Senior Product Manager Distribution (remote in US)
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Job Summary
This is a remote position within continental US but we will be prioritizing candidates in EST/CST time zones.
Please note: We will not be able to sponsor/transfer visas for this role
As the Product Manager for Distribution you are the Full-Stack owner of the value stream connecting our suppliers to our customers. You will move beyond tactical ticket-writing to drive the Why and What for both customer sales and supplier purchasing capabilities. This role is part of our Functional Product Stream focused on solving pervasive market problems to drive adoption and revenue.
Core Responsibilities
Your work is structured around the Product Management Lifecycle (PMLC) focusing on outcome-based decision gates rather than feature output.
1. Discovery & Strategy (The Why)
Market Sensing: Conduct biweekly customer and supplier interactions to validate that identified problems are urgent and pervasive.
Problem Validation: Use data from Win/Loss reports and Customer Advisory Boards (CAB) to build evidence-based business cases.
Opportunity Canvasing: Define the market driver competitive landscape and economic impact (ROI) for new distribution initiatives.
2. Solution & Design (The What)
Roadmap Ownership: Maintain a 3-year Now/Next/Later roadmap that balances customer sales features supplier integration and technical health.
Ruthless Prioritization: Apply the RICE framework (Reach Impact Confidence Effort) to the backlog to ensure we focus on Return on Effort.
Constraint Definition: Clearly distinguish between MVP (Technical Prototype) and MLP (Minimum Lovable Product) to prevent scope creep.
3. Delivery & Market Alignment (The How)
Squad Leadership: Act as the strategic lead for a group of Autonomous Squads (Atomic Scrum Units) collaborating with a Tech Lead and Product Designer.
GTM Readiness: Partner with Product Marketing to ensure Sales Support and Customer Success are operationally ready for new releases.
Success Analysis: Post-launch measure actual adoption and revenue against the original business case metrics to decide whether to Pivot Persevere or Kill.
Qualifications :
Requirements
Experience: 5-10 years of experience in Product Management within supply chain ERP or distribution software is highly preferred.
Mindset: High tolerance for ambiguity and a natural curiosity for user problems over technical purity.
Decision Making: Ability to make Green Light investment recommendations based on hard data (logs usage stats) rather than gut feel.
Tooling: Proficiency in Aha! for strategy/roadmapping and Jira for execution management.
Success Metrics (KPIs)
In a product-led organization you are measured on Outcomes not outputs:
ARR: Supporting growth goals for sales.
Customer Retention: Ensuring users get continuous value from the distribution module.
Outcome Achievement: Meeting the specific success criteria defined in your Business Cases (e.g. reducing purchasing lead times).
Strategic Alignment: Ensuring 100% of your roadmap items are scalable for multiple customers and not bespoke requests.
Additional Information :
Compensation Package:
- Base pay range: $ USD Annual (12 Months) base salary bonus plan
- Placement within our pay range will vary based on knowledge skills experience and market location variations as well as internal peer equity.
- U.S. benefits package includes medical dental and vision coverage a 401(k) plan with company match short-term and long-term disability coverage life insurance unlimited paid-time off parental leave and well-being programs.
About QAD:
QAD Redzone is redefining manufacturing and supply chains through its intelligent adaptive platform that connects people processes and data into a single System of Action. With three core pillars Redzone (frontline empowerment) Adaptive Applications (the intelligent backbone) and Champion AI (Agentic AI for manufacturing) QAD Redzone helps manufacturers operate with Champion Pace achieving measurable productivity resilience and growth in just 90 days.
QAD is committed to ensuring that every employee feels they work in an environment that values their contributions respects their unique perspectives and provides opportunities for growth regardless of background. QADs DEI program is driving higher levels of diversity equity and inclusion so that employees can bring their whole self to work.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race color sex age national origin religion sexual orientation gender identity status as a veteran and basis of disability or any other federal state or local protected class.
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Remote Work :
Yes
Employment Type :
Full-time
Key Skills
- AS400
- Lean
- Management Experience
- Maximo
- Warehouse Management
- Warehouse Experience
- Warehouse Distribution Experience
- Warehouse Management System
- Copywriting
- Leadership Experience
- Supervising Experience
- Logistics
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