Manager I Supply Chain Product

ViziRecruiter,LLC.; Quincy (MA); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global food retailer is seeking a Product Manager in Quincy, MA to lead product strategy for their supply chain. The role involves collaboration with various teams to enhance operations through analytics and product management. Ideal candidates should have a Bachelor's degree and 3-6 years of relevant experience. The position offers a flexible hybrid work schedule with 3 in-office days and 2 remote days.

Qualifications

• 3-6 years' relevant experience in supply chain operations.
• Strong knowledge of analytics techniques and tools.
• Experience with product management in software development.

Responsibilities

• Lead product direction and prioritize development efforts.
• Partner with cross-functional teams during product development.
• Develop metrics to measure success of program features.

Skills

Analytics

Product management

Software development

Project management tools

Education

Bachelor's in Business, Supply Chain Management or similar

MBA or MS in similar discipline

Tools

Jira

Confluence

SQL

Power BI

Python

Microsoft Azure

Job description

Introduction

Ahold Delhaize USA, a division of global food retailer Ahold Delhaize, is part of the U.S. family of brands, which also includes five leading omnichannel grocery brands – Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop. Ahold Delhaize USA associates support the brands with a wide range of services, including Finance, Legal, Sustainability, Commercial, Digital and E-commerce, Technology and more.

Overview

The Product Manager will serve as the principal liaison between the operational supply chain teams (warehouse operations, demand management, procurement, logistics), technology development teams and supply chain analytics team (supply chain engineers, data scientists, and business analysts). This role will own full life cycle Product strategy from concept & development to deployment and execution for supply chain and drive step change improvements in operations.

This leader will lead product and feature developments that drive automated decisions with data science and machine learning to improve performance in operations. This leader is responsible for managing all communications with colleagues, stakeholders, and leadership regarding all elements of their product portfolio. This leader will possess a solid understanding of software development agile practices and an understanding of data science & machine learning practices.

Our flexible/hybrid work schedule includes 3 in-person days at one of our core locations and 2 remote days. Our core office locations include Salisbury, NC, Quincy, MA, Carlisle, PA, Scarborough, ME.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic product direction and prioritize development efforts for long-term roadmap.
• Lead the evolution of supply chain analytics from an ad-hoc reporting and dashboarding competency to a product focused development team.
• Partner with cross-functional teams comprised of both business roles and technical development during the life cycle of product development.
• Vet scope, requirements, use case/user scenario, test case documents and design specifications, in partnership with UX, product managers, QA and design.
• Develop metrics to measure success of program features, analyze results, and partner across the organization to develop action plans and enhancement recommendations.
• Collaboratively translate SC analytics proof of concepts into scalable products through IT partnerships.
• Supports overall IT relationships, budgeting process, prioritization, and resource allocation in collaboration with IT leads.
• Additional job duties may be assigned as needed to meet the needs of the business and support our Values.

Requirements

• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis until the end of their appointment.
• Bachelor's in Business, Supply Chain Management, Operations Research or Information Systems; MBA or MS in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, or similar discipline preferred.
• 3-6 years' relevant experience.
• Relevant skills at exemplary, high-performing level of competency.
• Analytics, product management, or software development experience.
• Experience in supply chain operations including procurement, demand management, warehouse operations and logistics.
• Strong knowledge of project management tools (Jira, Confluence), analytical techniques, and analytics tools (SQL, Power BI, Python, Microsoft Azure).