Global Transformation Project Manager - Supply Chain

The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

DP World in Charlotte, NC seeks an experienced Project Manager – Transformation to lead enterprise-wide initiatives that drive growth, standardize processes, and improve performance across the supply chain. You will influence leaders across Freight Forwarding, Contract Logistics, Ports & Terminals, Technology, Finance, HR, and Operations to deliver aligned outcomes.

The role requires managing complex, matrixed projects with strong change-management skills and a track record of delivering

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field.
• 5+ years of project management experience delivering complex cross-functional initiatives.
• Experience in Transformation, PMO, Continuous Improvement, Strategy Execution, or Business Excellence environment preferred.
• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid). PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent certification preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders across all organizational levels without direct authority.
• Excellent facilitation, communication, presentation, and executive stakeholder management skills.
• Experience using MS Project, Smartsheet, Jira, Asana, or similar project management tools.
• Supply Chain industry experience required; Freight Forwarding, Contract Logistics, and/or Ports & Terminals preferred.
• Bilingual capability is an advantage where required by the business.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end transformation projects from business case through implementation and benefit realization.
• Develop project charters, governance, workplans, milestones, budgets, RAID logs, and communication plans.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to align priorities, remove barriers, and deliver shared business outcomes.
• Facilitate workshops to define current-state processes, future-state operating models, and business requirements.
• Drive organizational change by supporting stakeholder engagement, communications, training, and adoption activities.
• Monitor project health, KPIs, dependencies, risks, and issues; elevate where appropriate.
• Provide regular executive-level reporting on project status, decisions, risks, and value realization.
• Capture lessons learned and embed best practices to support continuous improvement across the Transformation function.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Project management

Facilitation

Change management

Analytical thinking

Communication

Influencing without authority

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering or IT

Tools

MS Project

Smartsheet

Jira

Asana

Job description

DP World in Charlotte, NC seeks an experienced Project Manager – Transformation to lead enterprise-wide initiatives that drive growth, standardize processes, and improve performance across the supply chain. You will influence leaders across Freight Forwarding, Contract Logistics, Ports & Terminals, Technology, Finance, HR, and Operations to deliver aligned outcomes.

The role requires managing complex, matrixed projects with strong change-management skills and a track record of delivering