AIT Worldwide Logistics

Global Business Systems Manager

AIT Worldwide Logistics$127K — $191K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • High School diploma required; associate's degree preferred in Business, Information Systems, Supply Chain, or related fields.
  • 5+ years experience with enterprise business systems or technology-driven processes.
  • 3+ years in cross-functional projects, transformation, or M&A integration.
  • 5+ years experience in logistics, freight forwarding, customs brokerage, or supply chain environments.
  • Strong understanding of business systems and processes.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the Global Business Systems representative for M&A, supporting discovery and integration planning.
  • Coordinate system workstreams for M&A activities, ensuring readiness and execution.
  • Lead/support cross-functional projects affecting business systems and processes.
  • Act as liaison between business stakeholders and tech teams, translating requirements into actionable tasks.
  • Support business readiness and training related to system changes and integrations.
  • Maintain documentation and governance artifacts to improve M&A processes.
  • Contribute to refining Global Business Systems integration templates and governance frameworks.

Benefits

  • Medical, Prescription, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts.
  • Dental and Vision coverage.
  • Life, AD&D, and Disability insurance.
  • Paid parental leave and pet insurance.
  • 401(k) plan with benefits for future savings.
  • Generous vacation policy with up to 20 days, plus personal days, sick days, and volunteer hours.
Full Job Description
Overview

The Global Business Systems Manager - Special Projects & Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) supports global initiatives that span business systems, operational readiness, and organizational change. This role is business-facing and project oriented, serving as a key liaison between Global Business Systems, business stakeholders, and functional partners. The position focuses on special project, M&A, Organic Growth and/or Real Estate relocations integration readiness, cross-functional project coordination, and enabling standardized, scalable business processes across the organization.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a Global Business Systems representative for mergers & acquisitions, organic growth and relocations,
    supporting discovery, integration planning, setup & configuration, pre & post go-live execution. Support CargoWise Business Systems when no M&A's are active.
  • Coordinate system-related workstreams for M&A activities, including timelines, dependencies, communication,
    and readiness planning and execution.
  • Lead or support cross-functional special projects that impact enterprise business systems, processes, and
    organizational change.
  • Act as a liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams by gathering high-level business
    requirements and translating them into actionable inputs.
  • Support business readiness, training coordination, and adoption activities related to system changes and
    integrations.
  • Maintain documentation, governance artifacts, and lessons learned to support continuous improvement of M&A
    and project playbooks.
  • Support the continuous improvement on M&A integration processes
  • Contribute to the development and refinement of Global Business Systems integration templates and governance frameworks
  • Performs other duties as assigned
  • Complies with all policies and standards
  • The wage range for this position is $127,720.00-$191,580.00 and may vary based on geography as well as relative knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience.


Qualifications

Education
• High School (required)
• Some College/Associate's Degree Business, Information Systems, Supply Chain, Logistics, or related field (preferred)

Experience
• 5+ years Experience working with enterprise business systems or technology-enabled business processes (required) and
• 3+ years Cross-functional project, transformation, or M&A integration experience (required) and
• 5+ years Experience in logistics, freight forwarding, customs brokerage, or supply chain environments (required)

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
• Cross-functional project and program coordination. High
• Business systems and process understanding. High
• Risk identification and issue management. Medium
• Stakeholder communication and facilitation. High
• Documentation, governance, and structured delivery. High
• M&A integration and business readiness support. Medium

Licenses and Certifications
• - CCB-Certified Coding Specialist (preferred)
• - DG (preferred)

What AIT Can Offer You

In addition to your base compensation, you may be eligible for a bonus based on achievement of business and/or individual performance metrics (dependent on position). Benefits offered include Medical, Prescription, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, Disability, Supplemental Health, Employee Support, Paid Parental Leave, Pet Insurance, 401(k) and Tuition Reimbursement. In addition, teammates may be eligible for up to 10 to 20 days of vacation (depending on tenure), 2 personal days, 1 floating holiday, 5 sick days, 5 volunteer hours, and 6 company holidays (plus Veterans Day for Veterans) annually.

About AIT Worldwide Logistics

AIT Worldwide Logistics is a full-service transportation management provider. Key services include domestic and international airfreight, ocean freight, truckload shipping, LTL shipping, intermodal, customs brokerage, warehousing, and supply chain consulting. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Itasca, Illinois. AIT has a global network of offices and partners, with operations in Asia, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas. The company serves a wide range of industries, including automotive, consumer goods, energy, fashion, government, healthcare, industrial, life sciences, retail, and technology.
Learn more about AIT Worldwide Logistics
Size
1,000 employees
Industry
Net Income
$50,000
Founded
1979
5 Year Trend
+10%
Revenue
$1 billion

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