The Nippon Express Group (NX Group), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, traces its history back to 1872 and is one of the world's leading global logistics service providers. We offer a comprehensive portfolio of logistics services, including air, land and ocean freight forwarding, cargo handling, removal services and warehousing operations. With more than 77,000 employees across 55 countries and a network of over 2,900 locations worldwide, we combine extensive global reach with strong local expertise – always finding a way to deliver tailored logistics solutions for our customers.

Role Overview

We are looking for a motivated and structured Project Manager, Corporate Projects (m/f/d) to support the planning, coordination, and successful delivery of country-specific, multi-country and regional corporate projects across the NX Group. These include strategic initiatives such as organizational restructuring, business integration, and transformation projects. In this role, you will ensure effective project governance by maintaining project plans, risk and issue logs, status reports and action trackers. You will coordinate stakeholders across different countries and functions, monitor progress and proactively follow up on agreed actions and deadlines. Through structured project management, transparent reporting and proactive stakeholder coordination, you will help ensure that projects achieve their objectives on time, while enabling management to identify potential risks, challenges and delays at an early stage.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and monitor project plans, milestones, dependencies and deliverables in collaboration with project leads and workstream owners
• Track project risks, issues and mitigation measures, ensuring timely follow-up and escalation of critical matters
• Prepare and consolidate regular project status reports, providing transparent updates on progress, milestones, risks, issues and key priorities for project leads and management
• Coordinate cross-functional and international stakeholders, facilitate project meetings, prepare agendas and materials and ensure effective communication and alignment across project teams
• Maintain comprehensive project documentation, including project plans, meeting minutes, decision logs, action trackers and governance materials, ensuring consistency with established project management standards
• Support the implementation and continuous improvement of project governance frameworks, reporting standards and project management practices across corporate projects

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Business, Economics, Engineering, Natural Sciences or a related analytical field
• Approximately 3 years of experience in project management, project coordination or a comparable project support role, including practical experience in project planning, reporting, risk and issue management, action tracking, and stakeholder coordination
• Experience in an international corporate environment and the ability to navigate diverse business cultures and working practices are an advantage. Familiarity with restructuring, integration, corporate governance, or finance, HR, and legal-related projects is beneficial. Previous experience in freight forwarding or contract logistics is welcome but not strictly required
• Sound understanding of core project management methodologies and tools, including project scheduling, risk management, governance and status reporting. A recognized certification such as CAPM®, PMP®, PRINCE2®, IPMA® or equivalent is an advantage
• Professional working proficiency in English is required. Ability to communicate complex matters clearly and effectively, facilitate stakeholder alignment and navigate different interests and perspectives. Additional languages are an advantage
• Ability to structure and analyse complex information, identify dependencies and inconsistencies, and translate project inputs into clear, actionable plans, tracking tools, and management-ready reports.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint, and experience with collaboration and document-management tools such as Microsoft Teams and SharePoint. Familiarity with Microsoft Project, Planner or comparable project planning tools is an advantage

Benefits

• The opportunity to work for a leading global logistics provider, contributing to diverse corporate projects in a dynamic, multicultural, and international environment with extensive cross-functional collaboration
• A competitive remuneration package, including performance-based bonus opportunities
• A subsidized Deutschlandticket for convenient access to public transport
• A well-equipped and centrally located office with excellent public transport connections
• The opportunity to participate in a deferred compensation scheme for supplementary retirement benefits, including employer contributions
• Flexible mobile working opportunities to support work-life balance