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DHL Supply Chain

Project Lead (Transportation Management Systems)

DHL Supply Chain, Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43224

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This range is provided by DHL Supply Chain. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Would you like to join the Logistics Company for the World? Have you often wondered how products get from point A to point B? DHL Supply Chain does just that. Become an essential part of everyday life, by contributing to an organization that is Connecting People and Improving Lives. If you have a passion for people, a desire to problem-solve, and eagerness to pursue continuous improvement opportunities… we look forward to exploring career possibilities with you!

Base pay range $85,000.00/yr - $120,000.00/yr

Required Education and Experience

Experience in Logistics / Supply Chain industry highly desirable. TMS (Transportation Management System) implementation and/or OTM (Oracle Transportation Management) experience, required

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Management Information Systems or related field, required

Minimum 5 years’ experience in an IT environment, preferably in a project leadership or application development role – large company experience, preferred.

Minimum 2 years in an IT project leadership role. Direct and successful accountability for project budgets and time-lines. Experience of system design, development, or integration projects (packaged and custom solutions), preferred

Experience in the use of project management/planning software, required

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, preferred

Job Description Must Have: TMS implementation project leadership experience

Big Plus: MercuryGate and/or OTM

Project Planning / Administration / Delivery Oversee the development of project and resource plans and validate that all significant plans are optimized with regards to schedule and personnel. Communicate commitment dates to project stakeholders.

Project Scope management Develops and maintains project documentation, which includes creating the project charter, project schedule and major milestones, and issues list, establishing work plan, budget, roles/responsibilities and key deliverables. Identifies and obtains commitments from required resources and works with project team through completion of project by sustaining cohesiveness and continual progress to the project work processes. Facilitates the execution of the project in its agreed-upon scope/time/cost baseline and reports variances/deviations.

Assists in executing formal reviews on project status and team performance. Promotes client involvement and assures project meets customer requirements.

Identifies and quantifies the project risk. Develops contingency plan.

Assists in development of Business Unit IT team’s response to customer RFP / RFI / RFQ’s for business opportunities; speak to departmental capabilities to meet proposed schedules and start-up timelines; act as a Business Unit IT representative.

Provide project budget/financial management for all projects. Deliver projects on‑time and on‑budget. Implement effective project change management progress so scope changes are understood and accounted for in project financial reports. Assist operations team in understanding and transition of ongoing IT expenses into operational budget.

Our Organization has a business casual environment and focuses on teamwork, associate development, training, and continuous improvement. We offer competitive wages, excellent affordable insurance benefits (including health, dental, vision and life), 401K plan, paid vacation and holidays.

Our Organization is an equal opportunity employer.

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