Hybrid Transportation Operations Project Manager

Expeditors; Ellenwood (GA); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Paid vacation

401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with (e

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Job summary

Expeditors is seeking a Transportation Project Manager to work with logistics leads, define roadmaps, and manage operations to deliver on ESC program objectives. You will build customer relationships, coordinate with planners, forwarders and suppliers, review designs, monitor milestones, and present executive-ready reports to stakeholders, while applying a structured project management approach.

Travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years in supply chain, heavy haulage, sea freight, and large-scale air freight projects.
• 3+ years in operations management or project management.
• 3+ years owning stakeholder management and facilitation.
• Strong knowledge of large-scale construction methodologies and planning.
• Understanding of data center infrastructure, system, equipment, including power and cooling.
• Familiarity with regulations and requirements specific to data center construction shipments.

Responsibilities

• Build customer relationship and provide excellent customer service, understanding their needs and goals.
• Identify and address issues that impact customer satisfaction and improve customer experience.
• Serve as the main point of contact for customer queries/problems regarding ESC.
• Build and present executive ready presentations and written reports to major stakeholders.
• Lead project calls discussing progress, risks, challenges and ultimately facilitate decision-making.
• Communicate key operational milestones to all key stakeholders and drive alignment.
• Review engineering design drawings and align within project scope.
• Work with planners and PM’s and create plans to support preplanning and on time delivery.
• Own information gathering and evaluate restrictions and regulatory requirements that impact supply chain.
• Monitor operations and coordinate with forwarders and suppliers for on time delivery.
• Proactively identify and developing mitigation strategies for risks and logistics impacts.
• Maintain and report project metrics specific to on-time delivery, safety, quality, spend, and savings globally.
• Monitor and report on supplier and forwarder performance to agreed SLO’s, risk and priorities.
• Ensure projects follow the proper project management life cycle and include proper documentation such as project charters, documentation for public consumption, technical and end-user documentation, document storage and controls.
• Organizes and manages project activities across vendors, carriers, factories, contract manufacturers
• Conduct post-implementation reviews (i.e., evaluate performance against defined project goals)
• Analyze late orders and or damages and provide root cause analysis
• Support RFI/RFQ processes and benchmarking
• Manage regional and local transportation matters as they arise and as required by the customer
• Collaborate with ESC project team to build consistency in all processes and procedures
• Stay up to date with the latest trends, benchmarks, best practices and advancements in supply chain, including emerging tools, techniques and best practices and apply new knowledge to improve processes

Skills

Stakeholder management

Operations management

Project management

Logistics coordination

Data center shipments

Risk management

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Expeditors is seeking a Transportation Project Manager to work with logistics leads, define roadmaps, and manage operations to deliver on ESC program objectives. You will build customer relationships, coordinate with planners, forwarders and suppliers, review designs, monitor milestones, and present executive-ready reports to stakeholders, while applying a structured project management approach.

Travel may be required.