Kuehne + Nagel

National Logistics IT Project Manager

Kuehne + Nagel$85K — $110K *
Transportation
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Degree in Logistics, Engineering, or Business Management preferred.
  • 5+ years of project management experience required, specifically with WMS system implementations.
  • Experience in a 3PL environment highly desirable.
  • PMP certification or similar desired.
  • Technical experience with WMS systems is advantageous.
  • Proven ability to manage large system implementation teams, including external resources.
  • Excellent interpersonal, facilitation, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and coordinate IT resources for customer implementations and organizational change projects.
  • Serve as IT sub-project lead on large onboarding initiatives, ensuring project alignment.
  • Manage external partners and vendors, overseeing their delivery and compliance with SOWs.
  • Gather and validate customer requirements, working with Solutions Engineering and IT to develop solutions.
  • Oversee project execution, covering areas from testing to change management.
  • Act as primary IT liaison, managing stakeholder communications and project budgets.

Benefits

  • Dynamic global work environment.
  • Opportunities for excellent training programs and career mobility.
  • Health and welfare benefits.
  • 401k retirement savings plan.
  • Tuition reimbursement.
  • Incentive compensation for eligible roles.
Full Job Description
National Logistics IT Project Manager

Ready to be at the forefront of transformation? As a Logistics IT Project Manager, you will be part of a team where you'll lead high-visibility client implementations and system migrations, bringing together talented project teams to deliver successful outcomes. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, excel at stakeholder management, and enjoy turning complex challenges into seamless solutions, this is your opportunity to make a lasting impact.

How you create impact

  • Lead and coordinate IT resources for customer implementations, strategic initiatives, and organizational change projects.
  • Serve as IT sub-project lead on large customer onboarding initiatives, ensuring alignment with overall project objectives.
  • Manage external partners and vendors, overseeing delivery, costs, and compliance with statements of work (SOWs).
  • Gather and validate customer requirements, partnering with Solutions Engineering and IT teams to develop solution designs and system integration plans.
  • Oversee project execution, including testing, training, deployment, implementation, support, risk management, scope control, and change management.
  • Act as the primary IT liaison for Customer Onboarding, Engineering, and Operations, managing stakeholder communications, project budgets, and customer change requests.


What we would like you to bring
• Degree in Logistics, Engineering, or Business Management preferred
• 5+ years of project management experience leading WMS system implementation projects required, experience with JDA/BY or Manhattan an advantage.
• Experience in a 3PL environment highly desirable
• PMP certification or similar desired
• Technical experience with WMS systems desired
• Ability to travel 30% during project execution, depending on project phase.
• Proven ability to manage large system implementation teams including external resources.
• Excellent interpersonal, facilitation and communication skills.

What's in it for you

Kuehne+Nagel we strive daily to inspire, empower, and deliver not only to our customers, but also to our colleagues. We offer a dynamic global work environment with opportunities for excellent training programs and career mobility. Base wage is part of a competitive total rewards package that includes health and welfare benefits, a 401k retirement savings plan, tuition reimbursement, and incentive compensation for eligible roles. Individual pay may vary from the target range and is determined by a number of factors including experience, skills, job location, internal pay equity, and other relevant business considerations. Kuehne+Nagel reviews pay ranges regularly to ensure competitive and fair pay based on industry market data. #LI-Remote

This position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without the need for current or future employer sponsorship.

This position relates to an available role and not a future talent pool.

About Kuehne + Nagel

Kuehne + Nagel is a global transportation and logistics company that provides airfreight, sea freight, and contract logistics services. The company was founded in 1890 and is headquartered in Lachen, Switzerland. Kuehne + Nagel operates in over 100 countries and has a workforce of over 83,000 employees. The company's customers include companies in the automotive, aerospace, pharmaceutical, and retail industries.
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