Director, Product (Supply Chain Systems)

Ulta Beauty, Inc.; Bolingbrook (IL); On-site; USD 147,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid time off

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Life insurance

Disability benefits

Job summary

Ulta Beauty is seeking a Director of Product for Supply Chain Systems to own the multi-year vision for Warehouse Management, Transportation, and related logistics capabilities within LOGWHO.

You will partner with Supply Chain, Finance, and Technology to translate operations into scalable technology solutions and measure outcomes such as throughput, inventory accuracy, and cost-to-serve. A senior leader with 12+ years in tech, product, or supply chain roles is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a relevant field.
• 12+ years of technology, digital product, or supply chain systems experience with leadership responsibility.
• Deep understanding of warehouse, distribution, transportation, and logistics processes and the enabling technologies.
• Experience creating multi-year product visions, strategies, and roadmaps delivering measurable outcomes.
• Experience building and leading product teams across multiple products or platforms.
• Experience with WMS, WES, WCS/warehouse automation, manifesting, and/or TMS in high-volume environments.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive multi-year product vision, strategy, and roadmap for the Supply Chain Systems portfolio.
• Lead portfolio-level planning, translating operational strategies into sequenced roadmaps across product teams.
• Define and own product KPIs and outcomes (throughput, inventory accuracy, cycle time, service levels, cost-to-serve).
• Partner with Supply Chain, DC Operations, Transportation, Finance, and Technology leaders to shape future-state processes.
• Lead product discovery and capability definition before solutions are designed and delivered.
• Partner with engineering and architecture to translate strategy into scalable technology solutions.
• Set product management standards and operating models across the LOGWHO portfolio.
• Influence vendor roadmaps and ensure future capabilities align with enterprise priorities.

Skills

Product leadership

Stakeholder collaboration

Strategic thinking

Data-driven decisions

Logistics domain knowledge

WMS/WES/WCS experience

TMS capabilities

Operational analytics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business

Job description

OVERVIEW

Live the experience. From professional empowerment to continual learning opportunities. From ongoing investment in new and emerging technologies to a career of self-determination. At Ulta Beauty, our tech team is critical to our scalability—and is recognized that way. We’ve been defined as a “mature start-up.” A place where interdepartmental exposure, open doors, and genuine collaboration is ubiquitous. Where challenges come fast and furious, requiring agility, mental dexterity, and creativity. Where our passion for better solutions drives us and is core to who we are.

We’re engineering for the future of retail, and it’s no-holds-barred. But for those motivated by continual change and ambiguity, by superior leadership, by whip smart colleagues who will press you daily for your very best, you’ll find that virtually nothing’s impossible at Ulta Beauty.

THE IMPACT YOU CAN MAKE:

The Director, Product – Supply Chain Systems is a key leader within Enterprise Systems responsible for the Product organization within Logistics and Warehouse Operations (LOGWHO). The Director serves as the strategic bridge between Supply Chain, Finance, and Technology and owns the product vision, strategy, roadmap, prioritization, and outcomes for the Supply Chain Systems portfolio, including Warehouse Management, Warehouse Execution, Warehouse Control and Automation, Manifesting and Transportation Management capabilities.

This role is the strategic product leader for Supply Chain Systems responsible for delivering modern, data-driven distribution and transportation capabilities that enable Ulta to receive, store, fulfill, ship, and transport retail and direct-to-guest orders with speed, accuracy, reliability, and operational efficiency.

The Director ensures product strategy is aligned to Supply Chain outcomes such as throughput, productivity, inventory accuracy, order cycle time, service levels, capacity, reliability, and cost-to-serve.

YOU’LL ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS BY:

• Own and drive the multi-year product vision, strategy, and roadmap for the Supply Chain Systems portfolio, spanning Warehouse Management, Warehouse Execution, Warehouse Control and Automation, Manifesting, Transportation Management, and related distribution and logistics capabilities, aligned to Ulta’s Supply Chain strategy and network growth objectives.
• Lead portfolio-level product planning and prioritization, translating Supply Chain and DC operational strategies into sequenced, outcome-based product roadmaps across multiple product teams and platforms.
• Define and own product Objectives and Key Results, KPIs, and performance measures for the LOGWHO portfolio, connecting technology investments to measurable outcomes such as throughput, productivity, inventory accuracy, order cycle time, service levels, capacity, reliability, and cost-to-serve.
• Partner closely with Supply Chain, DC Operations, Transportation, Finance, and Technology leaders to understand operational opportunities and pain points, shape future-state business processes, and translate them into enabling product capabilities.
• Lead product discovery and capability definition, ensuring business problems, associate and operational needs, process impacts, expected outcomes, and adoption requirements are clearly understood before solutions are designed and delivered.
• Partner with the Director of LOGWHO Engineering and Enterprise Architecture to translate product strategy and business capabilities into scalable technology solutions, maintaining alignment across product priorities, architecture, engineering capacity, delivery plans, and technical dependencies.
• Set product management standards and operating models across the LOGWHO portfolio, establishing consistent practices for discovery, prioritization, backlog management, delivery, adoption, measurement, and value realization.
• Serve as the senior Product leader for strategic LOGWHO technology partners, influencing vendor product roadmaps and ensuring future capabilities align with Ulta’s Supply Chain strategy, product priorities, and operational requirements.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serve as a senior thought leader and advocate for product-led Supply Chain transformation, championing modern product practices and a culture of continuous improvement across business and technology teams.
• Build, scale, and develop a high-performing Product capability.
• Drive sustained product value realization across the full lifecycle, using operational analytics, associate feedback, adoption measures, and business outcomes to continuously optimize capabilities after deployment.
• Partner with Engineering and operational support leaders on major go-lives, peak readiness, stabilization, and recurring production issues so product priorities reflect operational risk, business impact, and long-term capability needs.
• Contribute to LOGWHO portfolio financial planning, business cases, investment recommendations, forecasts, and prioritization decisions in partnership with Supply Chain, Finance, and Engineering leadership.

ESSENTIALS FOR SUCCESS:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• 12+ years of progressive technology, digital product, or supply chain systems experience, including significant product leadership responsibility for complex, business-critical platforms.
• Deep understanding of warehouse, distribution, transportation, and logistics operating processes and the technology capabilities that enable them.
• Experience creating and executing multi-year product visions, strategies, and roadmaps that deliver measurable business and operational outcomes.
• Experience building, leading, and developing product teams, including Product Managers, Product Owners, and Product Analysts, across multiple products or platforms.
• Experience with WMS, WES, WCS/warehouse automation, manifesting, and/or TMS capabilities; experience in high-volume retail or omnichannel distribution environments strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience leading product discovery, prioritization, requirements and capability definition, adoption, and value realization across large-scale transformation initiatives.
• Experience evaluating technology solutions and partner platforms for fit, viability, scalability, and alignment to business use cases and product strategy.
• Strong experience partnering with third-party technology providers and influencing vendor product roadmaps to support enterprise priorities.
• Exceptional ability to use operational, product, and user metrics to generate actionable insights, establish priorities, and measure product value.
• Ability to think strategically and tactically, balancing long-term product strategy with near-term delivery, operational needs, and changing business priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate and communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders across all levels, including Supply Chain and executive leadership.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to influence peer leaders, facilitate complex trade‑off decisions and align organizations around priorities and outcomes.
• Strong leadership skills and demonstrated ability to drive organizational change, coach and mentor talent, and influence teams without direct authority.

The pay range for this position is $147,300.00 - $215,000.00 / Year with the opportunity for eligible associates to earn additional compensation pursuant to the Company’s bonus plan. Exact pay will be based on factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, level, shift, geographic location, and business and organizational needs. Full-time positions are eligible for paid time off, health, dental, vision, life and disability benefits. Part-time positions are eligible for dental, vision, life, and disability benefits. For additional information concerning our benefits, visit our Benefits and Career Development page: https://learn.bswift.com/ulta

ABOUT

At Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA), the possibilities are beautiful. Ulta Beauty is the largest North American beauty retailer and the premier beauty destination for cosmetics, fragrance, skin care products, hair care products and salon services. We bring possibilities to life through the power of beauty each and every day in our stores and online with more than 25,000 products from approximately 500 well‑established and emerging beauty brands across all categories and price points, including Ulta Beauty’s own private label. Ulta Beauty also offers a full-service salon in every store featuring—hair, skin, brow, and make‑up services.

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest records, conviction records, or other criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of any applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York City Fair Chance Act.