Senior Consultant- Logistics PM
About the Company
Cognizant Consulting is a global community of 5,000+ experts dedicated to helping clients reimagine their business. Blending deep industry and technology advisory capability, we create innovative business solutions for Fortune 500 clients.
About the Role
As a Consulting Manager, Transportation & Logistics, you will make an impact by blending domain expertise and hands-on product leadership to drive outcomes across complex logistics environments. You will be a valued member of the Manufacturing & Logistics team and work collaboratively with the primary product team, stakeholders, and clients.
- Lead Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) initiatives to improve speed, quality, and reliability across the product development process.
- Own product design strategies to align with business goals and customer needs in transportation & logistics.
- Define and oversee product availability testing; establish reliability standards and test protocols; partner with QA for execution.
- Manage backlog and prioritization; convert strategy into sprintable work; maintain transparent roadmaps.
- Collaborate with engineering, operations, and business to embed transportation & logistics knowledge into product decisions.
- Analyze market signals and customer feedback, translating insights into requirements, features, and tradeoffs.
- Facilitate workshops/training on product management and logistics concepts; uplevel team capability.
- Establish compliance practices aligned to industry norms and client standards; partner with QA/UAT on test plans and sign-off.
- Drive continuous improvement, instrumentation, and metrics to optimize PLM outcomes.
- Communicate progress, risks, and decisions to stakeholders; maintain alignment to business objectives.
Work Model
This role requires 3-4 days a week in a client office in Jersey City, NJ OR Atlanta, GA. Hybrid work is supported to provide flexibility, along with various wellbeing programs for a healthy work-life balance.
Requirements
- 8+ years of extensive experience in PLM and product design, including backlog ownership and roadmap stewardship.
- Proven expertise in product availability/reliability testing (test strategy, protocols, pass/fail criteria, defect analytics).
- Strong background in transportation & logistics (e.g., TMS/WMS, carrier/route management, warehousing, OTIF, dwell time, EDI).
- Demonstrated success collaborating across cross-functional teams and operating in hybrid work models.
- Fluency with data analytics for product performance (KPIs, dashboards, cohort analysis); decision-making grounded in data.
- Track record of continuous improvement and measurable productivity gains.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in CEP domain.
- Familiarity with logistics subdomains (LTL/FTL, last-mile, returns, inventory optimization).
- Prior consulting experience in MLEU; stakeholder engagement with operational leaders.
Pay
$86,500 - $101,500
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- 401(k) plan and contributions
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Employee assistance program
- 10 paid holidays plus PTO
- Paid parental leave and fertility assistance
- Learning and development certifications and programs