Commercial Operations Specialist

GE Vernova; Wisconsin; Remote; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a ComOps Specialist to drive operational excellence and enhance the efficiency of bid and customer-facing teams. In this remote role, you will support transactional deal processes, lead improvements in operations, and conduct training for Sales teams. Your expertise in risk mitigation and contract negotiation will be crucial in ensuring better customer outcomes while maintaining compliance. If you are passionate about driving change and improving processes in a dynamic environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Professional development

Challenging careers

Competitive compensation

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in Sales and Risk Mitigation required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business or Engineering is essential.

Responsibilities

• Drive operational excellence and support ITO teams across NAM.
• Lead process improvements and training for Sales teams.

Skills

Sales & Risk Mitigation

LEAN tools

Procurement knowledge

Contract negotiation

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Tools

Dashboards

Job description

Job Description Summary

The ComOps Specialist drives operational excellence across the BL-region NAM, by (i) supporting the ITO teams and (ii) a strong Risk Review processes, and by (iii) engaging in complex negotiations, to grow capabilities & efficiency of bid and customer facing teams to enhance competitive-ness in all markets. The role drives change through adaption, improved rigor & quality of deal making and -closing to ensure better customer outcomes while protecting the company.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities

• Provides NAM transactional deal support through R-process and Policy 5.0, helping with risk-screening / red-lining, preparation for Deal Desks, RAM assessments esp. the development of mitigation plans, obtaining approvals, etc.
• Together with ComOps Leader operates Go! & Deal Desk 1-4 for PT-region, to ensure proper usage and documentation of agreed action to ultimately enable faster decision making.
• Leads opportunities for improvement of processes and tools in ComOps organization such as optimized operating rhythms, structures, etc. to make the NAM ComOps organization more efficient and effective.
• Takes corrective action, based on LEAN tools, via post-mortem, win-loss analysis & customer feedback, to support world-class offer quality.
• Monitor and eliminate pending RAM decisions by utilizing/developing respective dashboards and driving adaption, follow-up with approvers to ensure timely decisions, and improvement action.
• Conducts training to grow knowledge and expertise of Sales teams and esp. Bid Managers, and provides insights and input for the development of new contract-risk/Ts&Cs training modules.
• Runs Sales self-assessment activity to identify team’s large pain points/ areas for improvement (example: Insurance, Cyber Security, etc.).
• Interfaces with all functions such as Sales, Tendering, Legal, Finance & Operations, and also with other GS BLs to optimize sales solutions.
• Maintains knowledge of market trends & actions, customer requirements, and customer base and understands local particularities of sub-markets across region.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business or Engineering discipline.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in Sales & Risk Mitigation.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 20% domestically.

Desired Characteristics

• Strong knowledge of Procurement & Frame Agreement & Subcontract terms.

Additional Information

GE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Vernova is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

GE Vernova will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

#LI-Remote - This is a remote position.