Portfolio Manager – Supply Chain Transformation
Job Title: Portfolio Manager – Supply Chain Transformation (TMO)
Location: Remote (Preferred: Columbus, OH)
Travel Requirement: Remote with bi-weekly travel to Columbus, OH (Tuesday–Thursday onsite preferred, not required)
Contract Duration: 6 months (Strong possibility of extension)
Pay Rate: $120/hour (W-2)
W-2 Option with Benefits: $115/hour with 401(k) match available
Healthcare: ICHRA health benefit option available
Employment Type: W-2 Only (U.S. Citizens only – No visa sponsorship)
Position Summary
NiSource is seeking an experienced Portfolio Manager to support a large-scale Supply Chain Transformation initiative within its Enterprise PMO / Transformation Management Office (TMO). This role will provide portfolio-level oversight across multiple in-flight and planned supply chain initiatives, including warehousing optimization, inventory management, planning and forecasting, and technology enablement.
The Portfolio Manager will bring structure, visibility, and execution discipline to a complex portfolio of work, ensuring leadership has clear line-of-sight into priorities, dependencies, risks, financials, and outcomes. This role is ideal for a hands-on leader who can operate across strategy and execution while partnering closely with initiative leads, finance, IT, and operations.
Key Responsibilities
• Provide portfolio-level governance and oversight across multiple supply chain transformation initiatives
• Establish and maintain portfolio roadmaps, sequencing, and dependency management across programs and projects
• Develop and manage integrated portfolio plans, including milestones, capacity constraints, and delivery risks
• Partner with initiative leads to build and maintain bottoms-up schedules, forecasts, and delivery plans
• Coordinate closely with FP&A and Finance to align financial projections, budgets, and actuals across the portfolio
• Create executive-ready dashboards, KPIs, and reporting to support decision-making and prioritization
• Identify execution gaps, risks, and bottlenecks; drive corrective action plans and escalation as needed
• Support leadership prioritization by evaluating initiatives based on value, readiness, risk, and resource availability
• Ensure consistent use of PMO standards, tools, and governance processes across the portfolio
• Facilitate portfolio reviews, steering committees, and leadership readouts
Required Qualifications
• 10+ years of experience in portfolio management, program management, or large-scale transformation roles
• Proven experience managing enterprise portfolios spanning multiple programs and workstreams
• Strong background in supply chain, operations, logistics, warehousing, or procurement transformations
• Demonstrated ability to build and manage integrated roadmaps, dependency models, and capacity plans
• Experience partnering with Finance / FP&A on forecasting, budgeting, and benefits realization
• Strong executive communication skills with experience presenting to senior leadership
• Expertise with portfolio and project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid)
• Ability to operate in ambiguity and bring structure to complex, fast-moving environments
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience in the energy or utilities industry
• Familiarity with supply chain systems, planning tools, or inventory platforms
• Experience working within an EPMO or Transformation Management Office
• PMP, PgMP, or similar portfolio/program management certification
• Experience with tools such as ServiceNow PPM, JIRA, MS Project, Power BI, or similar
Remote
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Blue Star Partners LLC
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Location: Remote (Preferred: Columbus, OH)
Travel Requirement: Remote with bi-weekly travel to Columbus, OH (Tuesday–Thursday onsite preferred, not required)
Contract Duration: 6 months (Strong possibility of extension)
Pay Rate: $120/hour (W-2)
W-2 Option with Benefits: $115/hour with 401(k) match available
Healthcare: ICHRA health benefit option available
Employment Type: W-2 Only (U.S. Citizens only – No visa sponsorship)
Position Summary
NiSource is seeking an experienced Portfolio Manager to support a large-scale Supply Chain Transformation initiative within its Enterprise PMO / Transformation Management Office (TMO). This role will provide portfolio-level oversight across multiple in-flight and planned supply chain initiatives, including warehousing optimization, inventory management, planning and forecasting, and technology enablement.
The Portfolio Manager will bring structure, visibility, and execution discipline to a complex portfolio of work, ensuring leadership has clear line-of-sight into priorities, dependencies, risks, financials, and outcomes. This role is ideal for a hands-on leader who can operate across strategy and execution while partnering closely with initiative leads, finance, IT, and operations.
Key Responsibilities
• Provide portfolio-level governance and oversight across multiple supply chain transformation initiatives
• Establish and maintain portfolio roadmaps, sequencing, and dependency management across programs and projects
• Develop and manage integrated portfolio plans, including milestones, capacity constraints, and delivery risks
• Partner with initiative leads to build and maintain bottoms-up schedules, forecasts, and delivery plans
• Coordinate closely with FP&A and Finance to align financial projections, budgets, and actuals across the portfolio
• Create executive-ready dashboards, KPIs, and reporting to support decision-making and prioritization
• Identify execution gaps, risks, and bottlenecks; drive corrective action plans and escalation as needed
• Support leadership prioritization by evaluating initiatives based on value, readiness, risk, and resource availability
• Ensure consistent use of PMO standards, tools, and governance processes across the portfolio
• Facilitate portfolio reviews, steering committees, and leadership readouts
Required Qualifications
• 10+ years of experience in portfolio management, program management, or large-scale transformation roles
• Proven experience managing enterprise portfolios spanning multiple programs and workstreams
• Strong background in supply chain, operations, logistics, warehousing, or procurement transformations
• Demonstrated ability to build and manage integrated roadmaps, dependency models, and capacity plans
• Experience partnering with Finance / FP&A on forecasting, budgeting, and benefits realization
• Strong executive communication skills with experience presenting to senior leadership
• Expertise with portfolio and project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid)
• Ability to operate in ambiguity and bring structure to complex, fast-moving environments
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience in the energy or utilities industry
• Familiarity with supply chain systems, planning tools, or inventory platforms
• Experience working within an EPMO or Transformation Management Office
• PMP, PgMP, or similar portfolio/program management certification
• Experience with tools such as ServiceNow PPM, JIRA, MS Project, Power BI, or similar
Remote
About the Company:
Blue Star Partners LLC
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