Staples - Senior Technical Product Manager

Summary :

- Senior Technical Product Manager serves as point for vision, strategy & road map and execution of certain products/services within Supply Chain (examples include Order Fulfillment System, Inventory Management System, Warehouse Management System)

- Has ability to develop and work through technology requirements (including user experience) with our developers in Global Technology, and also liaise with Supply Chain specific partners

- Viewed as subject matter expert in product/service that can work across business lines and own end to end execution for product/service

- Responsible for creating, launching, analyzing, and growing products/services within Supply Chain that increase long-term growth and profitability

- Influential leader who thrives on a mix of strategy, finance, execution, creativity, analytics. Manages risk while focusing on ROI

Key Job Responsibilities :

- Research, conceptualize, test, design, launch, and manage products/services to drive long term profitability

- Identify key insights and opportunities for growing engagement and revenue, and managing risks

- Partner with and lead cross-functional teams within and outside Staples

- Specify requirements and prioritize initiatives on an ROI-basis for roadmap driving projects to completion on or prior to scheduled due date

- Establish roadmap and goals, and communicate results to stakeholders

- Work closely with the development teams, and play a leadership role in architecture and design

Qualifications :

- Experience developing large scale supply chain systems, or taking a product/service through its complete lifecycle and delivering highly scalable and robust systems in a fast paced environment

- Possess excellent business judgment, outstanding written and oral communication skills, and a practical, common sense approach to getting things done

- The ability to think big, manage ambiguity, and use influencing skills to move quickly and deliver results in an entrepreneurial environment is critical to the success

- Fearless but thoughtful in their pursuit of results

- Flexible and resourceful, and easily adaptable to changes in environment and prioritization

- Demonstrated people and organizational management skills

- Keen attention to detail, and ability to dive deep

- Strong analytical and quantitative skills

- Hands-on experience with querying databases in order to drive required analysis independently and swiftly

- Software development experience with supply chain systems preferred

- Prior full stack development experience, and product management experience preferred

- Experience with micro-services, agile methodologies, big data / machine learning preferred

- Experience with building and leading product teams preferred

Education & Experience :

- 10 years of applicable industry experience in leading engineering teams, and track record of meeting aggressive timelines with optimal solutions

- Undergrad / MS - Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Supply Chain, or related technical discipline

- MBA preferred - Supply Chain, Operations, Technology

Additional Information :

Staples is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law