Job Description Summary

The Project Logistics Strategy Manager plays a critical role in driving efficiency, cost optimization, and resilience in the supply chain in ITO and OTR. Your responsibilities extend beyond daily operations to long-term strategy, innovation, and risk management.

A strategic logistics leader is not just about moving goods from point A to B; they are a key driver of business profitability, customer satisfaction, and supply chain resilience.

Responsibilities

Job Description

Essential Functions/ Responsibilities

The key roles and responsibilities include:

ITO Logistics Leadership & Governance

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.

Transportation Procurement & Carrier Management

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.

Support development of Statements of Work (SOWs), purchase orders, and transportation contracts

Execution Readiness & Logistics Transition

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.

Carrier Network Development & Strategic Sourcing

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.

Cost Optimization, Risk Management & Performance

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.

Digital Tools, Analytics & Continuous Improvement

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.

Cross-Functional Leadership

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.

Qualifications/Requirements

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.

Desired Characteristics

Experience supporting large-scale energy, utility, data center, or infrastructure program environments involving high transportation spend and complex project execution requirements.

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.

Ability to establish, manage, and maintain operational and project budgets.

Flexible ability to travel based on business and project requirements.

We deliver integrated project solutions to enable large scale electrification and support our customer needs.

About Us

Come bring your energy to change the world!

Grid Solutions, part of the GE Vernova portfolio of energy businesses, serves customers globally with over 12,000 employees. Grid Solutions provides equipment, systems, and services to bring power reliably and efficiently from the point of generation to end power consumers. We electrify the world with advanced grid technologies and accelerate the energy transition.

GE Vernova, a dynamic accelerator comprised of our Power, Renewable Energy, Digital and Energy Financial Services businesses, is focused on leading a new era of energy - electrifying the world while simultaneously working to decarbonize it.

If you are ready to make a difference and usher in a new era of energy, come join us.

Why We Come To Work

Grid Solutions is serving customers globally with over 20,000 employees in around 80 countries. Grid Solutions equips 90% of power utilities worldwide to bring power reliably and efficiently from the point of generation to the end power consumers. Grid Solutions offers advanced products and services ranging from power electronics, high voltage equipment, automation & protection, software solutions to projects & services. As part of Projects & Service, GS provides Turnkey Projects & Consulting, Electrical Balance of Plant, HV substations and maintenance & asset management. Currently GS has a $8B backlog (11,000 projects).

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

This is a remote position