Principal Product Mgr

The Hershey Company; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellbeing

Financial Security

Time Off & Flexibility

Growth & Development

Job summary

The Hershey Company is seeking a Principal Product Manager in Dallas, hybrid, to lead data-centric products and programs within Supply Chain Data Analytics. You will connect data strategy with business goals and translate analytics into actionable insights to drive efficiency.

You will collaborate with Supply Chain, IT, and business teams, manage roadmaps and backlogs using agile practices, and champion data governance and quality.

Qualifications

• Deep knowledge of product management, product technology, and architecture, with strong project management and problem-solving skills.
• Strong analytical skills, including market research, journey mapping, business analysis, and data-driven decision-making.
• Expertise in data management principles, data governance frameworks, and data quality practices.
• Proficiency with SQL, Python, and data visualization tools; familiarity with supply chain systems and processes is preferred.
• Ability to align product strategy with long-term business goals and communicate effectively with technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
• Experience: 7+ years of relevant experience in data management, data analysis, or related roles, including at least 3 years in product management or leadership capacity. Experience in supply chain or consumer packaged goods is highly preferred.
• Education: MBA strongly preferred, with an undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Analytics, Mathematics, or a related technical field.

Responsibilities

• Develop and communicate the product vision, strategy, and roadmap in alignment with supply chain, business, and technical goals.
• Manage data products and programs from initiation through delivery, including timelines, budgets, resources, risks, and outcomes.
• Use agile practices to guide sprint planning, maintain the backlog, write clear user stories and acceptance criteria, and make prioritization decisions.
• Build strong partnerships across Supply Chain, IT, and business teams to understand needs and integrate data solutions effectively.
• Establish and reinforce data governance practices that support data quality, accuracy, consistency, and integrity.
• Translate data into actionable insights through reporting, dashboards, advanced analytics, and AI solutions that support strategic decisions.
• Identify opportunities to improve supply chain performance through customer-focused problem solving, process improvement, and data-driven innovation.

Skills

Product management

Data analytics

SQL

Python

Data visualization

Stakeholder communication

Education

MBA

Tools

Data visualization tools

Job description

Note: If you apply for a role at Hershey through our career's website, we may use technologies that use automation to filter your candidacy based on objective criteria. We also use AI-enabled tools that help us facilitate the selection of our future Hershey talent. These tools may help with activities such as matching and scoring candidates to roles based on requirements and scheduling interviews. These systems process only the information you provide in your application, including your resume, work history, education, and responses to screening questions. While these technologies assist with certain steps in our recruitment process and may provide recommendations, all final decisions, including those affecting whether candidates advance to subsequent stages in the applicant process, are made by our talent acquisition teams with meaningful human review and independent judgment. Depending on your location and the specific role you apply for, additional disclosures about our use of AI in recruitment may be provided to you separately.

Principal Product Mgr

Location: Dallas, TX (Hybrid)

Why Hershey:

At The Hershey Company, our culture is rooted in purpose and inspired by Milton Hershey's enduring vision that business should create opportunity for others. Through our commitment to corporate philanthropy, we create positive impact by supporting communities, helping children thrive, and operating as a business for good. This includes our deep and long standing partnership with Milton Hershey School, where we invest in education, workforce readiness, and hands on engagement to help students succeed beyond the classroom. Supported by strategic grantmaking, product donations, cross brand collaboration, and strong employee volunteerism, Hershey offers a place to work where making a difference-locally and globally-is part of how we do business every day.

About The Hershey Company

The Hershey Company is an industry-leading snacks company known for making more moments of goodness through its iconic brands. With a strong portfolio across chocolate, confectionery, and salty snacks, Hershey delights consumers every day. Our beloved brands include Hershey's, Reese's, KitKat, Dots Pretzels, Lesser Evil, Jolly Rancher, Twizzlers, Ice Breakers, and more.

At Hershey, we are committed to making a meaningful difference in the communities where we live, work, and do business. This commitmentoriginated withour founder, Milton Hershey, and continues to shape who we are today.

Guided by our employee value proposition,Lead Today. Create Tomorrow,weempower our people to drive impact now while shaping what comes next. OurOne Hersheymindset brings teams together across functions, geographies, and businesses, enabling us tooperatewith speed, collaboration, and shared purpose.

The Hershey Company is proud to be recognized as a top employer in the United States, reflecting our commitment to our people, culture, and purpose.

How will you fit in the big picture?

As Principal Product Manager within Supply Chain Data Analytics, you will lead data-centric products and programs that improve operational efficiency and deliver strategic insights. You will connect supply chain, business, and technical priorities, strengthen data quality and governance, and turn advanced analytics and AI opportunities into measurable value for a global organization.

What will you do?

• Develop and communicate the product vision, strategy, and roadmap in alignment with supply chain, business, and technical goals.
• Manage data products and programs from initiation through delivery, including timelines, budgets, resources, risks, and outcomes.
• Use agile practices to guide sprint planning,maintainthe backlog, write clear user stories and acceptance criteria, and make prioritization decisions.
• Build strong partnerships across Supply Chain, IT, and business teams to understand needs and integrate data solutions effectively.
• Establishand reinforce data governance practices that support data quality, accuracy, consistency, and integrity.
• Translate data into actionable insights through reporting, dashboards, advanced analytics, and AI solutions that support strategic decisions.
• Identifyopportunities to improve supply chain performance through customer-focused problem solving, process improvement, and data-driven innovation.

Minimum Education & Requirements

MinimumRequirements

• Deep knowledge of product management, product technology, and architecture, with strong project management and problem-solving skills.
• Strong analytical skills, including market research, journey mapping, business analysis, and data-driven decision-making.
• Expertise indata management principles, data governance frameworks, and data quality practices.
• Proficiencywith SQL, Python, and data visualization tools; familiarity with supply chain systems and processes is preferred.
• Ability to align product strategy with long-term business goals and communicate effectively with technical and nontechnical stakeholders.

Experience:7+ years of relevant experience in data management, data analysis, or related roles, including at least 3 years in product management or leadershipcapacity. Experience in supply chain or consumer packaged goods is highly preferred.

Education:MBAstronglypreferred, with an undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Analytics, Mathematics, or a related technical field.

Benefits and Perks

At Hershey, we offer competitive pay and a comprehensive total rewards package designed to support your wellbeing, financial security, and life outside of work.

• Health & Wellbeing: Medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus wellness programs that support your physical and mental health
• Financial Security: Competitive pay, annual incentive opportunities, and a 401(k) with company match
• Time Off & Flexibility: Paid time off, company holidays, and flexible ways of working where applicable
• Growth & Development: Career development programs, learning opportunities, and internal mobility

Benefits may vary based onrole, location, and eligibility.

The Hershey Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The policy of The Hershey Company is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, citizenship status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other categories protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. The Hershey Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veterans.

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Nearest Major Market: Dallas
Nearest Secondary Market: Fort Worth