TMS Product Manager – Transportation & Logistics Strategy

Business Needs Inc; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Undocked in Atlanta, GA seeks an experienced WMS Product Manager to lead the strategy, roadmap, and delivery of enterprise TMS capabilities. You will partner with operations, engineering, and logistics leaders to drive scalable transportation solutions.

The role requires deep knowledge of TMS platforms, strong backlog ownership, and the ability to translate business needs into actionable features and metrics. This is a high-impact, cross-functional position.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Product Management, Product Ownership, Business Analysis, or Supply Chain Technology.
• Hands-on experience with an enterprise Transportation Management System (TMS) such as Manhattan TMS, Oracle OTM, Blue Yonder TMS, SAP TM, MercuryGate, or similar platforms.
• Strong understanding of transportation and logistics operations including shipment planning, carrier management, routing, freight optimization, tendering, execution, tracking, and freight settlement.
• Proven experience managing product roadmaps, Agile backlogs, feature prioritization, and release planning.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for Transportation Management System (TMS) capabilities, aligning with business objectives and transportation operations.
• Partner with transportation operations, logistics leadership, carriers, and business stakeholders to identify opportunities for process improvements, cost optimization, automation, and product innovation.
• Gather, analyze, and prioritize business requirements, translating them into product features, user stories, and functional specifications.
• Own and manage the TMS product backlog, ensuring priorities are aligned with customer needs, business value, and technical objectives.
• Collaborate closely with engineering, solution architecture, QA, and implementation teams throughout the Agile product development lifecycle.
• Lead backlog refinement, sprint planning, feature prioritization, user acceptance testing, and release planning activities.
• Drive enhancements across core transportation processes including shipment planning, carrier selection, load building, route optimization, freight rating, tendering, execution, tracking, freight settlement, and transportation analytics.
• Partner with integration teams to ensure seamless connectivity between the TMS and enterprise applications such as OMS, WMS, ERP, carrier networks, EDI, APIs, and third-party logistics (3PL) providers.
• Define product success metrics, monitor transportation KPIs, and leverage customer feedback and operational insights to continuously improve product capabilities.
• Act as the primary product owner and subject matter expert for TMS initiatives while communicating product vision, roadmap, and delivery progress to executive stakeholders.

Skills

WMS

Product Management

Transportation Management System (TMS)

Agile / Scrum

Stakeholder Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Manhattan TMS

Oracle OTM

Blue Yonder TMS

SAP TM

MercuryGate

Job description

Undocked in Atlanta, GA seeks an experienced WMS Product Manager to lead the strategy, roadmap, and delivery of enterprise TMS capabilities. You will partner with operations, engineering, and logistics leaders to drive scalable transportation solutions.

The role requires deep knowledge of TMS platforms, strong backlog ownership, and the ability to translate business needs into actionable features and metrics. This is a high-impact, cross-functional position.