Project Manager | Domestic Transportation Operations | Road Transport US
DSV
- Project Manager | Domestic Transportation Operations | Road Transport US
- Lancaster
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Job area: Project Management
DSV – Global Transport and Logistics
At DSV, our purpose is to keep customers’ supply chains flowing and enable the business of our customers by ensuring reliable and efficient transport and logistics services through storage and transport of goods by air, sea and road. Our vision is to create long-term, sustainable growth and value for our customers, employees, shareholders and society. Close to 150,000 employees in over 90 countries work diligently to deliver great customer experiences and high-quality services. As a global leader, our commitment to sustainable business practices is a central element of our overall business strategy. Visit dsv.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook.
Location: Lancaster, TX
- Division: Road Transport US
- Job Posting Title: Project Manager, Domestic Transportation Operations
- Time Type: Full Time
Summary
Know domestic transportation operations and love turning complex projects into solutions that actually work?
DSV is looking for a Project Manager, Transportation Operations to lead cross-functional projects that help improve how our Road transportation business operates, grows, and serves our customers. This individual contributor role sits at the intersection of domestic transportation, project management, operational improvement, technology, and business implementation.
You’ll lead initiatives across FTL, LTL, freight brokerage, asset-based operations, customer implementations, technology, network optimization, and continuous improvement, partnering with teams across Operations, Commercial, Finance, Information Technology, Safety, Equipment, Customer Success, and other areas of the business.
This isn’t a project management role focused solely on timelines and meetings. You’ll dig into transportation processes and performance, help solve operational challenges, coordinate customer and business implementations, identify opportunities to improve efficiency and service, and turn business needs into practical, scalable solutions.
From new customer implementations and TMS enhancements to network optimization and process improvement, you’ll manage projects from planning through implementation and transition to ongoing operations, with a focus on delivering measurable results.
If you understand domestic transportation and logistics, know how to bring people together around complex initiatives, and enjoy seeing your work translate into real operational impact, this could be a great next step.
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Duties & Responsibilities
Project Management & Execution
- Lead cross-functional transportation and logistics projects from planning through implementation and transition to ongoing operations.
- Develop and manage project plans, including scope, objectives, timelines, milestones, deliverables, resource requirements, dependencies, risks, and success measures.
- Facilitate project meetings, establish responsibilities and action items, monitor progress, and maintain accountability for project commitments and timelines.
- Identify project risks, barriers, and dependencies and coordinate mitigation and resolution efforts.
- Manage multiple concurrent projects while balancing priorities, timelines, budgets, business requirements, and deliverables.
- Prepare and maintain project documentation, status updates, dashboards, performance reports, and presentations for stakeholders and leadership.
Transportation Operations & Continuous Improvement
- Lead projects designed to improve transportation operations, service quality, capacity utilization, efficiency, scalability, and financial performance.
- Evaluate FTL, LTL, brokerage, asset-based, and other transportation operations to identify opportunities for improvement and standardization.
- Analyze routing, scheduling, carrier utilization, transportation costs, service performance, operational workflows, and other data to identify trends, performance gaps, and improvement opportunities.
- Support network optimization, freight modeling, cost analysis, scenario planning, and other initiatives that inform operational and business decisions.
- Partner with Information Technology and operational teams on TMS enhancements, system implementations, automation solutions, reporting capabilities, and other technology-related initiatives.
- Develop and maintain SOPs, process maps, workflows, and implementation documentation to support consistent and scalable operations.
- Develop and monitor KPIs and other performance measures to evaluate project outcomes and operational effectiveness.
Customer & Business Implementation
- Lead or support new customer implementations, business expansions, transportation solutions, and significant changes to existing operations.
- Translate customer and business requirements into project plans, operational processes, timelines, and performance measures.
- Coordinate with customers and internal stakeholders throughout implementation to maintain alignment, address risks, resolve issues, and support successful delivery.
- Participate in customer meetings, business reviews, and project discussions to communicate progress, performance, and improvement opportunities.
- Support change management and adoption activities and ensure completed projects transition effectively into ongoing operations with defined ownership, documentation, processes, and performance expectations.
Cross-Functional Partnership
- Build and maintain collaborative relationships across Operations, Commercial, Finance, Information Technology, Safety, Equipment, Customer Success, and other business functions.
- Serve as the project lead for assigned initiatives, coordinating activities and influencing s