Position: TMS Product Manager
Location: Atlanta, GA (Onsite)
Duration: Permanent/FTE
Salary: $120K- $160K - Yearly
TMS Product Manager- transportation technology, supply chain technology, product ownership, or business analysis, WMS/OMS/ERP, EDI, APIs, carriers, 3PLs- Cited at the location -Atlanta, GA (Full-time/Contract)
Job Overview:
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced TMS Product Manager to lead the development and execution of Transportation Management System (TMS) capabilities. The ideal candidate will work closely with transportation operations, logistics leadership, and other stakeholders to drive process improvements, cost optimization, and product innovation. This role requires a deep understanding of transportation and logistics operations, as well as hands-on experience with enterprise TMS platforms.
Responsibilities:
- Define and execute the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for TMS capabilities, aligning with business objectives and transportation operations.
- Collaborate with transportation operations, logistics leadership, carriers, and stakeholders to identify opportunities for process improvements and automation.
- Gather, analyze, and prioritize business requirements, translating them into product features, user stories, and functional specifications.
- Own and manage the TMS product backlog, ensuring alignment with customer needs, business value, and technical objectives.
- Work closely with engineering, solution architecture, QA, and implementation teams throughout the Agile product development lifecycle.
- Lead backlog refinement, sprint planning, feature prioritization, user acceptance testing, and release planning activities.
- Drive enhancements across core transportation processes, including shipment planning, carrier selection, load building, route optimization, freight rating, tendering, execution, tracking, freight settlement, and analytics.
- Ensure seamless integration between the TMS and enterprise applications such as OMS, WMS, ERP, carrier networks, EDI, APIs, and 3PL providers.
- Define product success metrics, monitor transportation KPIs, and leverage customer feedback to improve product capabilities.
- Act as the primary product owner and subject matter expert for TMS initiatives, communicating product vision and progress to executive stakeholders.
Qualifications:- 8+ years of experience in Product Management, Product Ownership, Business Analysis, or Supply Chain Technology.
- Hands-on experience with enterprise TMS platforms such as Manhattan TMS, Oracle OTM, Blue Yonder TMS, SAP TM, MercuryGate, or similar systems.
- Strong understanding of transportation and logistics operations, including shipment planning, carrier management, routing, freight optimization, and tracking.
- Proven experience managing product roadmaps, Agile backlogs, feature prioritization, and release planning.
- Experience leading TMS implementations, enhancements, upgrades, or enterprise transportation transformation initiatives.
- Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies and experience working with cross-functional teams.
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and leadership skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to make data-driven decisions.
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
Preferred Qualifications:- Experience integrating TMS with WMS, OMS, ERP, carrier systems, EDI, APIs, telematics, or supply chain platforms.
- Experience with parcel, LTL, FTL, and international transportation operations.
- Exposure to cloud-native transportation platforms and modern integration architectures.
- Experience in retail, e-commerce, manufacturing, distribution, or 3PL environments.
- Experience with transportation analytics, freight cost optimization, and carrier performance management.
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