Product Analyst II (Onsite Role) (Retail Systems)

O'Reilly Auto Parts; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

401k with employer contributions

Starting Day One Medical, Dental, & 
V

Tuition Educational Assistance

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

O'Reilly Auto Parts in Springfield, MO is seeking a Product Manager to lead product lifecycle from ideation to retirement, collaborating with Product Owners to define requirements and prioritize features. You will analyze customer needs, market trends, and data to improve products and user experience.

The role involves coordinating development plans, preparing reports, and supporting new product initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent level.
• Experience: 1–3 years, able to work unsupervised.
• Basic experience coordinating others (4–6 months).

Responsibilities

• Monitor product lifecycle from development to retirement and market fit.
• Collaborate with Product Owners to define requirements and prioritize features.
• Analyze customer needs, market trends, and data to drive improvements.
• Prepare analytics reports and conduct market research.
• Support development of new products and services as part of the plan.

Skills

Product lifecycle management

Market analysis

Stakeholder management

Backlog prioritization

Data analysis

Project management

Communication

Change management

Training & coaching

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Location: Onsite in Springfield MO, Remote work is not an option.

Responsibilities and Duties

Monitor all aspects of a product life cycle, including long- and short-term development and marketing. Perform analyses to stay abreast of trends in the marketplace and ensure the product's competitive position. Collaborate with Product Owners to define product requirements, prioritize features, and optimize the user experience. Carry out a range of product development and engineering activities. Use established systems to analyze customer needs and define and deliver products. Conduct testing of new products/services to assess against defined features, functionality, and/or impact. Collect, analyze and interpret large datasets related to product usage, user behavior and market trends; identify trends and patterns in the data to uncover user needs, pain points, and opportunities for product improvement. Explore issues or needs, establishing potential causes and barriers, as well as related issues. Support the development of new products and services by executing different responsibilities in the development plan. Prepare and coordinate the completion of various data and analytics reports. Organize and prepare complex documents using a variety of applications for technology devices, such as standard office software. Also responsible for gathering and summarizing data for special reports. Support the product team in conducting market research and competitive analysis. Work within an established project management plan to achieve specific goals. Review the backlog of work for a small project and reprioritize the work and deployment of project resources to reduce costs and increase the value of the work delivered to the business. Demonstrate the most valuable features/attributes of the product/service and link them to the customer's key challenges. Provide advice, training, and assistance to users to clients' queries and ensure the technical product and service capabilities and the organizational context in which the product or service operates are well understood by the client. Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching; gain or maintain external professional accreditation, where relevant, to improve performance and fulfill personal potential. Maintain an understanding of relevant technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.

Skills

Required: Manages and develops all aspects of a product or service to ensure it achieves its full impact and value in the market. Oversees and manages all stages of a product's lifecycle, from ideation to retirement, ensuring efficient processes, timely delivery, and adherence to quality standards. Plans, organizes, prioritizes and oversees activities to efficiently meet objectives. Communicates and articulates potential resolutions or strategies in a clear, compelling, and tailored manner to address specific challenges or meet organizational needs. Analyzes and researches market conditions and facts in order to develop a full and comprehensive understanding of the market to enable it to be utilized for the benefit of the organization. Determines and analyzes trends from data that is collected to assist in compiling reports that will help in decision-making. Identifies potential stakeholders, analyzes their expectations, and develops strategies for managing stakeholders and their expectations. Reviews and evaluates recommendations and requirements to develop appropriate plans or deliver actions required. Identifies, sequences, and resources project schedules for timely completion. Plans, identifies, monitors, analyzes, and prioritizes risks (threats and opportunities), creates response plans, and manages the risk if it occurs. Identifies, verifies, and manages changes to the scope of the project or program, utilizing the most appropriate approach. Identifies appropriate measures for assessing solution performance and limitations, validates with key stakeholders, and collects appropriate performance measures to assess overall solution performance to recommend specific actions to increase solution value. Identifies, tracks, and enables the achievement of the planned benefits and intended outcomes of a program and associated projects. Develops an effective change strategy based on gap analyses and enterprise readiness assessment results, including transitions states and release plans.

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Level

Experience

Experienced practitioner able to work unsupervised (1 to 3 years)

Managerial Experience

Basic experience of coordinating the work of others (4 to 6 months)

Company Overview

O'Reilly Auto Parts has a proven track record of growth and stability. O'Reilly is full of successful career stories and believes in a strong promote-from-within philosophy, encouraging you to grow your career along with the organization.

Total Compensation Package

• Competitive Wages & Paid Time Off
• Stock Purchase Plan & 401k with Employer Contributions
• Starting Day One Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance with Optional Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Team Member Health/Wellbeing Programs
• Tuition Educational Assistance Programs
• Opportunities for Career Growth

Equal Opportunity Statement

O'Reilly Auto Parts is an equal opportunity employer. The Company does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin or ancestry (including immigration status or citizenship), sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions,) age (40 and over), veteran status, uniformed service member status, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing or characteristics) or another protected status as defined by local, state, or federal law, as applicable.

Qualified individuals with a disability may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Consistent with internal policy and applicable law, the Company electronically monitors the use of Company-provided systems, including telephone conversations and transmissions, Internet access and usage, and electronic mail and transmissions. The Company additionally employs video cameras in common internal and external areas.

Your first job at O'Reilly Auto Parts is just the beginning! From a comprehensive benefits and compensation package to a rewarding and positive work environment, your leaders will support you and foster your development so you can grow with the company. Our promote-from-within philosophy means our top leaders worked their way up – and you can, too. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and history at oreillyauto.com/careers.