Contract Logistics Project Expert Eastern Europe

American President Lines; Warszawa; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical care

Life insurance

Job summary

CEVA Logistics EE is seeking a Contract Logistics Project Expert to lead complex implementations across Eastern Europe. You will coordinate stakeholder engagement, define scope and changes, and manage budgets to ensure on-time delivery and satisfaction.

The role requires a university degree in logistics or transport, 10+ years of project management experience in logistics, and travel across the Eastern European region. Strong English, governance, and planning skills are essential.

Qualifications

• University degree in Logistics or Transportation.
• More than 10 years of project management experience within contract logistics or production companies.
• Knowledge of project management methodologies such as PRINCE2 and/or PMI.
• Willingness to travel for business across Eastern Europe.

Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee complex implementation projects at EE cluster and country levels, ensuring stakeholder alignment, governance, communication, and customer engagement throughout the project lifecycle.
• Define and document project scope and changes, assess impacts on timelines, resources, operations, and budgets.
• Manage project financial performance, including costs and investments, ensuring adherence to budgets.
• Partner with Business Development on opportunities, forecasting and customer presentations to support sales outcomes.
• Define and monitor KPIs, communicate status, and drive issue resolution and escalation as needed.
• Drive best practices in project delivery, governance, and risk management, and continuously improve methodologies.
• Ensure allocation and utilization of people and resources to deliver commitments and address escalations.
• Collaborate with Procurement, Finance, IT, Solution Design, and other workstreams for alignment on objectives and outcomes.
• Champion corporate policies and governance frameworks, ensuring compliance and organizational adoption.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Budget management

English proficiency

Willingness to travel

PRINCE2/PMI knowledge

Education

University degree in Logistics or Transportation

Tools

None

Job description

Contract Logistics Project Expert Eastern Europe

Warsaw, POL

Full Time

CEVA Logistics provides global supply chain solutions to connect people, products, and providers all around the world. Present in 170+ countries and with more than 110,000 employees spread over 1,500 sites, we are proud to be a Top 5 global 3PL.

We believe that our employees are the key to our success. We want to engage and empower our diverse, global team to co-create value with our customers through our solutions in contract logistics and air, ocean, ground, and finished vehicle transport. That is why CEVA Logistics offers a dynamic and exceptional work environment that fosters personal growth, innovation, and continuous improvement.

At CEVA Logistics, weRise inMotion. Your career is always on the move,growingas fast and as far as your ambition takes you. Join a global team ofnearly 200nationalities, shaping the future of global trade, moving essential goods, forging newpaths, and pushing boundaries to serve an ever-changing world. The pace is fast, the challenges are real, but the rewards are greater: growth, purpose, and thechance to make a meaningful impact. Thisis more than a job.It’sa journey on which you rise.

Contract Logistics Project Expert EE

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

• Manage and oversee complex implementation projects at EE cluster, and country levels, ensuring stakeholder alignment, effective project governance, clear communication, executive reporting, and customer engagement throughout the project lifecycle.
• Establish and maintain effective customer engagement to define, agree and document project scope and scope changes, while proactively assessing and resolving impacts on timelines, resources, operations, and budgets.
• Manage project financial performance, including implementation costs, capital investments, and operational expenditures, ensuring adherence to approved budgets and timely resolution of budget-related issues.
• Partner with Business Development teams on opportunity pursuits, contributing to solution development, project planning, forecasting and customer presentations to support successful sales outcomes and strengthen the company’s market position
• Manage customer expectations through transparent communication, ensuring requirements are met while balancing operational and financial objectives. Define and monitor key performance metrics, communicate project status, and drive issue resolution and escalation management when required
• Drive the adoption of best practices in project delivery, governance, and implementation. Identify, assess, document, and mitigate project risks and issues, while continuously improving methodologies, milestones, feedback mechanisms, and performance measurement processes
• Ensure the effective allocation and utilization of people and resources to deliver project commitments, maintain high quality standards, and address escalated operational or customer concerns
• Collaborate closely with Procurement, Finance, IT, Solution Design, and other key workstreams to ensure alignment on project objectives, solution requirements, and successful implementation outcomes
• Champion the implementation of corporate systems, policies, and governance frameworks, ensuring compliance with company standards, legal requirements, and regulatory obligations while supporting organizational adoption and continuous improvement

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

• University degree in Logistics or Transportation
• More than 10 years of project management experience within contract logistics or production companies
• Understanding of logistics/supply chain operations and related operational and business requirements and best practices.
• Excellent planning, time management, collaboration, decision making, organization, presentation, influencing and negotiating skills.
• Knowledge of project management methodologies such as PRINCE2 and/or PMI.
• Ability to work independently, with strong planning and self-organisation skills.
• Willingness to travel for business purposes as required by projects across the Eastern European region.
• Well-developed interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.
• Good command of the English language.

WHAT DO WE HAVE TO OFFER?

• Interesting, independent job in global organization with multiple development opportunities,
• Friendly work atmosphere & market competitive package (private medical care, life insurance)

ABOUT TOMORROW

We value your professional and personal growth. That’s why we share plenty of career opportunities for you to thrive within CEVA. Join CEVA for a challenging career.

#DareToGrow

As a global organization, and as part of the CMA CGM Group, diversity is critical to our business success; only when we can reflect the cultures, languages, behaviors and local knowledge of our customers, we can succeed. By employing people with different experiences and abilities, we expand our knowledge and increase our creativity and innovation.

Please note: Legitimate CEVA Logistics recruitment processes include communication with candidates through recognized professional networks, such as LinkedIn or via an official company email address: [e-mail]. We recommend that you do not respond to unsolicited business propositions and/or offers from people with whom you are unfamiliar.

Information at a Glance

Rise in motion with CMA CGM Group: where ambition meets opportunity.

Join a global team of nearly 200 nationalities, shaping the future of global trade, moving essential goods, forging newpaths, and pushing boundaries to serve an ever-changing world.

The pace is fast, the challenges are real, but the rewards are greater: growth, purpose, and thechance to make a meaningful impact. Thisis more than a job. It’s a journey on which you rise.