**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