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Job Purpose:

Lead the design and delivery of digital transformation initiatives across the logistics business, improving operational visibility, customer experience, productivity, data quality, and integration across freight forwarding, transportation, warehousing, and commercial functions.

Key Activities

• Develop and execute the digital transformation strategy and roadmap across logistics operations, ensuring alignment with business objectives and enterprise technology standards.
• Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of digital transformation initiatives to enhance operational efficiency, customer experience, productivity, and business performance.
• Manage digital transformation programs and projects across freight forwarding, transportation, warehousing, and commercial functions.
• Identify opportunities for process automation, system integration, and digital optimization to improve operational visibility, service delivery, and data accuracy.
• Translate business and operational requirements into comprehensive business cases, functional specifications, process designs, and implementation plans.
• Lead the implementation and adoption of digital platforms, business applications, automation solutions, and integrated logistics systems.
• Collaborate with business leaders, technology teams, data specialists, and cybersecurity stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery and alignment with organizational priorities.
• Manage relationships with external technology vendors, solution providers, and implementation partners, ensuring compliance with contractual obligations, service levels, and project deliverables.
• Oversee project planning, resource allocation, budgeting, timelines, and risk management to ensure initiatives are delivered within approved scope and financial targets.
• Establish and maintain project governance frameworks, performance indicators, and reporting mechanisms to monitor implementation progress, costs, and business outcomes.
• Drive change management initiatives, stakeholder engagement, user training, and organizational readiness to support the successful adoption of digital solutions.
• Monitor and evaluate the financial and operational benefits of digital initiatives, including cost savings, productivity improvements, return on investment, and process efficiency.
• Promote data-driven decision-making by improving data governance, information quality, reporting capabilities, and operational analytics.
• Identify and evaluate emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), advanced analytics, customer portals, and intelligent automation solutions relevant to logistics operations.
• Ensure digital transformation initiatives comply with information security, data privacy, regulatory requirements, and business continuity standards.
• Provide regular updates and recommendations to business leadership and governance committees regarding project progress, budgets, implementation risks, adoption levels, and realized benefits.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration to resolve implementation challenges, optimize business processes, and ensure sustainable digital transformation outcomes.

Job-Related Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field; postgraduate qualification preferred.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in digital transformation, technology-enabled business change, or business systems, including at least 3 years managing complex cross-functional projects.
• Strong knowledge of digital transformation strategies, technology implementation, and business process optimization within logistics or related industries.
• Proven experience in program and project management, including planning, budgeting, resource allocation, risk assessment, and performance monitoring.
• Advanced business analysis and process design skills, with the ability to translate operational requirements into effective digital solutions.
• Strong understanding of enterprise systems, digital platforms, workflow automation, system integration, and business application implementation.
• Knowledge of logistics operations, including freight forwarding, transportation, warehousing, and commercial processes.
• Familiarity with emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), robotic process automation (RPA), business intelligence, and advanced analytics.
• Strong understanding of data governance, data quality management, information security, privacy, and business continuity requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to lead organizational change management, stakeholder engagement, user adoption, and digital capability development.
• Excellent vendor management, contract coordination, and third-party relationship management skills.
• Strong financial and analytical capabilities, including business case development, cost-benefit analysis, return on investment assessment, and budget management.
• Advanced problem-solving, critical thinking, and decision-making skills, with the ability to manage complex business and technology challenges.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage business leaders, technical teams, and external partners.
• Strong cross-functional leadership and collaboration skills, with the ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders and drive project delivery.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, meet project deadlines, and deliver measurable business improvements in a dynamic operational environment.
• Professional certifications such as PMP, Agile, Scrum, Lean Six Sigma, Business Analysis, or Digital Transformation are preferred.