Project Procurement & Logistics Manager

GE Vernova is focused on leading a new era of energy by electrifying the world and working to decarbonize it. They are seeking a Project Procurement & Logistics Manager who will coordinate all sourcing, procurement, and logistics activities for a portfolio of projects, ensuring on-time delivery, quality, and cost management.

Responsibilities:

• Owning quality, costs (as negotiated by sourcing) and on time delivery of the material and services for the Project
• Co-owning the Engineering Procurement Plan for the scope, where applicable
• Work with cross functional teams like Engineering, Sourcing to ensure the on-time delivery of documents (drawings, quotations, etc.) required to be obtained from suppliers
• Owning the budget related to material and monitoring the budget
• Establishes the procurement schedule and periodic progress monitoring
• Coordinate to ensure the on-time issuance of purchase requisitions in the respective system to ensure timely placement of POs
• Follows up timely closure of NCPs related to suppliers
• Supports Sourcing in obtaining technical specifications from engineering on-time
• Participates in and/or initiates periodic project meetings with the participation of quality, lead engineering, planning, logistics, project engineering manager etc. and generates notes/actions from these meetings and follows up on the actions
• Regularly reviews the fulfilment of suppliers against all contractual requirements in regard to customs and duties with the support of the required functions
• Oversees claim management with the suppliers in coordination with Commodity leader/Buyer of the project
• Responsible for reporting monthly progress, supplier claims and project cost summary
• Regularly updates suppliers’ cash out & project milestone recognition related to procurement
• Represents procurement in Project meetings internally and externally, if applicable
• Ensures invoices are released in accordance with the process in place
• Supports compliance with the Quality and EHS rules as applicable to the sourcing function
• Supports the PPL in fulfilling the overall project targets and works in alignment

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in EPC project in heavy industrial sector (preferably thigh voltage power generation and transmission)
• Ability and willingness to travel domestic & internationally 20% of the time. Must comply with all relevant company travel and tax policies
• Experience as Project Manager, Tender Project Manager, Senior Purchasing Manager, Senior Sourcing Manager or Sales Project Manager
• Good understanding of legal/contractual aspects of an EPC contract
• Risk management knowledge. Ability to work efficiently in cross-functional teams
• Good communicator and teamwork capability
• Negotiation skills either with supplier base or with customers
• General knowledge of purchasing standards, policies, procedures, and Sourcing management
• Ability to coach & develop team members. Accountability, resilience, autonomy, and leadership
• Decision making, problem solving, ability to independently resolve issues with difficult suppliers
• Basics in scheduling/planning of large and complex projects
• Technical knowledge of products purchased and power plant familiarity