OverviewThe 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, andorganizational change.
- Act as a liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams by gathering high-level businessrequirements and translating them into actionable inputs.
- Support business readiness, training coordination, and adoption activities related to system changes andintegrations.
- Maintain documentation, governance artifacts, and lessons learned to support continuous improvement of M&Aand 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 6 High School (required) 6 Some College/Associate's Degree Business, Information Systems, Supply Chain, Logistics, or related field (preferred)
Experience 6 5+ years Experience working with enterprise business systems or technology-enabled business processes (required) and 6 3+ years Cross-functional project, transformation, or M&A integration experience (required) and 6 5+ years Experience in logistics, freight forwarding, customs brokerage, or supply chain environments (required)
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities 6 Cross-functional project and program coordination. High 6 Business systems and process understanding. High 6 Risk identification and issue management. Medium 6 Stakeholder communication and facilitation. High 6 Documentation, governance, and structured delivery. High 6 M&A integration and business readiness support. Medium
Licenses and Certifications 6 - CCB-Certified Coding Specialist (preferred) 6 - 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.
