Product Manager with ECommerce and Supply chain Domain
Location San Francisco CA-Onsite role
Long Term
This position is for a Senior Product Manager to develop Product Roadmap and Business Requirements for a Large eCommerce retailer out of the Bay Area. The Product Manager will be tasked with innovating, designing and facilitating the agile implementation of product features for an inhouse built pricing system to enhance the user experience for multiple brands across Merchandising systems. The ideal candidate will have Product Management experience in Retail Supply Chain management and specifically, Merchandising Systems and pricing management applications.
The ideal candidate will have a background in retail merchandising systems, with specific experience in price creation and management including regular price, markdown, promotions. Complexities include pricing rules, approval workflows and associate discount policy. Experience building business solutions and related UI/UX a plus.
Responsibilities :
- Work with various Business and IT eCommerce teams to facilitate and implement the Merchandising Systems Roadmap including measuring feature effectiveness and value.
- Partner with Technical Project Managers to lead the execution of projects for various WSI brands
- Serve as primary liaison between Technology, Creative, UI and Business teams
- Attend project meetings and provide status reports to the business team
- Work with the Senior Management to define and lead an omnichannel pricing and promotions systems strategy and roadmap
- Facilitate troubleshooting and resolution of project issues
- Acts as an owner, mentor and product category expert. Builds strong cross functional relationships by approaching all interactions with an entrepreneurial mindset.
- Develop business requirements for Merchandising Systems enhancements, features and functionality
- Educate Brand teams and Stakeholders on recommendations, guiding discussions to consensus and driving action items
- Develop high-level business requirements and detailed user stories
- Recommend and facilitate cross-concept initiatives and features
- Assists in definition and management of project scope and subsequent change requests
- Assist in the definition and implementation of new processes as they relate to new features
- Gather, track and report metrics and key performance indicators for new features and functionality
- Educate the business team on new application and processes related to platform and feature enhancements and ensure the team is equipped and trained appropriately
- Evaluate alternative operational efficiencies and business process change
- Facilitate User Acceptance Testing
- Track and report on issues and solutions and escalate when appropriate
- Provide support to Business and IT teams where necessary
- Operate a computer and communicate via telephone
Criteria
- 5+ years in product management or business analysis roles
- Bachelor's degree in computers, engineering or equivalent experience.
- Experience working within Scrum or other Agile environments
- Deep experience in Merchandising systems, specifically product information management, pricing and PO management systems.
- Experience in organizing, planning, and executing large-scale Supply Chain or eCommerce projects from vision through implementation.
- Ability to interface with business as well as technology teams
- Ability to understand and discuss technical concepts, manage trade-offs, and evaluate new ideas with partners across the organization.
- Stellar communication skills and an ability to lead and influence others.
- Strong interpersonal skills/team player and demonstrated the ability to work with various teams harmoniously while keeping project releases on time and on budget
- Strong drive towards execution; can-do type of person
- Ability to perform work in one of our corporate office in a hybrid manner 4 days per week
Job Type: Contract
Pay: $57.92 - $69.76 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Experience level:
Schedule:
Experience:
- E-commerce Domain: 10 years (Required)
Ability to Commute:
- San Francisco, CA 94103 (Preferred)
Ability to Relocate:
- San Francisco, CA 94103: Relocate before starting work (Preferred)
Work Location: In person