Project
- Non-Technical Project/Program Management
- Intermediate#26-17842
$67.92
- 69.43 per hour
Austin, TX
Onsite
Job Description
Our Client, a Material Engineering company, is looking for a Project
- Non-Technical Project/Program Management
- Intermediate for their Austin, TX location.
Responsibilities:
Carrier Integration Delivery (EDI / API) and Electronic Document Exchange
Lead onboarding for common transportation messages, such as:
Load tender (e.g., 204 / 300 / API tender)
Shipment status and key data elements (214 / 240 / 315)
Appointment scheduling (when applicable)
Freight invoice (110 / 210 / 310)
Other EDI and API messages as needed
Ensure data mapping aligns with Blue Yonder TMS structures and operational workflows.
Lead electronic document exchange integration (transmit, receive, and store documents in Centralized Document Repository)
Plan and coordinate unit testing, end to end testing, and operational validation with carriers.
Proactively escalate risks and delays with impact-based recommendations.
Logistics & Operations Alignment:
Partner closely with transportation planners, execution teams, and freight pay/audit to confirm integrations solve real operational problems.
Ensure carriers are onboarded in a way that supports:
Timely tendering and acceptance
Accurate shipment visibility
Reduced manual work and exceptions
Clean billing and dispute reduction
Develop and execute cutover strategies that minimize disruption to daily shipping
Governance, Standards & Continuous Improvement:
Work with Logistics Analytics team to develop and track onboarding metrics such as carrier compliance, cycle time, go live success rate, and post go live defects.
Identify opportunities to standardize carrier integrations and reduce custom work.
Support future TMS enhancements, carrier expansions, or regional rollouts.
Requirements:
5+ years of experience in transportation, supply chain systems, or logistics technology.
Direct experience working on carrier EDI and API integrations.
Strong understanding of common transportation data flows and message types.
Proven ability to manage cross functional teams and external partners without direct authority.
Preferred Qualifications:
Hands-on knowledge of transportation operations, including how planners and execution teams use TMS inputs and outputs.
Experience working with or implementing Blue Yonder TMS (preferred).
Experience onboarding dozens of carriers across multiple modes, domestically and internationally.
Experience supporting TMS implementations, upgrades, or large transportation transformations.
Experience with electronic document transmission to and receipt from Logistics providers.
Core Skills & Competencies:
Execution focus: drive work to closure—not just meetings and status decks.
Operational credibility: demonstrate trust with stakeholders with proven knowledge and experience.
Structured thinking: bring order to messy carrier onboarding reality.
Clear communication: translate between IT, carriers, and business without noise.
Risk based decision making: know when "good enough to go live" is better than perfect.
Project Management Skills:
develop and manage project plan; report out status and escalate as required to keep project on track.
Tools & Technologies (Typical):
EDI / API
Blue Yonder TMS
Excel / Smartsheet
Collaboration tools (Teams, SharePoint, Confluence)
