Consulting Manager- Transportation & Logistics
- Company
- Cognizant
- Location
- Jersey City, NJ
- Work type
- Full Time · Hybrid
- Posted
- 2026-08-18
Job description
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.
n this role, you will
· 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
We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a position requires 3-4 days a week in a client office in Jersey City, NJ OR Atlanta, GA.
Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance though our various wellbeing programs.
What you must have to be considered
· 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).
· Fluency with data analytics for product performance (KPIs, dashboards, cohort analysis); decision making grounded in data.
These will help you succeed
· Experience in CEP domain.
· Familiarity with logistics subdomains (Transportation Management, Warehousing & Distribution, Courier/Express/Parcel (CEP), Freight Forwarding, Supply Chain Planning, Inventory Management, Cold Chain Logistics, Customs & Compliance, and Technology & Integration (TMS/WMS, EDI/API, IoT)
· Prior consulting experience in MLEU; stakeholder engagement with operational leaders.
We're excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Don't hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the minimum requirements listed.