Product Owner - Distribution Management & Logistics

Product Development Manager

Develop new concepts for products and features in alignment with the objectives of the Enterprise Technology Group (ETG) and assess the product's progress with input from Delivery Leads.

Create user stories to share the Product's development and progress against business outcomes with Business Executives and the Project Leadership, prioritize all stories to ensure work focuses on those with maximum value that align with the ETG strategy.

Responsible for strategic and technical execution (end-to-end) of business user stories and coordinate the Business Process Governance with the right stakeholders.

Provide constructive feedback, ideas to improve the development and requirements process, celebrate hard work and individual and team success within the ETG organization.

Comprehend key business objectives and requirements of a product to make final decisions on functionality.

Provide feedback of the work to the Product Manager to help them define a product differentiation strategy.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams / processes to ensure a shared understanding of requirements for successful implementation, including program management, process management, data management, change management, and customers.

Work in partnership with process owners to ensure the process is executed appropriately during project initiatives (Order to Cash, Source to Pay, Planning / Manufacturing / Inventory, Acquire to Retire, and Record to Report).

Understand what is important to the customer, data standards, process standards, EHS / regulatory statutes; collect feedback from users and incorporate user feedback to enhance product features and usability.

Understand and support inter-team dependencies and escalate issues with the coordination of the product manager.

Groom the product backlog, breaking down features and estimating user stories.

Track the progress towards the release of a product and keep the project and process teams appraised of the same and alert of any potential risks or issue with scope, missing requirements or delays.

Communicate the product vision, roadmap and business intent to the Scrum / development team and ensure close collaboration with the development team.

Coordinate with development team, set and communicate release date and scope.

Provide support to users of the ERP system, including troubleshooting problems, answering questions, and providing training recommendations.

Deliver comprehensive product training that aligns with the organization's change management plan.

Coordinate cross functionally with other Operations and Supply chain teams to ensure alignment.

Prepare and plan budgets to determine how to use company resources to launch new initiatives.

Standardize the logistic flow of jobs within the manufacturing workshops (launching & Gantt, work ticket, job tracking wide spectrum).

Become familiar with any boundary application (non-ERP software) in which the product team is responsible for delivering functionality.

Work collaboratively with the Continuous Improvement (CI) team to ensure processes are executed and improved.

Animate the local expert's community (Key users, SMEs) to ensure the processes enrichment and the enhancements of the IT solution.