Global Business Systems Manager

AIT Worldwide Logistics, Inc.•Itasca, IL

7d•$127,720 - $191,580

About The Position

The Global Business Systems Manager – Special Projects & Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) supports global initiatives that span business systems, operational readiness, and organizational change. This role is business-facing and project oriented, serving as a key liaison between Global Business Systems, business stakeholders, and functional partners. The position focuses on special project, M&A, Organic Growth and/or Real Estate relocations integration readiness, cross-functional project coordination, and enabling standardized, scalable business processes across the organization.

Requirements

High School (required)
5+ years Experience working with enterprise business systems or technology-enabled business processes (required)
3+ years Cross-functional project, transformation, or M&A integration experience (required)
5+ years Experience in logistics, freight forwarding, customs brokerage, or supply chain environments (required)
Cross-functional project and program coordination. High
Business systems and process understanding. High
Risk identification and issue management. Medium
Stakeholder communication and facilitation. High
Documentation, governance, and structured delivery. High
M&A integration and business readiness support. Medium

Nice To Haves

Some College/Associate's Degree Business, Information Systems, Supply Chain, Logistics, or related field (preferred)
CCB-Certified Coding Specialist (preferred)
DG (preferred)

Responsibilities

Serve as a Global Business Systems representative for mergers & acquisitions, organic growth and relocations, supporting discovery, integration planning, setup & configuration, pre & post go-live execution. Support CargoWise Business Systems when no M&A's are active.
Coordinate system-related workstreams for M&A activities, including timelines, dependencies, communication, and readiness planning and execution.
Lead or support cross-functional special projects that impact enterprise business systems, processes, and organizational change.
Act as a liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams by gathering high-level business requirements and translating them into actionable inputs.
Support business readiness, training coordination, and adoption activities related to system changes and integrations.
Maintain documentation, governance artifacts, and lessons learned to support continuous improvement of M&A and project playbooks.
Support the continuous improvement on M&A integration processes
Contribute to the development and refinement of Global Business Systems integration templates and governance frameworks
Performs other duties as assigned
Complies with all policies and standards