National Contract Logistics Information Systems Project Manager

National Contract Logistics Information Systems Project Manager | United States | US2153500

Are you thinking about advancing your career with one of the most successful logistics organizations worldwide? Here at Kuehne+Nagel, our Naugatuck is looking for a new National Contract Logistics Information Systems Project Manager to join our Contract Logistics team.

YOUR ROLE

Manage, schedule and control IS/IT project team members and related tasks associated with client implementations and system migrations. Follow formal project management methodologies, ensuring that projects are completed on-time, risk is identified/communicated/managed, project costs are managed within budget, and communications meet internal/client expectations.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage IS team members indirectly based on individual roles and responsibilities, to include both external implementations and internal strategic or change based initiatives.
• Assume role of IS Sub-project stream lead under the direction of the overall Customer Onboarding Project Owner on larger initiatives
• Managed external business partners in terms of delivery, cost, and compliance with SOWs.
• Drive the gathering of customer requirements and partner with Solutions Engineering and IS team members in development of Concept of Operations and solution design.
• Provide effective communications to project team and stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle
• Coordinate meetings with prospects/clients to validate system requirements and specifications relative to product configuration and system integration.
• Oversee the construction, testing, training, implementation and support of system requirements.
• Participate in on-site implementation and client interaction to ensure delivery of business requirements.
• Organize the test plan, training plan, deployment plan, contingency plan, and development of test data and cycles to ensure that all processes identified in the requirements gathering phase will be validated.
• Control of project scope, associated change management, communication and govern risk.
• Manage project based IS/IT budget, including internal and external cost components.
• Provide point of contact for Customer Onboarding, engineering, and Operations relative to customer change management.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES

• Degree in Logistics, Engineering, or Business Management required
• Minimum 5 years of project management experience leading WMS system implementation projects required, experience with JDA/BY or Manhattan .
• Experience in a 3PL environment highly desirable
• PMP certification or similar desired
• Technical experience with WMS systems desired
• Ability to travel 50% during project execution, depending on project phase.
• Proven ability to manage large system implementation teams including external resources.
• Excellent interpersonal, facilitation and communication skills.

GOOD REASON TO JOIN

There has never been a better time to work in logistics. Bring your skills to an industry that offers stability and international career growth. We offer a great compensation and medical/dental benefits package, employee discounts, tuition reimbursement, excellent training programs, and a fun, and interesting global work environment. #LI-[recruiter's job code]

ABOUT KUEHNE+NAGEL

With over 80.000 employees at some 1,300 locations in over 100 countries, the Kuehne+Nagel Group is one of the world's leading logistics companies.

CONTACT

US Talent Acquisition
USA.Talent.Acquisition@Kuehne-Nagel.com