6 Month Contract Travel: up to 25% - estimated as 1 week/month in Charlotte, NC.
Job Description: Client is a global technology leader driving innovation across industries. This role offers the opportunity to lead high impact logistics transformation initiatives using modern Agile delivery approaches, directly improving cost control, service levels, and data driven decision making across client global manufacturing and supply chain operations.
Role Summary:
Seeking a senior IT Project Manager to lead Global Supply Management (GSM) Logistics integration initiatives within a large scale, global manufacturing environment.
This role will deliver enterprise logistics solutions spanning in transit shipment visibility, freight cost accrual and shipment matching, carrier order management, and 3PL warehouse integration, supporting multiple factories and distribution locations across regions.
All implementations will be delivered using Agile, product centric methodologies. The Project Manager will operate as an Agile delivery leader, working closely with Product Owners, engineering teams, and business stakeholders to deliver incremental value while operating within client enterprise governance framework.
The PM will manage complex data migration and backend integrations across SAP ECC, SAP S/4HANA, and PeopleSoft, as well as external platforms including Databricks, Transportation Management Systems (TMS), FTP based integrations, carriers, and 3PL partners.
Key Responsibilities
Agile & Product Centric Delivery Leadership
Lead GSM Logistics initiatives using Agile and product centric delivery models.
Serve as an Agile delivery leader / Scrum Master level PM, facilitating:
Sprint planning and backlog refinement
Sprint reviews and retrospectives
Release planning and roadmap alignment
Partner with Product Owners to define, prioritize, and deliver logistics capabilities.
Ensure Agile delivery aligns with client IT PMO governance, quality, and compliance standards.
Agile and product centric delivery leadership
Complex integration project management
Global manufacturing logistics expertise
Data migration and data quality governance
Cross functional stakeholder management
Vendor and partner coordination
Risk, issue, and dependency management
Strong communication and executive presence
Program & Delivery Leadership
Lead end to end delivery of GSM Logistics integration initiatives across a global manufacturing footprint.
Manage multiple concurrent Agile workstreams, timelines, budgets, risks, and dependencies.
Coordinate cross functional teams across Logistics, Manufacturing, Finance, IT, Data & Analytics, and external vendors.
Provide executive level status reporting, risk escalation, and decision support.
Data Migration & Analytics Enablement (Databricks)
Lead migration and ingestion of logistics and shipment data from SAP ECC, SAP S/4HANA, and PeopleSoft into Databricks.
Oversee ingestion of high volume, operational logistics data, including:
Item and order level shipment events
In transit status and carrier execution milestones
Manage near real time and batch data pipelines aligned to business visibility and reporting needs.
Ensure accurate data mapping, harmonization, validation, and reconciliation across ERP source systems and Databricks.
Partner with Data Engineering and Architecture teams to govern data models, latency expectations, monitoring, and error handling.
Backend ERP & Integration Leadership
Lead complex backend integrations across SAP ECC, SAP S/4HANA, and PeopleSoft.
Manage real time, batch, and file based integrations (e.g., FTP/SFTP) supporting:
In transit shipment visibility
Freight cost accrual and financial allocation
Carrier order execution and status updates
Coordinate ERP data extraction at transactional and log levels to support logistics use cases.
Manage ERP coexistence challenges during S/4HANA transformation, including parallel integrations and legacy dependencies.
Partner with SAP Logistics and FI/CO teams to ensure backend data supports operational and financial requirements.
Logistics Integration & Partner Enablement
Lead integrations with Transportation Management Systems (e.g., Expeditors), carriers, and 3PL warehouse providers.
Support order consolidation, cost optimization, and delivery performance.
Coordinate testing, cutover, and go live activities across internal teams and external partners.
Ensure integration resilience, exception handling, and operational continuity.
Operational Readiness & Governance
Support deployment planning, cutover, and hypercare across multiple regions and facilities.
Ensure alignment with IT governance, quality, and compliance standards.
Drive clear escalation paths, fallback procedures, and post go live stabilization.
Required Qualifications
7+ years of IT Project / Program Management experience.
Proven experience delivering logistics solutions in a manufacturing environment.
Demonstrated experience supporting global enterprises with multiple factories and distribution locations (Americas, EMEA, APAC).
Agile and product centric delivery experience is mandatory for this role.
Hands on experience leading Agile, product centric implementations (required).
Strong experience managing integrations across SAP ECC, SAP S/4HANA, and/or PeopleSoft.
Experience leading data migrations or large scale data ingestion into analytics platforms (e.g., Databricks).
Experience with ERP to platform and ERP to vendor integrations (TMS, FTP, carriers, 3PLs).
Strong understanding of logistics operations, freight settlement, and warehouse processes.
Experience managing external vendors and logistics partners.
Certified Scrum Master (CSM), active or
PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI ACP), active
Preferred Experience: • Experience with Transportation Management Systems (e.g., Expeditors). • Experience with enterprise data platforms such as Databricks. • Experience supporting ERP coexistence or S/4HANA transformations. • Background in finance integrated logistics initiatives (freight accrual, cost allocation). • Experience working in large, matrixed, global manufacturing organizations. • PMI PMP Certification (Please include certification number & active dates on resume)
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US Tech Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
