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# Transportation Consultant- Transportation Management Systems

- **Company:** United Software Group, Inc.
- **Location:** Jersey City, NJ, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $52,000.0 - $94,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Software Reliability Testing, Product Software Implementation Methods, Strategies of Testing, Data Analytics
- **Published:** September 23, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/usebf80d1f110bbaf93d554058daf50618

## About the Role

* 10+ years of product management experience, including backlog ownership and roadmap stewardship
 * Strong transportation & logistics domain background (Transportation Planning, Execution, Warehousing, Distribution); Courier, Express & Parcel (CEP) experience preferred
 * Demonstrated success working cross-functionally in hybrid work models
 * Proven expertise in product availability/reliability testing - test strategy, protocols, pass/fail criteria, defect analytics
 * Fluency with data analytics for product performance (KPIs, dashboards, cohort analysis)
 * Track record of continuous improvement and measurable productivity gains

Nice to Have

 * Familiarity with logistics subdomains: TMS, Warehousing & Distribution, CEP, Freight Forwarding, Supply Chain Planning, Inventory Management, Cold Chain, Customs & Compliance, TMS/WMS/EDI/API/IoT
 * Prior consulting experience in Transportation & Logistics, with operational leadership stakeholder engagement

Top Skills * Expert-level Transportation Management Systems (TMS)

 * Supply Chain experience in Manufacturing, Retail, or CPG
 * Strong communication skills
 * Package TMS software implementation experience

## Description

As a Transportation Consultant on our Manufacturing & Logistics team, you'll blend deep domain expertise with hands-on product leadership to drive outcomes across complex logistics environments - working closely with the primary product team, stakeholders, and clients.
What You'll Do

 * Lead Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) initiatives to improve speed, quality, and reliability across product development
 * Own product design strategies aligned to business goals and customer needs in transportation & logistics
 * Analyze market signals and customer feedback, translating insights into requirements, features, and tradeoffs
 * Manage and prioritize the product backlog; translate strategy into actionable, sprintable user stories; maintain transparent roadmaps
 * Collaborate with engineering, operations, and business teams to embed transportation & logistics expertise into product decisions
 * Define and oversee product availability testing, reliability standards, and test protocols in partnership with QA
 * Facilitate workshops and training on product management and logistics concepts
 * Establish compliance practices aligned to industry norms and client standards; partner with QA/UAT on test plans and sign-off
 * Drive continuous improvement through metrics, instrumentation, and feedback loops
 * Communicate progress, risks, and decisions to stakeholders


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