Project Manager Operations Excellence

DH; Mechanicsburg (Cumberland County); On-site; USD 85,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Prescription

Discounted Stock Purchase

General Bonus Plan

Generous PTO

Job summary

DHL Supply Chain is seeking a Project Manager to lead medium to large, high‑risk projects across the North America growth agenda. You will drive on‑time, on‑budget delivery while coordinating with multiple teams and functions to realize business value.

The role emphasizes de‑risking opportunities, governance, and cost management, with a focus on scalable, repeatable project delivery and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or 7+ years in project management or operations.
• PMI PMP certification preferred.
• 5+ years in a manufacturing operations environment.
• 5+ years in supply chain.
• 5+ years of production / operations management experience.

Responsibilities

• Manages medium to large start-up projects with significant risk and complexity.
• De-risks new business opportunities through execution.
• Delivers upon promises to customers and shareholders.
• Ensures deployment of Supply Chain standards and practices in new operations.
• Implements strategic initiatives and budgets.
• Drives risk/issue identification, tracking, escalation and resolution.
• Leads Steering Team meetings for alignment.
• Develops robust Cutover Plans including Operational, Systemic and Customer activities.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

PMI PMP certification

Job description

The Project Manger OE role has a national salary range of $85,000- $150,000.

DHL Supply Chain offers multiple benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription, Discounted Stock Purchase, General Bonus Plan and a generous PTO policy.

Are you an innovative thinker who can easily prioritize and communicate key points quickly? Do you want to have a direct impact on customers and the overall business strategy? Do you enjoy managing multiple projects at the same time with the responsibility to keep them on-time and on-budget? Do you feel that your skills of thinking outside the box and working across multiple teams, functions, etc. are in need of a new home?

If so, DHL Supply Chain has the opportunity for you.

Job Description

In support of the North America growth agenda, the Project Manager will:

• Manages the implementation of medium to large new business start-up and other business projects with significant risk and complexity
• De-risks new business opportunities through to execution
• Manages start-ups to deliver upon promises to our customer and shareholders
• Assures Supply Chain culture, standards & business practices are deployed in new operations
• Implement strategic initiatives
• Manage overall planning, control, status reporting, stability and delivery of medium to large projects with high risk and/or complexity
• Ensure sales to delivery requirements are met for startups, to ensure successful delivery
• Establish and manage scope to ensure business case realization, including Deviation to Plan post go live
• Drive risk/ issue identification, tracking, escalation and resolution
• Manage the budget and resolve spending issues
• Manage communication and escalation at all levels of the organization
• Deliver best practice project documentation
• Provide support to the sales / bid management process, upon request
• Manage project performance against business cases
• Identify project resource requirements
• Implement previous lessons learned and drive continuous improvement
• Lead, drive and challenge the project team
• Facilitate Steering Team meetings to ensure senior team awareness and alignment
• Develop and execute robust Cutover Plans, which include all Operational, Systemic and Customer activities
• Prepare for and participate in Project Assurance Reviews
• Facilitate Lessons Learned and Project Assurance Reviews for Small – Medium projects that are led by others

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree or 7+ years of experience within project management or operations related field, required
• Professional project management certification e.g.-PMI PMP, preferred
• 5+ years of experience in a manufacturing operations environment, preferred
• 5+ years of experience in supply chain, preferred
• 5+ years of production / operations management experience, preferred

Our Organization is an equal opportunity employer.