What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Project Manager - Logistics position at Photon?
Job Details
Greetings From Photon,
We hope you are staying safe. We are hiring Senior Project Manager - Logistics to join our Digital Engineering team.
Who are we?
For the past 20 years, we have powered many Digital Experiences for the Fortune 500. Since 1999, we have grown from a few people to more than 4000 team members across the globe that are engaged in various Digital Modernization.
Senior Project Manager - Logistics | San Jose, CA or San Francisco, CA or Rocklin, CA or Memphis, TN (Onsite) | Fulltime or Contract
Job Summary
The Senior Project Manager Logistics will lead large-scale initiatives across retail logistics functions, including middle mile, final mile, returns, and transportation programs. This role requires a strong background in retail operations and hands-on experience managing logistics projects end-to-end. The ideal candidate excels in structured planning, proactive risk identification, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure on-time delivery of project milestones.
What will you do?
Project Leadership
- Lead complex logistics, transportation, and returns-related projects from initiation through execution and delivery.
- Develop comprehensive project plans, including scope, timeline, resource allocation, and budget tracking.
- Drive alignment across business, operations, product, engineering, and vendor teams to ensure seamless project delivery.
Logistics & Retail Execution
- Manage programs involving middle-mile and final-mile logistics, reverse logistics (returns), warehouse operations, and transportation networks.
- Translate retail operational requirements into project goals and execution strategies.
- Collaborate closely with retail supply chain teams to design scalable and efficient logistics solutions.
Planning & Risk Management
- Maintain detailed project roadmaps with clear milestones, dependencies, and risk assessments.
- Proactively identify potential delays, issues, or blockers and communicate them promptly to leadership and stakeholders.
- Implement mitigation plans and drive corrective actions to keep the project on track.
- Ensure accurate and timely reporting of project status, KPIs, and risk indicators.
Stakeholder Management
- Serve as the primary liaison between business stakeholders, technical teams, external partners, and leadership.
- Conduct regular project updates, steering committee meetings, and escalation reviews.
- Facilitate strong collaboration across cross-functional teams to ensure clarity, alignment, and accountability.
What are we looking for?
- Recent experience in retail environments is mandatory, with a strong understanding of retail logistics processes.
- Proven experience leading logistics, transportation, middle/final mile, and returns projects within large or fast-paced organizations.
- Strong expertise in project planning, scheduling, dependency mapping, and risk/issue management.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly alert leadership to delays, constraints, and required decisions.
- Demonstrated ability to manage cross-functional teams and deliver complex programs within timeline and scope.
- Proficiency with project management tools (e.g., Jira, MS Project, Smartsheet, Asana).
- Bachelor s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or related field; PMP or similar certification is a plus.