Logistics Portfolio Manager

GE Vernova, Inc.; Kentucky; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

GE Vernova, Inc. is seeking a Logistics Portfolio Manager to lead transportation strategy, sourcing, governance, and logistics execution across a diverse portfolio of domestic and international projects.

The role partners with ITO OT leads to develop concepts, budgets, schedules, and risk assessments while driving commercially competitive and feasible logistics solutions. The position directs Project Logistics Managers, Logistics Specialists, and Logistics Coordinators, focusing on resource

Qualifications

• Experience leading project logistics teams and coordinating cross-functional stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of transportation mode optimization and cost control.
• Ability to develop and review budgets, schedules, and risk assessments.

Responsibilities

• Directly lead and develop Project Logistics Managers, Logistics Specialists, and Logistics Coordinators.
• Manage performance, development, workload, priorities, and resource allocation across the logistics organization.
• Provide coaching, mentoring, and succession planning for direct-report logistics personnel.
• Assign logistics resources based on project complexity, risk, schedule, workload, and customer requirements.
• Establish portfolio priorities and ensure adequate logistics support throughout the project lifecycle.
• Monitor team capacity and address resource constraints and gaps.
• Establish operating rhythms and governance reviews.

Skills

Logistics leadership

Transportation strategy

Budget planning

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Logistics or Supply Chain

Tools

RFQ development

Carrier bid analysis

Job description

Job Description Summary

The Logistics Portfolio Manager is responsible for leading transportation strategy, sourcing, governance, resource planning, and logistics execution across an assigned portfolio of domestic and international projects.

Job Description Summary

The Logistics Portfolio Manager is responsible for leading transportation strategy, sourcing, governance, resource planning, and logistics execution across an assigned portfolio of domestic and international projects. This role supports the ITO Project Logistics Leads in developing logistics concepts, budgetary freight estimates, transportation schedules, sourcing strategies, risk assessments, and tender assumptions. The Logistics Portfolio Manager reviews and challenges proposed logistics solutions to help ensure they are commercially competitive, operationally feasible, and aligned with project execution requirements. Following project award, the Logistics Portfolio Manager ensures the effective transition of logistics strategies, budgets, schedules, assumptions, risks, and contractual commitments from Inquiry-to-Order (ITO) to Order-to-Remittance (OTR). The role maintains portfolio-level oversight of logistics execution, project priorities, supplier performance, transportation capacity, cost, schedule, risk, and resource requirements through final delivery. The Logistics Portfolio Manager directly leads and develops the Project Logistics Managers, Logistics Specialists, and Logistics Coordinators assigned to the portfolio. These positions report directly to the Logistics Portfolio Manager. People-leadership responsibilities include resource planning, workload balancing, coaching, performance management, capability development, talent planning, and succession planning. The Logistics Portfolio Manager develops portfolio-wide transportation sourcing strategies by consolidating shipment demand across multiple projects to optimize capacity, leverage buying power, improve cost competitiveness, and strengthen the carrier network. The role oversees transportation procurement activities, including RFQ development, carrier bid analysis, commercial evaluation, supplier capability and risk assessment, negotiations, Statements of Work, purchase orders, and contract performance. The position partners closely with Commercial, Project Management, Engineering, Sourcing, Procurement, Manufacturing, Customs and Trade Compliance, Finance, Site Operations, Corporate Logistics, and other key stakeholders to align logistics activities with customer commitments and business objectives. Periodic domestic and international travel is required to support supplier assessments, logistics feasibility reviews, transportation planning, execution-readiness evaluations, and visits to fabrication facilities, ports, warehouses, rail facilities, and project jobsites.

Job Description

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Portfolio Leadership and People Management
• Directly lead and develop the Project Logistics Managers, Logistics Specialists, and Logistics Coordinators assigned to the portfolio.
• Manage employee performance, development, workload, priorities, and resource allocation across the assigned logistics organization.
• Provide coaching, mentoring, performance feedback, development planning, and succession planning for direct-report logistics personnel.
• Assign logistics resources based on project complexity, risk, schedule, workload, customer requirements, and required technical expertise.
• Establish portfolio priorities and ensure adequate logistics support is available throughout the project lifecycle.
• Monitor team capacity and proactively address resource constraints, capability gaps, and competing project priorities.
• Establish operating rhythms, governance reviews,