Director, Project Delivery

DPDHL; Mechanicsburg (Cumberland County); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

Health, dental, vision, life insurance

401K plan

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

DHL Supply Chain North America is seeking a Director of Project Delivery to lead a team of project and program managers, drive Ops Excellence, and align regional practices with global standards. You will hire, train, and mentor staff and ensure delivery excellence across the unit.

The role requires 10+ years in project management or related field, 5+ years of people leadership, and 10+ years in logistics or manufacturing.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience within Project Management or related field.
• 5+ years of experience people management
• 10+ years of experience in logistics, operations management or manufacturing

Responsibilities

• Develop project manager team skills in DePICT methodology and Planview.
• Mentor and develop direct report talent.
• Operate as escalation point for all projects within assigned business unit and drive to a solution.
• Project prioritization and resource management to meet client deliverables.
• Lead proposals from early stage to delivery.

Skills

People management

Risk management

Executive communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Planview system

DePICT methodology

Job description

Provide regional leadership for PMO governance and Project Delivery excellence, ensuring regional practices remain aligned with global standards, requirements, and governance expectations. Own the continued development and deployment of PMO disciplines across the region, including governance, audit readiness and support, training, standardization, and continuous improvement. Lead regional O2D workshops and ongoing capability-building activities, equipping Project Delivery teams with the skills, tools, and consistent ways of working required to strengthen execution and advance overall delivery maturity.

Director, Project Delivery

Would you like to join the Logistics Company for the World? DHL Supply Chain is just that.

Become an essential part of everyday life, by contributing to an organization that is Connecting People and Improving Lives. If you have a passion for people, a desire to problem-solve, and eagerness to pursue continuous improvement opportunities… we look forward to exploring career possibilities with you!

Job Description

As a member of the North America Project Delivery Leadership team, the Director, Project Delivery will:

• Hire, train and manage a team of Project and Program Managers who are responsible for the planning and execution of projects from low to medium to high complexity.
• Deliver the Ops Excellence and Project Delivery strategies through all startup activity inside of North America
• Own and drive the project delivery strategy through assigned business unit
• Collaborative, broad thinker with strong problem solving capabilities

Responsibilities

• Develop project manager team skills in DePICT methodology, Planview system and sales to delivery process
• Mentor and develop direct report talent
• Operate as escalation point for all projects inside of assigned business unit and drive to a solution
• Project prioritization within assigned business unit and in collaboration with peers
• Resource management - project manager assignment, ensuring skill set matches the project requirement to meet the clients’ deliverables and sector business needs
• Leadership of assigned business unit projects, starting from the early stages of proposal development through delivery to potentially include proposals
• Perform risk reviews through Project Assurance for assigned business unit launches
• Stay informed on all BU projects to ensure proper reporting, customer management and risk mitigation
• Perform all necessary executive reporting
• Ability to effectively engage, guide, challenge and direct at an executive level with assigned BU leadership team
• Ability to represent, engage and drive regional, strategic and global projects through DHL Supply Chain
• Ability to work and guide a team through a matrix based organization
• Educate and challenge direct reports and business unit team to ensure projects can deliver operational and financial measures outlined in business cases
• Ability to effectively represent Project Management competency and capability in the early stages for leads and proposal development for assigned business unit opportunities

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelors degree, required
• 10+ years of experience within Project Management or related field, required
• 5+ years of experience people managements, required
• 10+ years of experience in logistics, operations management or manufacturing environment

Our Organization has a business casual environment and focuses on teamwork, associate development, training, and continuous improvement.

• We offer competitive wages, excellent affordable insurance benefits (including health, dental, vision and life), 401K plan, paid vacation and holidays.

Our Organization is an equal opportunity employer.