Product Manager- Supply Chain Planning & Optimization
Product Manager- Supply Chain Planning & Optimization
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As a key member of our Enterprise Technology Group youll play a critical part in crafting the future of mobility. If youre looking for the chance to bring to bear advanced technology to redefine the transportation landscape enhance the customer experience and improve peoples lives this is your opportunity. Join us and challenge your IT expertise and analytical skills to help build vehicles that are as inquisitive as you are.
Ford is in the middle of a major Supply Chain Transformation. Supply chain planning and optimization being one of the core capabilities that will be enabled through digital capabilities. This will help ford deliver its quality products at faster pace and optimal cost to its customers.
Were seeking a seasoned Product Manager who brings combination of the core Supply chain skills and experience of deploying supply chain planning solutions.
Responsibilities
What youll do...
Plans And Conducts Customer Research to Gather Data and Discover Problems Through User and Stakeholder Interviews.
Validates Researched Data to Bring Leading Indicators in Focus Allowing the Team to Actively Analyze Synthesize and Determine Valuable Product / Service Options.
Iteratively Hypothesizes and Discovers New Opportunities for The Customers Needs / Desires Aligning with Business Objectives and Technical Standards.
Seeks Continuous Feedback Emphasizing the Importance of Research Driven Product Decisions.
Plans And Conducts Business Process Mapping Workshops Idea Generating Sessions and Facilitates Prioritization of Relevant Ideas and Defining Minimum Viable Product Requirements.
Engages With the Product Owner and Team to Prioritize and Define Product Strategy and Roadmaps.
Collaborate With Vendors to Design Develop Document And Maintain Software / Hardware Prototypes Two-way Data Integrations.
Collaborate With External and Internal Technical Peers (Product Managers Business System Analysts Software Engineers Architects And Vendors) To Design and Validate Technical Approaches and Designs.
Contribute To Maintain a Readied Backlog and Enable the Team to Go Further with Effective Usage of Rally/Jira
Advocate The Use of Agile Methodologies to meet Stakeholder Requirements.
Assist In Estimation Systems Testing Triage and Debugging Sessions for Optimization Tool Data Integration Issues and Helps Track Product and Data Quality Metrics.
Utilize Statistical and Optimization Tools and Programming Languages to Conduct Data Integration Through Extraction Transformation And Loading (ETL) And Create Models to Generate Optimized Recommendations.
Configures And Tests a Solution Based On (Home Grown / Commercial Off-the-shelf (Cots) Applications to Meet Functional and Non- Functional Requirements.
Qualifications
Youll have...
- Bachelors degree in Information Systems Computer Science/Engineering or related field
- 8Years of experience gathering and analyzing requirements and designing software prototypes
- Ability To operate in an ambiguous Environment with Curiosity and Can-do Attitude towards new technologies and a strong Desire to Learn So That the Team May Benefit.
- Good Communication and Collaboration Skills In Working with Cross Functional Global Teams.
- Demonstrates strong work ethic and ownership
- Understands Design Principles and Tools.
- Have Hands on Experience Querying SQL/NoSQL Databases.
- Uses UI/UX Design Practices to Advocate for the Customer and Help the Team Evolve the Product.
- Meticulously Plans and Tracks Activities for Meeting Target Deadlines.
- Produces Research Assets (Journey Maps Affinity Walls Empathy Maps Storyboards Personas Etc.) To Capture Learning And Communicate the Immersive
- Customer Experience with the Team and Other Stakeholders.
- Conveys Design Requirements and Specification Details to The Team and Ensures They Capture Business and Customer Value.
Even better you may have...
- Experience With Supply Chain Planning Inventory Optimization Demand Forecasting And/or Supply Planning Material Requirement Planning (MRP) Software Products
- Working Knowledge And Experience In Implementation Of ERPs SaaS Supply Chain Digital Tools (E2open Kinaxis One Network Etc.) Will Be An Asset.
- High Degree Of Initiative Self-motivation And Ability To Work Autonomously.
- PEGA certification & experience
- Supply Chain Domain Certification As Plus (APICS - CPIM or CSCP)
- Knowledge About API Design Standards Patterns And Best Practices To Create Robust And Performing Integrated Systems.
- Good Team Player And Encourages Team Learning Opportunities Like Design Thinking
- Experience In Cloud Platforms Like Azure AWS GCP
You may not check every box or your experience may look a little different from what weve outlined but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company we encourage you to apply!
As an established global company we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe or keep you close to home Will your career be a deep dive into what you love or a series of new teams and new skills Will you be a leader a changemaker a technical expert a culture builderor all of the above No matter what you choose we offer a work life that works for you including:
Immediate medical dental vision and prescription drug coverage
Flexible family care days paid parental leave new parent ramp-up programs subsidized back-up child care and more
Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement fertility treatments and more
Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
Tuition assistance
Established and active employee resource groups
Paid time off for individual and team community service
A generous schedule of paid holidays including the week between Christmas and New Years Day
Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.
For a detailed look at our benefits click here: position is a range of salary grade 7-8.
Visa sponsorship is available for this position.
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Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
