Parts Project Manager

Daimler Truck North America; Portland (OR); Hybrid; USD 104,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with match

Paid vacation 4 weeks

13+ holidays

Paid parental leave

Employee assistance program

Healthcare plans

Tuition assistance

Disability plans

Onsite fitness (at some locations)

Job summary

Daimler Truck North America is seeking a leader to drive aftermarket fulfillment, focusing on Direct Ship transportation strategy to improve cost competitiveness, delivery performance, and dealer experience.

You will collaborate with internal teams, suppliers, and dealers to assess performance, develop future-state solutions, and implement changes that enhance efficiency and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience.
• Demonstrated project management and cross-functional leadership experience.
• Experience in transportation, logistics, freight, supply chain, or distribution networks.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to evaluate cost and service tradeoffs.
• Experience developing business cases and translating analysis into actionable recommendations.
• Experience collaborating with external partners, suppliers, carriers, customers, and/or logistics providers.
• Strong communication and influencing skills across operational and leadership audiences.
• Ability to successfully lead change and deliver results in complex, cross-functional environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional initiatives supporting Aftermarket Future Fulfillment Strategy.
• Develop and implement a transportation strategy to optimize Direct Ship channel.
• Analyze transportation networks and cost drivers to identify opportunities.
• Develop business cases that quantify landed cost improvements and tradeoffs.
• Lead initiatives across Purchasing, Supply Chain, Transportation/Logistics, Marketing, Finance, suppliers, and dealers.
• Establish KPIs to measure cost, delivery reliability, and performance.
• Translate complex supply chain challenges into actionable recommendations.
• Drive Future Fulfillment projects from concept through implementation.

Skills

Bachelor's degree

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Transportation

Logistics

Cost-benefit analysis

Communication

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience

Job description

Inside the Role

Inside This Role

The Aftermarket organization has a strong roadmap to drive continued parts sales growth by expanding opportunities with existing customers and reaching new customer segments. To enable this growth, we must evolve our fulfillment capabilities and develop innovative solutions that improve cost competitiveness, delivery performance, and the overall dealer experience.

Posting Information

We provide a scheduled posting end date to assist our candidates with their application planning. While this date reflects our latest plans, it is subject to change, and postings may be extended or removed earlier than expected.

We Take Care of Our Team

Position offers a startingsalary range of $104,000 to $133,000 USD

Pay offered dependent on knowledge, skills, andexperience

Benefits include 401kcompany contribution with company match up to8% as well as non-elective company contribution of3 - 7% depending on age;starting at 4 weeks paidvacation; 13+ calendar holidays;8 weekspaidparental leave; employee assistance program;comprehensive healthcare plans and wellnessprograms; onsite fitness (at some locations); tuitionassistance and volunteer paid time off; short-termand long-term disability plans.

What You Drive

This position will lead cross-functional initiatives supporting our Aftermarket Future Fulfillment Strategy, transforming how we deliver parts to better meet the evolving needs of our dealers and customers.

The primary near-term focus will be to develop and implement a transportation strategy to optimize our Direct Ship channel, improving its cost competitiveness, consistency, reliability, and scalability. This work will create the foundation for our longer-term Direct Fulfillment strategy, expanding how we leverage supplier and network capabilities to deliver parts more efficiently and effectively to our dealers and customers.

The role will bring together internal teams, suppliers, transportation partners, and dealers to assess current performance, identify opportunities, develop future-state solutions, and drive implementation.

• Develop and implement the Direct Ship transportation strategy, balancing cost competitiveness, delivery performance, reliability, and dealer experience.
• Analyze transportation networks and cost drivers to identify opportunities across freight rates, carriers, modes, consolidation, supplier shipping practices, and network design.
• Develop fact-based business cases that quantify total landed cost improvements, service benefits, investment requirements, and tradeoffs.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives across Purchasing, Supply Chain, Transportation/Logistics, Marketing, Sales, Finance, suppliers, and dealers.
• Establish KPIs to measure transportation cost, delivery reliability, transit performance, and overall Direct Ship performance.
• Translate complex supply chain challenges and data into clear recommendations and actionable solutions.
• Lead strategic Future Fulfillment and continuous improvement projects from concept through implementation, delivering against defined targets, milestones, and business outcomes.
• Build alignment with stakeholders and effectively communicate recommendations and progress to leadership.

Knowledge You Should Bring

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience.
• Demonstrated project management and cross-functional leadership experience.
• Experience in transportation, logistics, freight, supply chain, or distribution networks.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to evaluate cost and service tradeoffs.
• Experience developing business cases and translating analysis into actionable recommendations.
• Experience collaborating with external partners, suppliers, carriers, customers, and/or logistics providers.
• Strong communication and influencing skills across operational and leadership audiences.
• Ability to successfully lead change and deliver results in complex, cross-functional environments.

Exceptional Candidates Might Have

• 5-7 years of relevant experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Transportation, Business, Industrial Engineering, Data Science, or a related field.
• Experience developing or optimizing transportation networks, freight strategies, carrier strategies, or transportation sourcing models.
• Knowledge of transportation cost drivers, freight rate structures, mode optimization, consolidation, and carrier performance.
• Experience with Direct Ship, drop-ship, decentralized fulfillment, or supplier-to-customer transportation networks.
• Experience evaluating total landed cost or cost-to-serve across alternative fulfillment models.
• Strong strategic thinking with demonstrated ability to structure ambiguous problems and drive measurable performance improvements.

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Where We Work

This position is open to applicants who can work in (or relocate to) the following location(s)-

Portland, OR US. Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

Schedule Type:

Hybrid (4 days per week in-office / 1 day remote). This schedule builds our #OneTeamBestTeam culture, provides an unparalleled customer experience, and creates innovative solutions through in-person collaboration.

At Daimler Truck North America, we recognize our world is changing faster than ever before. By listening to the needs of today, we're building to solve with cutting-edge solutions in sustainability and future driving technology across electric, hydrogen and autonomous. These solutions, backed by years of innovative success and achievement, continue DTNA's legacy as the undisputed industry leader. Our evolving brand portfolio is second to none, including Freightliner Trucks, Western Star, Demand Detroit, Thomas Built Buses, Freightliner Custom Chassis, and Financial Services. Together, we work as one team towards our envisioned future - building a cleaner, safer and more efficient tomorrow for all.

That is what we are working toward - for all who keep the world moving.

Additional Information

• This position is not open for Visa sponsorship or to existing Visa holders
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work permanently in the country the position is located in at the time of application
• Final candidate must successfully complete a criminal background check
• Final candidate may be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screen
• EEO - Disabled/Veterans

Daimler Truck North America is committed to workforce inclusion and providing an environment where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, age, marital status, family relationship, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression (including transgender and transitioning status), genetic information, or veteran status.

For an accommodation or special assistance with applying for a posted position, please contact our Human Resources department at 503-745-8982 or toll free 800-206-3369. For TTY/TDD enabled call 503-745-2137 or toll free 866-355-6935.