Strategic Logistics Leader

About the position The Strategic Logistics Leader 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

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

• 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.

Nice-to-haves

• 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.

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• prescription drug coverage
• access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource
• access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services
• GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions
• access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants
• tuition assistance
• adoption assistance
• paid parental leave
• disability benefits
• life insurance
• 12 paid holidays
• permissive time off

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