Logistics Portfolio Manager

Jobtailor; Deutschland; Remote; EUR 90.000 - 140.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Jobtailor is seeking a senior leader to steer transportation strategy across a portfolio of domestic and international projects. You will oversee budgeting, schedules, risk assessments, and vendor selection while developing a high-performing logistics team.

You will collaborate with Commercial, PM, Engineering, Sourcing, Procurement, Manufacturing, Customs and Trade Compliance, and Finance to ensure optimal outcomes and on-time delivery.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, SCM, Business, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 10–12+ years of progressive project logistics or related field.
• Demonstrated people-leadership experience with performance and workload management.
• Experience in large-scale industrial, infrastructure, energy, data-center, or capital projects.
• Experience managing domestic and international multimodal transportation.
• Experience with transportation sourcing, carrier negotiations, contracts, and supplier management.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally.

Aufgaben

• Lead transportation strategy, sourcing, governance, and logistics execution across projects.
• Support ITO Project Logistics Leads with budgets, schedules, risk assessments, and tender assumptions.
• Review logistics solutions for competitiveness and feasibility.
• Transition strategies and commitments from ITO to OTR after award.
• Maintain portfolio-level oversight of logistics execution through delivery.
• Develop and mentor Project Logistics Managers and teams.
• Develop transportation sourcing strategies and RFQs, bids, and contracts.
• Monitor costs, schedules, risks, and supplier performance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Commercial, PM, Engineering, Sourcing, Finance, etc.).
• Travel to support supplier assessments and site visits.

Kenntnisse

People Leadership

Analytical Skills

Problem Solving

Effective Communication

Decision Making

Negotiation

Budgeting

Multimodal Transport

Supply Chain

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, SCM, Business, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Transportation Management System

Logistics Technology

Digital Transformation Tools

Jobbeschreibung

• Lead transportation strategy, sourcing, governance, resource planning, and logistics execution across an assigned portfolio of domestic and international projects
• Support ITO Project Logistics Leads with logistics concepts, budgetary freight estimates, transportation schedules, sourcing strategies, risk assessments, and tender assumptions
• Review and challenge logistics solutions for commercial competitiveness, operational feasibility, and alignment with project requirements
• Transition logistics strategies, budgets, schedules, assumptions, risks, and contractual commitments from ITO to OTR after project award
• Maintain portfolio-level oversight of logistics execution through final delivery
• Directly lead and develop Project Logistics Managers, Logistics Specialists, and Logistics Coordinators
• Plan resources, balance workloads, coach employees, manage performance, develop capabilities, and plan succession
• Consolidate shipment demand and develop portfolio-wide transportation sourcing strategies
• Oversee RFQs, carrier bid analysis, commercial evaluations, supplier assessments, negotiations, Statements of Work, purchase orders, and contracts
• Monitor logistics cost, schedule, risk, supplier performance, transportation capacity, and resource requirements
• Partner with Commercial, Project Management, Engineering, Sourcing, Procurement, Manufacturing, Customs and Trade Compliance, Finance, Site Operations, and Corporate Logistics
• Conduct or support logistics feasibility reviews, supplier-readiness reviews, transportation assessments, and operational evaluations
• Resolve complex transportation, supplier, capacity, commercial, contractual, and project escalations
• Develop carrier networks and strategic sourcing programs for specialized project cargo, heavy haul, superloads, over-dimensional cargo, breakbulk, rail, ocean, and multimodal transportation
• Manage logistics budgets, forecasts, actual costs, financial commitments, cost-to-complete, KPIs, and portfolio analytics
• Support Transportation Management System implementation, shipment visibility, logistics technology, reporting, and digital-transformation initiatives
• Standardize logistics processes, templates, planning tools, governance practices, KPIs, and operational reporting
• Drive continuous-improvement and cross-functional process-improvement initiatives
• Travel domestically and internationally to support supplier assessments, feasibility reviews, transportation planning, execution-readiness evaluations, and facility, port, warehouse, rail, and jobsite visits

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience
• Minimum of 10–12 years of progressive experience in project logistics, transportation, supply chain, or a related field
• Demonstrated people-leadership experience, including direct responsibility for employee performance, development, workload management, and resource allocation
• Experience supporting large-scale industrial, infrastructure, energy, utility, data-center, or capital-project environments
• Experience managing domestic and international multimodal transportation activities
• Demonstrated experience with transportation sourcing, carrier negotiations, contract development, supplier management, and logistics execution
• Experience managing multiple complex projects or a portfolio of projects with competing priorities, risks, and resource requirements
• Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally based on business and project requirements
• Legally authorized to work in the United States
• Strong knowledge of heavy haul, superloads, over-dimensional cargo, breakbulk ocean, rail, port operations, and multimodal transportation
• Knowledge of customs procedures, international trade compliance, Incoterms, import and export requirements, and dangerous‑goods transportation
• Experience developing transportation strategies, carrier networks, sourcing programs, logistics budgets, and project‑execution plans
• Strong commercial judgment and experience reviewing logistics budgets, estimates, bids, contracts, and supplier proposals
• Strong negotiation, analytical, quantitative, decision‑making, and problem‑solving skills
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Proven project and portfolio management skills
• Ability to establish, manage, forecast, and maintain operational and project logistics budgets

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in leading transportation strategy, logistics execution, and project management across domestic and international projects. Proficient in developing sourcing strategies, managing logistics budgets, and ensuring compliance with customs and trade regulations.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Project Logistics Management
• Transportation Sourcing
• Carrier Negotiations
• Logistics Budget Management
• Multimodal Transportation

Hard Skills

• Logistics Strategy Development
• Transportation Scheduling
• Risk Assessment
• Supplier Management
• Contract Development
• Logistics Execution
• Budget Forecasting
• KPI Management
• Customs Compliance
• Heavy Haul Transportation

Soft Skills

• People Leadership
• Analytical Skills
• Problem‑Solving
• Effective Communication
• Decision‑Making

Industry Keywords

• Supply Chain Management
• International Trade Compliance
• Incoterms
• Breakbulk Transportation
• Project Portfolio Management

Tools & Technologies

• Transportation Management System
• Logistics Technology
• Digital Transformation Tools