Strategic Logistics Leader in Remote, British Columbia

GE Vernova

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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.

Job Description

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).

Responsibilities:

1. Supply Chain Strategy & Optimization

  • Develop and execute logistics strategies that align with overall business goals.

  • Optimize transportation, warehousing, and distribution networks to improve efficiency and reduce costs.

  • Implement Lean, Six Sigma, and digitalization to enhance supply chain performance.

2. Supplier & Carrier Management

  • Build and maintain strong partnerships with key logistics providers to ensure service reliability and cost efficiency.

  • Develop dual-source strategies to mitigate risks and enhance supply chain resilience.

  • Negotiate contracts and performance metrics (KPIs) to drive accountability.

3. Cost & Efficiency Management

  • Drive cost-out initiatives to improve EBITDA and working capital .

  • Reduce lead times and optimize freight spend through route optimization, modal shifts, and network design .

  • Implement Duty & Tariff strategies to maximize savings and compliance.

4. Risk & Resilience Management

  • Identify and mitigate logistics risks, including geopolitical, economic, and natural disaster impacts.

  • Develop contingency plans for critical supply chain disruptions.

  • Ensure compliance with trade regulations, customs requirements, and ESG policies.

5. Digital Transformation & Analytics

  • Leverage AI, IoT, and data analytics for real-time visibility and predictive decision-making.

  • Utilize KPIs and dashboards to monitor logistics performance and identify continuous improvement opportunities.

6. Cross-functional Collaboration & Leadership

  • Work closely with procurement, operations, finance, and commercial teams to align logistics strategies with business priorities.

  • Benchmark high-performing logistics teams.

  • Foster a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence

The Strategic Logistics Leader will:

  • Ensure that for a given tender/project all internal units and external suppliers involved in the tender/project will be effectively managed in order to provide the best execution in terms of cost, quality and delivery.

  • Be responsible for ensuring that competitive transport quotations as well as firming, cost solidity and risks are documented and delivered to the tender manager based on the bid timeline in order to win orders. It is important to ensure that the costs delivered will allow the project to execute the project within budget or below budget.

  • Ensures proper schedule cycles are included in tenders for transportation to ensure successfully execution of projects once awarded.

  • Develops project and logistics strategies to optimize total landed costs and transportation cycles

  • Ensures complete robust Contracts and SOWs are put in place to mitigate risks, drive cost reductions and maintain cycle

  • Works closely with the project planning to establish proper schedules for delivery of materials/documentation

  • Supports the logistics providers claim processing working closely with contract management

Requirements:

  • Bachelors Degree in Logistics or equivalent degree

  • Minimum 10 years of experience in major Project Logistics Management

  • Ability and willingness to travel domestic & internationally 10% of the time. Must comply with all relevant company travel and tax policies

Desired Characteristics:

  • Managed and led complex projects and have extensive knowledge of supply chains

  • Knowledge of ultra-heavy/dimensional and multi-modal transportation

  • Knowledgeable of custom procedures

  • Knowledgeable of the transport of Dangerous Goods (Annual training/certification required)

  • Flexible with travels

  • Effective oral and written communication skills at all levels of the organization

  • Ability to develop a strategy and drive execution in a matrixed environment

  • Customer focused with experience communicating with external customers

  • Demonstrated ability to lead and drive significant change with establishing and driving effective operating rhythms

  • Deep negotiation expertise

  • Strong leadership skills

  • Great quantitative and analytical skills

  • Proven project management skills with the ability to handle multiple tasks and deliver results on time and in budget

  • Ability to establish and maintain an operating budget

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

The salary range for this position is 98,400.00 – 131,200.00 USD Annual. The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidate’s experience, their education, and the work location. In addition, this position is eligible for a performance bonus. 98,400.00 – 131,200.00 – 164,000.00 USD Annual

Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach, a 24/7 nurse-based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and paid time-off for vacation or illness.

General Electric Company, Ropcor, Inc., their successors, and in some cases their affiliates, each sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs (i.e., is a “Sponsor”). Each Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace, or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a Sponsor’s welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.

Projected Close Out: March 1st, 2025


Responsabilités :

1. Stratégie et optimisation de la chaîne d’approvisionnement

Développer et exécuter des stratégies logistiques qui correspondent aux objectifs commerciaux globaux.

Optimisez les réseaux de transport, d’entreposage et de distribution pour améliorer l’efficacité et réduire les coûts.

Mettez en œuvre Lean, Six Sigma et la numérisation pour améliorer les performances de la chaîne d’approvisionnement.

2. Gestion des fournisseurs et des transporteurs

Établir et entretenir des partenariats solides avec les principaux fournisseurs de logistique pour garantir la fiabilité du service et la rentabilité.

Développer des stratégies à double source pour atténuer les risques et améliorer la résilience de la chaîne d’approvisionnement.

Négociez des contrats et des indicateurs de performance (KPI) pour favoriser la responsabilisation.

3. Gestion des coûts et de l’efficacité

Mener des initiatives de réduction des coûts pour améliorer l’EBITDA et le fonds de roulement.

Réduisez les délais de livraison et optimisez les dépenses de fret grâce à l’optimisation des itinéraires, aux transferts modaux et à la conception du réseau.

Mettre en œuvre des stratégies de droits et tarifs pour maximiser les économies et la conformité.

4. Gestion des risques et de la résilience

Identifiez et atténuez les risques logistiques, y compris les impacts des catastrophes géopolitiques, économiques et naturelles.

Élaborer des plans d’urgence en cas de perturbations critiques de la chaîne d’approvisionnement.

Assurer le respect des réglementations commerciales, des exigences douanières et des politiques ESG.

5. Transformation numérique et analyses

Tirez parti de l’IA, de l’IoT et de l’analyse des données pour une visibilité en temps réel et une prise de décision prédictive.

Utilisez des KPI et des tableaux de bord pour surveiller les performances logistiques et identifier les opportunités d’amélioration continue.

6. Collaboration et leadership interfonctionnels

Travailler en étroite collaboration avec les équipes d’approvisionnement, d’exploitation, financières et commerciales pour aligner les stratégies logistiques sur les priorités de l’entreprise.

Comparez les équipes logistiques performantes.

Favoriser une culture d’amélioration continue et d’excellence opérationnelle

Le leader de la logistique stratégique :

  • Veiller à ce que pour un appel d’offres/projet donné, toutes les unités internes et fournisseurs externes impliqués dans l’appel d’offres/projet seront gérés efficacement afin de fournir la meilleure exécution en termes de coût, de qualité et de livraison.

  • Être responsable de veiller à ce que les devis de transport compétitifs ainsi que la fermeté, la solidité des coûts et les risques soient documentés et fournis au gestionnaire d’appel d’offres en fonction du calendrier de l’offre afin de remporter les commandes. Il est important de s’assurer que les coûts fournis permettront au projet d’exécuter le projet dans les limites du budget ou en dessous du budget.

  • S’assure que des cycles de calendrier appropriés sont inclus dans les offres de transport afin de garantir la réussite de l’exécution des projets une fois attribués.

  • Développe des stratégies de projet et de logistique pour optimiser les coûts totaux au débarquement et les cycles de transport

  • S’assure que des contrats et des SOW complets et robustes sont mis en place pour atténuer les risques, générer des réductions de coûts et maintenir le cycle.

  • Travailler en étroite collaboration avec la planification du projet pour établir des calendriers appropriés pour la livraison des matériaux/documentations

  • Prend en charge le traitement des réclamations des prestataires logistiques en travaillant en étroite collaboration avec la gestion des contrats

Exigences:

  • Baccalauréat en logistique ou diplôme équivalent

  • Minimum 10 ans d’expérience en gestion logistique de projets majeurs

  • Capacité et volonté de voyager au niveau national et international 10 % du temps. Doit se conformer à toutes les politiques de voyage et fiscales pertinentes de l’entreprise

Caractéristiques souhaitées :

  • Géré et dirigé des projets complexes et possède une connaissance approfondie des chaînes d’approvisionnement

  • Connaissance du transport ultra-lourd/dimensionnel et multimodal

  • Connaissance des procédures douanières

  • Connaissance du transport de marchandises dangereuses (Formation/certification annuelle requise)

  • Flexible avec les voyages

  • Compétences efficaces en communication orale et écrite à tous les niveaux de l’organisation

  • Capacité à développer une stratégie et à piloter son exécution dans un environnement matriciel

  • Axé sur le client et expérience en communication avec des clients externes

  • Capacité démontrée à diriger et à conduire des changements importants en établissant et en conduisant des rythmes opérationnels efficaces

  • Expertise approfondie en négociation

  • Solides compétences en leadership

  • Grandes compétences quantitatives et analytiques

  • Compétences avérées en gestion de projet avec la capacité de gérer plusieurs tâches et de fournir des résultats dans les délais et dans les limites du budget

  • Capacité à établir et à maintenir un budget de fonctionnement

GE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Vernova is an Equal Opportunity Employer (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights_10_20.pdf) . 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: Yes

#LI-Remote – This is a remote position

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.


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