Product Owner

Job Description

Summary: This position will lead cross-functional teams to support data systems and process improvement to support the Integrated Supply Chain. This role will help delineate supply chain strategy and vision, design and implement manufacturing process and systems which align with business objectives, having a measurable impact on growth. This is including but not limited to; overseeing the rollout of I-Supplier, EDI, WMS, and other Oracle enhancements with training and support for internal clients and suppliers, MRP Analytics, and project management for systems improvement projects. The successful candidate will be responsible for partnering with internal partners including IT to identify data and systems needs to improve data integrity and system synergy across business units. Experience in Information systems, supply chain or operations, data analytics coupled with strong business acumen is essential.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Provide strategic ownership of the data systems and processes supporting the Integrated Supply Chain with the intent to evaluate and recommend solutions to improve efficiency, reduce cost, and leverage progressive technologies to drive synergies across the Integrated Supply Chain and the broader organization.
• Provide full-cycle project management of cross-functional teams to implement system improvements including developing documentation of all processes and delivering training, as needed.
• Meet and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to establish project scopes, system goals, and requirements, track project milestones.
• Partner with IT department to represent the systems needs of the Integrated Supply Chain and implement best practices for scalability, supportability, ease of maintenance, and system performance.
• Gather data, assess trends, identify gaps, use imperfect data to draw reasonable conclusions, and assemble a set of recommendations supported by numerical facts to develop a business case to garner executive support and provide ongoing communication to key business leaders.
• Develop detailed spend and category analyses to identify areas of opportunity within a diverse set of spend categories.
• Quantify the financial and operational impacts of the identified opportunities and build a business case to justify the investment in proceeding with the project.
• Analyze market trends in the different sector indices to analyze strategic planning for long-range stability of cost and services.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• A bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in Information Systems, Supply Chain, Economics or similar is required; a Master's degree in Business Administration is highly desirable.
• 8 plus years' experience in supply chain or operations with experience coupled with expertise in information systems.
• Solid knowledge of data systems architecture and applications to facilitate cross- functional communication to achieve targeted outcomes.
• A track record of managing digital transformation project with the ability to effectively communicate projects status and results to senior level executives and business reviews.
• Strong leadership and communication skills with the ability to empower others to grow and deliver results.