Project Manager | Freight Forwarding

About the Role

DP World is seeking a Project Manager, Freight Forwarding to join the Freight Forwarding Europe PMO team. In this role, you will lead the delivery of strategic initiatives across our European Freight Forwarding business, supporting the growth, integration, and continuous improvement of our Air and Ocean Freight operations.

As part of a developing PMO function, you will play a key role in driving project execution, support business integration activities, system implementations, and operational excellence initiatives. You will work closely with a wide range of stakeholders across operations, commercial, IT, finance, HR, and leadership teams to ensure projects are delivered successfully and generate measurable business value.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys working in a dynamic international environment and wants to contribute to the continued growth and transformation of DP World's Freight Forwarding business in Europe.

How You Will Contribute

• Lead and manage projects from initiation through execution and successful completion, ensuring delivery against defined timelines, budgets, quality standards, and business objectives.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, including scope, resources, risk assessments, governance frameworks, and stakeholder communication plans.
• Support strategic business initiatives and integration projects, including the integration of newly acquired businesses within the Freight Forwarding network.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across operations, commercial, IT, finance, HR, and country organizations to ensure alignment and successful project outcomes.
• Coach and support business and freight forwarding branches on performance management metrics, KPI monitoring, and the identification of opportunities to improve operational and commercial performance.
• Support the deployment of business systems and digital solutions, including Transportation Management Systems (TMS) and related operational processes.
• Partner with operational teams during implementation phases to ensure smooth adoption and effective change management.
• Monitor project performance, milestones, and KPIs, proactively identifying risks, resolving issues, and escalating where required.
• Coach and support business leaders and local teams on performance management metrics and best practices.
• Prepare business cases, project reports, and governance documentation to support informed decision-making.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of PMO methodologies, tools, templates, reporting standards, governance processes, and portfolio management capabilities across Freight Forwarding Europe.
• Promote continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to enhance processes, efficiency, and project delivery standards.

What You Will Bring

• Experience in freight forwarding, logistics, or supply chain operations with proven project management experience in a complex, international environment.
• Strong understanding of freight forwarding operations, business integration projects, process improvement, and performance management principles.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence and engage teams at all levels of the organization.
• A structured and analytical approach to problem-solving, combined with strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Fluency in English; additional languages such as German, French or Dutch are considered an advantage. Willingness to travel 30-50% across Europe and globally as required.

Compensation

DP World offers exciting and challenging roles within a growing international organization. We strive to hire and develop the right people, locally and globally, stimulating personal growth and self-development within an informal atmosphere. We offer a market competitive compensation package.

About DP World

Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for people around the world. DP World exists to make the world’s trade flow better, changing what’s possible for the customers and communities we serve globally.

With a dedicated, diverse and professional team of more than 120,000 employees spanning 75 countries on six continents, DP World is pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless supply chain that’s fit for the future.

We’re rapidly transforming and integrating our businesses -- Ports and Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics and Technology - and uniting our global infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient end-to-end supply chain solutions that can change the way the world trades.

What's more, we're reshaping the future by investing in innovation. From intelligent delivery systems to automated warehouse stacking, we’re at the cutting edge of disruptive technology, pushing the sector towards better ways to trade, minimising disruptions from the factory floor to the customer’s door.

WE MAKE TRADE FLOW

To Change What's Possible For Everyone