Job Description
**DESCRIPTION**
We are seeking a **Project Manager – Logistics** who will serve as a **Subject Matter Expert (SME)** in the warehousing function, playing a pivotal role in leading business process analysis, gathering and translating business requirements, and applying deep expertise in **Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)** to deliver effective and scalable system solutions.
This role is essential in **bridging the gap between business operations and IT** , ensuring that warehousing projects are successfully delivered and aligned with strategic business goals and system capabilities. The ideal candidate will be a proactive leader with strong functional expertise in logistics and warehousing operations and a proven ability to leverage WMS platforms such as **Blue Yonder** or **Red Prairie** to solve complex business challenges and drive operational excellence.
The Project Manager – Logistics partners with business stakeholders and IT teams to ensure successful project completion, aligning business processes with system solutions, driving process improvements, and ensuring quality delivery throughout the project lifecycle.
**Key Responsibilities**
+ Serve as a **Subject Matter Expert (SME)** in logistics and warehousing, aligning business processes with system processes and driving best practices.
+ Lead multiple logistics and warehousing projects from initiation to completion, ensuring delivery within defined scope, timeline, and budget.
+ Act as a **liaison between Business and IT** to capture business processes, gather requirements, and support the rollout of business and system solutions.
+ Collaborate with business stakeholders to establish requirements, define system solutions, and coordinate testing, training, and change management to deliver desired business outcomes.
+ Participate and contribute to project planning sessions with internal stakeholders to define project objectives, deliverables, and performance metrics.
+ Maintain clear project tasks, identify milestones, and monitor progress against goals and KPIs.
+ Identify, track, and resolve project issues, risks, and dependencies; implement effective mitigation strategies.
+ Use quality tools and data analysis to identify areas of concern, evaluate alternatives, and apply motivational techniques to support organizational change.
+ Contribute to solution design by applying understanding of business flow and system capabilities.
+ Ensure quality delivery and adoption of system solutions such as **Blue Yonder** , **Red Prairie WMS** , or equivalent platforms, aligned with business capabilities.
+ Develop comprehensive test cases, conduct user acceptance testing (UAT), and facilitate user training sessions to ensure smooth implementation.
+ Manage and guide project team members, ensuring project documentation is complete, accurate, and up to date.
+ Monitor and communicate project status, risks, progress, and key milestones to stakeholders and senior leadership.
+ Coach and mentor team members through various stages of the project; provide constructive feedback to support skill and career development.
+ Capture and share lessons learned, leveraging prior experiences to enhance project outcomes and institutional knowledge.
+ Foster strong stakeholder engagement, ensuring alignment with organizational strategies and operational goals.
**RESPONSIBILITIES**
**Skills and Competencies:**
+ **Change Management & Stakeholder Management:** Ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels.
+ **Strategic Thinking & Analytical Problem-Solving:** Ability to analyze complex problems and develop practical solutions.
+ **Leadership & Decision-Making:** Strong capability to lead cross-functional teams and make timely decisions.
+ **Effective Communication:** Ability to communicate clearly across multi-modal channels to varied audiences.
+ **Project Management Expertise:** Skilled in scope, schedule, resource, risk, and issue management using recommended tools and processes.
+ **Financial Acumen:** Ability to interpret financial indicators to drive better business decisions.
+ **Business Insight & Customer Focus:** Understanding of the business, market, and customer needs to drive results.
+ **Adaptability & Managing Complexity:** Ability to make sense of complex, high-volume, and sometimes contradictory information.
+ **Values Differences:** Recognizes and leverages diverse perspectives and cultures.
**Experience:**
+ Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in the warehousing function and WMS systems.
+ Experience in agile project delivery environments is preferred.
+ Prior experience leading teams and managing projects with moderate to high complexity.
**QUALIFICATIONS**
**Qualifications:**
+ Bachelor’s degree required; MBA preferred. - in Supply Chain or Engineering Sector.
+ Relevant project management certifications (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2) are a plus
+ Demonstrated competence in warehousing and logistics functions, including hands-on experience with WMS systems (Blue Yonder, Red Prairie, or equivalent).
+ Proven track record in project management, including intermediate to advanced experience managing teams and projects.
+ this role is Hybrid.
**Job** Logistics
**Organization** Cummins Inc.
**Role Category** Off-site Remote
**Job Type** Exempt - Experienced
**ReqID** 2420753
**Relocation Package** No
**100% On-Site** No
We are seeking a **Project Manager – Logistics** who will serve as a **Subject Matter Expert (SME)** in the warehousing function, playing a pivotal role in leading business process analysis, gathering and translating business requirements, and applying deep expertise in **Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)** to deliver effective and scalable system solutions.
This role is essential in **bridging the gap between business operations and IT** , ensuring that warehousing projects are successfully delivered and aligned with strategic business goals and system capabilities. The ideal candidate will be a proactive leader with strong functional expertise in logistics and warehousing operations and a proven ability to leverage WMS platforms such as **Blue Yonder** or **Red Prairie** to solve complex business challenges and drive operational excellence.
The Project Manager – Logistics partners with business stakeholders and IT teams to ensure successful project completion, aligning business processes with system solutions, driving process improvements, and ensuring quality delivery throughout the project lifecycle.
**Key Responsibilities**
+ Serve as a **Subject Matter Expert (SME)** in logistics and warehousing, aligning business processes with system processes and driving best practices.
+ Lead multiple logistics and warehousing projects from initiation to completion, ensuring delivery within defined scope, timeline, and budget.
+ Act as a **liaison between Business and IT** to capture business processes, gather requirements, and support the rollout of business and system solutions.
+ Collaborate with business stakeholders to establish requirements, define system solutions, and coordinate testing, training, and change management to deliver desired business outcomes.
+ Participate and contribute to project planning sessions with internal stakeholders to define project objectives, deliverables, and performance metrics.
+ Maintain clear project tasks, identify milestones, and monitor progress against goals and KPIs.
+ Identify, track, and resolve project issues, risks, and dependencies; implement effective mitigation strategies.
+ Use quality tools and data analysis to identify areas of concern, evaluate alternatives, and apply motivational techniques to support organizational change.
+ Contribute to solution design by applying understanding of business flow and system capabilities.
+ Ensure quality delivery and adoption of system solutions such as **Blue Yonder** , **Red Prairie WMS** , or equivalent platforms, aligned with business capabilities.
+ Develop comprehensive test cases, conduct user acceptance testing (UAT), and facilitate user training sessions to ensure smooth implementation.
+ Manage and guide project team members, ensuring project documentation is complete, accurate, and up to date.
+ Monitor and communicate project status, risks, progress, and key milestones to stakeholders and senior leadership.
+ Coach and mentor team members through various stages of the project; provide constructive feedback to support skill and career development.
+ Capture and share lessons learned, leveraging prior experiences to enhance project outcomes and institutional knowledge.
+ Foster strong stakeholder engagement, ensuring alignment with organizational strategies and operational goals.
**RESPONSIBILITIES**
**Skills and Competencies:**
+ **Change Management & Stakeholder Management:** Ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels.
+ **Strategic Thinking & Analytical Problem-Solving:** Ability to analyze complex problems and develop practical solutions.
+ **Leadership & Decision-Making:** Strong capability to lead cross-functional teams and make timely decisions.
+ **Effective Communication:** Ability to communicate clearly across multi-modal channels to varied audiences.
+ **Project Management Expertise:** Skilled in scope, schedule, resource, risk, and issue management using recommended tools and processes.
+ **Financial Acumen:** Ability to interpret financial indicators to drive better business decisions.
+ **Business Insight & Customer Focus:** Understanding of the business, market, and customer needs to drive results.
+ **Adaptability & Managing Complexity:** Ability to make sense of complex, high-volume, and sometimes contradictory information.
+ **Values Differences:** Recognizes and leverages diverse perspectives and cultures.
**Experience:**
+ Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in the warehousing function and WMS systems.
+ Experience in agile project delivery environments is preferred.
+ Prior experience leading teams and managing projects with moderate to high complexity.
**QUALIFICATIONS**
**Qualifications:**
+ Bachelor’s degree required; MBA preferred. - in Supply Chain or Engineering Sector.
+ Relevant project management certifications (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2) are a plus
+ Demonstrated competence in warehousing and logistics functions, including hands-on experience with WMS systems (Blue Yonder, Red Prairie, or equivalent).
+ Proven track record in project management, including intermediate to advanced experience managing teams and projects.
+ this role is Hybrid.
**Job** Logistics
**Organization** Cummins Inc.
**Role Category** Off-site Remote
**Job Type** Exempt - Experienced
**ReqID** 2420753
**Relocation Package** No
**100% On-Site** No
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