Transportation Consulting Manager

NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization, apply now.

We are currently seeking a Transportation Consulting Manager in the United States to join our team in or near Atlanta, Georgia (US-GA), United States (US) for a remote consulting position.

Who we are:

NTT DATA America strives to hire exceptional, innovative, and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. NTT DATA's supply chain consulting practice combines world-class expertise, leading-edge analytics, and market intelligence to deliver borderless, end-to-end solutions. We provide tailored, fact-based strategies that keep our clients at the forefront of change while forging the future of supply chain. Our top supply chain talent delivers actionable insights and measurable outcomes to some of today’s largest and most complex supply chains.

How You’ll Help Us:

As a Transportation Consulting Manager , you will help improve client transportation functions through careful assessment of people, processes, and technology and providing recommendations for improvement in those areas. You will help clients reduce transportation costs by leading transportation procurement events and/or transportation system selections and/or through transportation optimization modeling projects.

How We Will Help You:

Joining NTT Data is not only a job, but a chance to grow your career. We will make sure to equip, enable and encourage you with the support of our Supply Chain Consulting practice at NTT DATA. We will help you grow your skills as you engage to grow and deliver increasingly valuable work.

Why the Role Is Important:

NTT DATA’s transportation consulting services combine deep domain expertise with leading-edge technology and data analytics to reduce transportation costs and improve service levels across your supply chain.

Once You Are Here, You Will:

• Deliver successful projects according to the project plan, NTT DATA's methodology, and client expectations.
• Be the primary contact point for the client.
• Interface with the client to acquire business data, information and insight.
• Alert the client of upcoming client resource or data requirements.
• Keep the client apprised of project status.
• Develop effective and polished presentation material from analysis results for interim and final deliverables.
• Manage and coordinate the activities of all project personnel and resources.
• Identify and employ creative quantitative techniques to identify strategies for improving the profitability and overall success of the client.
• Identify and communicate ways to improve NTT DATA's analysis tools and techniques.
• Manage, instruct and mentor junior consultants/analysts in the techniques and methodology required to achieve the deliverable requirements.
• Via excellent communication skills, develop and maintain positive client relationships.
• Be Willing and able to travel 20-40% based on project requirements and/or client demand

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education in supply chain management, logistics, industrial engineering, operations research, science, math, business, or related major.
• 5+ years transportation operations and/or transportation procurement and/or carrier management experience
• 3+ years of working experience leading and delivering large-scale transportation sourcing projects and/or transportation management system implementations and/or transportation modeling projects
• 3+ years of working within Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with procurement optimization tools (e.g. Blue Yonder, Jaggaer, Coupa, Keelvar)
• Experience with transportation management systems (Oracle, Blue Yonder, E2open, Infios (MercuryGate), Manhattan Associates)
• Experience with transportation modeling tools (e.g. Blue Yonder Transportation Modeler, Infios MMO)
• Experience with routing and scheduling tools (e.g. Descartes Fleet Management, Omnitracs)
• Experience with data visualization tools (e.g. Tableau or Power BI
• Experience working within Access, SQL, Alteryx, or equivalent

Ideal Mindset:

The ideal mindset of a Transportation Consulting Manager is that of a client focused, adaptable and innovative leader who communicates effectively and has a focus on strategic thinking, problem solving, decision making, quality, excellence, team development, mentoring and ethical integrity.

Must reside in the US

Where required by law, NTT DATA provides a reasonable range of compensation for specific roles. The starting pay range for this remote role is $105,000.00-$155,000.00. This range reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation for the position across all US locations. Actual compensation will depend on a number of factors, including the candidate’s actual work location, relevant experience, technical skills, and other qualifications. This position may also be eligible for incentive compensation based on individual and/or company performance. This position is eligible for company benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance with an employer contribution, flexible spending or health savings account, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability coverage, paid time off, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program with company match, and additional voluntary or legally-required benefits.

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About NTT DATA

NTT DATA is a $30+ billion trusted global innovator of business and technology services. We serve 75% of the Fortune Global 100 and are committed to helping clients innovate, optimize and transform for long term success. We invest over $3.6 billion each year in R&D to help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have diverse experts in more than 50 countries and a robust partner ecosystem of established and start-up companies. Our services include business and technology consulting, data and artificial intelligence, industry solutions, as well as the development, implementation and management of applications, infrastructure, and connectivity. We are also one of the leading providers of digital and AI infrastructure, and connectivity. We are also one of the leading providers of digital and AI infrastructure in the world. NTT DATA is part of NTT Group and headquartered in Tokyo. Visit us at nttdata.com

NTT DATA Services is an equal opportunity employer and considers all applicants without regarding to race, color, religion, citizenship, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran or marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please inform your recruiter so that we may connect you with the appropriate team.