Commercial Manager - Complex Projects

Job Description Summary

The Commercial Manager (CM) drives functional and operational Commercial Intensity and Policy 5.0 rigor for assigned deal opportunities. The CM will manage the quoting, proposal generation, contract negotiation, risk management and ITO-OTR turnover processes for all assigned deal opportunities of the assigned segment and sub-region.
In this role you will be responsible for work that is less defined in scope and have the understanding and experience to execute business objectives, be involved in short-term and long-term planning and contribute to the overall business strategy.

Job Description

• Work as a key member of the region and/or sub-region Inquiry To Order (“ITO”) team in support of achieving the region’s and/or sub-region’s commitments, orders, sales, cash, operating profit, and margin targets for the applicable segment.
• Working with the region and/or sub-region Sales, Operations, and functional teams, lead the ITO proposal generation and contract formation process for Gas/Gen/CC Steam/HRSG projects across the Tx Services / Upgrades / CS and MMP ExW and Master Terms and Conditions segment with the intent of developing winning strategies to leverage successful deal closures while ensuring compliance with established guidelines for the Policy 5.0 risk management process and the advance release process.
• Responsible for all aspects of ITO contract creation, including proposal development, risk management and mitigation, specification compliance, scope development, transactional pricing, customer negotiations, customer communications and issue resolution.
• Be responsible for effectively driving the proposal and contract ITO processes to develop scope, cost, risk, and market / value pricing strategy for an assigned deal opportunity to provide technical and commercial solutions meeting both customer and GE’s requirements and business goals. This effort requires collaborating with the respective sales, operations, and other functional teams during the deal development and review process to ensure that all technical risk points, risk mitigation, and business risk acceptance levels are properly incorporated into the development of the opportunity scope, cost, strategy, and actual proposal / contract language
• Prepare and lead the HQ/Regional/Sub-Regional/Deal Team Policy 5.0 review process in co-ordination with the applicable Commercial Director, subject matter experts, approvers, and functional teams.
• Be responsible for driving and coordinating ITO process compliance and metrics across assigned deal opportunities with special emphasis on Policy 5.0 requirements, proposal and contract completeness, timeliness, and quality, and the effectiveness and efficiency of the ITO-OTR (Inquiry To Order - Order To Remittance) handover process. Drive proposal throughput, yield, cost, efficiency, and individual productivity.
• Continuously seek to refine ITO processes across the business segment, with special emphasis on simplification opportunities to drive speed, waste reduction, and commercial intensity.
• Lead/champion region simplification projects to improve the ITO process. Represent Regional Commercial Ops team in support of Regional and Global driven workouts.
• Ensure process adherence to all government-contracting requirements with minimal support from GE legal resources.
• Be responsible for exercising Commercial Manager deviation and signature authority within the parameters of the Power Services Policy 5.0 Process and Signature Authority Matrix.
• Enforce order-booking requirements and drive an improved OTR turnover process to ensure proper control of contract flow-down requirements.
• Be responsible for reducing cost-of-quality issues arising from inaccurate or poor scope definition, costing, or contract drafting during the ITO process and inadequate handovers during the ITO-OTR handover and advance release process for assigned deal opportunities.
• Be responsible for developing personal commercial, and technical skill sets to enable further personal ITO processes empowerment, simplification, and speed. Mentor new Commercial & Sales Managers/Commercial Leadership Program members on the ITO processes during their rotations with Commercial Operations.
• Support and present training to fellow commercial managers on relevant business subjects or processes.

ITO Metrics:

• Orders, Sales, Margin%, Operating Profit, and Cash
• Price enhancement
• Policy 5.0 Compliance
• R1 Responsiveness

Throughput of On-time quality proposals

• Cost of quality
• Hit / win rate

Basic requirements

• Engineering, business, technical (or equivalent) degree from a 4-year educational institution.
• Min. of 5 yrs of experience in Sales/Commercial Operations within the Power Equipment

Desired qualifications

• Recent Experience with Large Complex Gas Turbine Upgrades Projects such as .05 FTF Replacement and 7F.04-200 Upgrades
• Experience within both the Multi-Year Contractual and Transactional Services businesses
• Experience managing large complex deals with multi-functional interactions. Ability to prioritize and manage multiple individual and team responsibilities for multiple complex projects.
• Capability to communicate with high-level management
• Excellent technical and/or commercial writing and reading comprehension skills.

For candidates applying to a Canadian-based position, the pay range for this position is between $ 109,000.00 and $148,000.00 CAD.

The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set.

Bonus eligibility: 20% sales incentive bonus.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

- This is a remote positionFor candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $108,600.00 and $181,000.00. The Company pays a geographic differential of 110%, 120% or 130% of salary in certain areas. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set.Bonus eligibility: sales incentive.This posting is expected to remain open for at least seven days after it was posted on June 12, 2026.Available benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, 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 Vernova 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 financial planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability benefits, life insurance, 12 paid holidays, and permissive time off.GE Vernova Inc. or its affiliates (collectively or individually, “GE Vernova”) sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs GE Vernova 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 welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.

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