Senior Manager, Demand Chain Product

Job Summary

Lead a team of business analysts in the development, integration, enhancements, fixes, and administration of demand chain system products. Develop robust project plans: define scope and KPIs, project schedules and resource plans. Manage risks and communicate project status for the entire portfolio of projects.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Define and drive the long-term product systems strategy for Demand Chain technologies, ensuring alignment with enterprise goals, customer experience expectations, and evolving business models
• Establish the multi-year systems roadmap, prioritizing capabilities, integrations, and modernization initiatives based on business value, technical feasibility, and ROI
• Partner with senior business and IT leadership to shape the vision for future-state Demand Chain systems, including platform consolidation, automation opportunities, and data architecture improvements
• Evaluate emerging technologies and industry trends to identify strategic opportunities for system innovation, scalability, and competitive advantage
• Influence enterprise architecture decisions by representing Demand Chain product needs in platform selection, integration strategy, and data governance discussions
• Create executive-ready strategic narratives that articulate system direction, investment needs, risks, and business impact
• Manage a portfolio of system projects (new installations, integration, enhancements, and fixes)
• Lead the development of systems requirements and testing for these projects: business product documentation, test plans and user acceptance testing
• Develop implementation and roll out plans for these projects
• Lead a team of analysts in the administration of Demand Chain system products (i.e. Order Management System, Item Maintenance)
• Support the development of a system strategy for all Demand Chain products
• Act as the liaison between IT leadership and Demand Chain business owners
• Assign resources to projects
• Identify risks, develop mitigation plans and escalate when appropriate
• Develop and manage project budget, product backlog and technical documents

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's/4 Year Degree
• 8+ years of relevant work experience

Specific Knowledge and Skills

• In-depth knowledge of Demand Chain products: Oracle OMS, Oracle Inventory Management, Blue Yonder, Manhattan WMS, etc.
• Project Management
• Microsoft Visio / Microsoft Project / Smart Sheets