The PPLM serves as the primary interface for the Project Manager or Project Procurement Leader (PPL), coordinating all Sourcing, Procurement, and Logistics activities across a portfolio of projects. They are fully responsible for ensuring procurement commitments are met—including on-time delivery, quality, and cost—in alignment with sourcing team negotiations.
Performance Measurement:
• On time delivery of suppliers performance
• On time placement of POs for the projects
• Execution within budget according to sourcing contracts
• Successful claim management against third partiesJob 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:
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 high voltage electrical construction project environment
Ability and willingness to travel domestic 20% of the time. Must comply with all relevant company travel and tax policies.
Ability to work a flexible work schedule that includes overtime as required.
Desired Characteristics:
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
We deliver integrated project solutions to enable large scale electrification and support our customer needs.
The salary range for this position is 94,600.00 - 126,100.00 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. 94,600.00 - 126,100.00 - 157,700.00 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: October 19th , 2025Additional InformationGE 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
Top Skills
What We Do
GE Vernova is a planned purpose-built company on a mission to electrify the planet while simultaneously working to decarbonize it.
If we want our energy future to be different…we must be different.
Our mission is embedded in our name. We retain our treasured legacy, “GE,” in our name as an enduring and hard-earned badge of quality and ingenuity. “Ver” / “verde” signal Earth’s verdant and lush ecosystems. “Nova,” from the Latin “novus,” nods to a new, innovative era of lower carbon energy that GE Vernova will help deliver.
GE Vernova brings together GE’s portfolio of energy businesses including Power, Wind, Electrification and Digital businesses. With focus, GE Vernova is accelerating the path to more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy, while helping our customers power economies and deliver the electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life.
Together, we have The Energy to Change the World.
Why Work With Us
Join our team, to evolve and grow, surrounded by some of the brightest minds in the industry who help you get better every day. You’ll get the chance to rewrite the rules, work on cutting-edge technology, and be part of a global team for positive change.
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