Review, challenge, and approve logistics plans, freight estimates, schedules, and risk assessments to ensure solutions are commercially competitive, operationally feasible, and executable.
Establish logistics estimating methodologies, transportation planning standards, and governance processes supporting tender activities.
Support Commercial teams by ensuring logistics solutions align with customer requirements, project schedules, and business objectives.
Partner with Project Execution teams to validate final shipment scope, transportation requirements, delivery schedules, and logistics execution requirements following project award.
Consolidate transportation demand across multiple projects to develop portfolio sourcing strategies that optimize capacity, leverage buying power, and improve cost competitiveness.
Develop and issue RFQs to carriers, freight forwarders, and logistics service providers supporting domestic and international transportation requirements.
Conduct bid tab analyses, commercial evaluations, and carrier assessments, including capability reviews, risk evaluations, and cost comparisons.
Develop transportation recommendations for review and approval by Logistics Leadership and assigned Project Logistics Managers.
Negotiate transportation rates, service agreements, and commercial terms with carriers and logistics providers.
Ensure transportation assumptions, schedules, and logistics requirements are aligned with project execution objectives.
Support development of transportation execution frameworks and handover documentation supporting transition to Logistics Operations teams.
Coordinate with Project Logistics Managers and Logistics Operations teams to ensure successful transportation award and execution readiness.
Support supplier qualification activities and execution readiness reviews prior to transportation contract award.
Conduct logistics feasibility reviews, transportation assessments, and operational evaluations supporting project execution planning.
Partner with Corporate Logistics and Sourcing teams to expand and strengthen strategic carrier and freight forwarder networks.
Identify, evaluate, and onboard transportation providers supporting specialized project cargo, heavy haul, over-dimensional, breakbulk, and multimodal transportation requirements.
Monitor transportation market conditions, capacity trends, and industry developments to support sourcing and procurement strategies.
Establish long-term transportation sourcing strategies focused on capacity assurance, service reliability, and cost competitiveness.
Drive transportation cost optimization and freight spend reduction initiatives.
Identify and mitigate transportation, customs, supplier, and supply chain risks.
Develop contingency plans supporting transportation continuity and execution reliability.
Monitor and report on key logistics performance indicators, including freight spend, carrier performance, on-time delivery, transit times, lead times, and service levels.
Support data-driven decision-making through performance reporting and analytics.
Support TMS, logistics technology, shipment visibility, and digital transformation initiatives.
Utilize reporting and analytics tools to improve logistics planning, transportation sourcing, and procurement decisions.
Establish collaboration and feedback loops with Logistics Operations teams (OTR) to capture lessons learned and improve future sourcing and planning activities.
Support standardization of logistics processes, planning tools, governance practices, and operational reporting.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on execution readiness, operational efficiency, and supply chain resilience.
Partner with Commercial, Engineering, Sourcing, Procurement, Project Management, Corporate Logistics, and Logistics Operations teams to align logistics activities with business objectives.
Provide leadership, coaching, mentoring, and development support to ITO Logistics Specialists.
Support development of standardized logistics governance, KPI management, operational reporting, and best practices across logistics functions.
Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, customer focus, and continuous improvement.
Support organizational change management initiatives and cross-functional process improvements.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s Degree in Logistics, Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or related field.
Minimum of 10–12 years of experience in Project Logistics, Transportation, or Supply Chain roles.
Experience supporting large-scale industrial, infrastructure, energy, or capital project environments.
Experience managing domestic and international multimodal transportation operations.
Strong knowledge of heavy haul, super loads, over-dimensional, breakbulk, and multimodal transportation operations.
Knowledge of customs procedures, international trade compliance, and Dangerous Goods transportation requirements.
Experience developing logistics strategies, carrier networks, and transportation sourcing solutions.
Ability to develop strategy and drive execution within a matrixed organization.
Demonstrated ability to lead change, establish operating rhythms, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
Strong customer focus with experience supporting internal and external stakeholders.
Strong negotiation, analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills.
Effective oral and written communication skills across all organizational levels.
Proven project management skills with ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results on time and within budget.
Strong leadership skills with ability to support and develop logistics personnel.
Flexible ability to travel based on business and project requirements.

Benefits

Comp & perks

No relocation assistance provided

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Hard Skills & Tools

logistics conceptsbudgetary freight estimatestransportation scheduleslogistics estimating methodologiesRFQsbid tab analysestransportation recommendationsnegotiation of transportation rateslogistics feasibility reviewsperformance reporting

Soft Skills

leadershipcoachingmentoringcustomer focusnegotiationanalytical skillsproblem-solvingeffective communicationproject managementcontinuous improvement