Senior Product Manager

Job#: 2022717

Job Description:
Apex Systems is seeking a Senior Product Manager to join one of our largest clients. This person will need to be located in Bentonville, AR and willing to be in office 2 - 3 days week in a hybrid setting. If you have experience with Product Management in the First, Middle, or Last mile space and are looking for your next opportunity please apply. This is a contract to hire opportunity.
Job Description.
We are looking for a hands-on, results-oriented Sr. Product Manager to join our Product Management team. You will contribute to drive products within the transportation space and create world-class omni-channel experience for our customers, enabling them to save money and time so they can live better.
Duties:

• Contribute the product vision and strategy for key initiatives and advocate for features to optimize capabilities within the supply chain function.
• Support the product discovery for complex technical projects, translate strategic priorities into product roadmaps, and document functional and technical specifications.
• Define, measure, and create visibility into Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) using various data sources like stores, fulfillment centers, order management system, inventory management system, and customer behavior.
• Analyze capabilities, performance, and technical designs of in-house and external tools to influence build, leverage, and buy decisions and strengthen the supply chain area.
• Work with software engineering teams to develop multiple new technologies and technical project plans with many tiers or phases that require large scale organizational changes (i.e., new stores, fulfillment centers, sortation centers, site redesigns, migrations to new platforms and capabilities, etc.).
• Support the design and development of supply chain applications and internal tools using open-source technology and leveraging machine learning and optimization algorithms.
• Build robust technology solutions to solve complex business problems in the form of Supply Chain as a Service (SCAAS) using loosely coupled architecture.
• Translate product roadmaps into detailed use cases, process flows, and user stories for the engineering team.
• Work with business and operational stakeholders on scope tradeoff decisions, change management for product rollouts, and user acceptance testing.
• Monitor the progress and impact created by a new product or capability using various methods such as A/B testing and multivariate testing and using tools such as SQL, Google Analytics, Tableau, and R Studio to capitalize on improvement opportunities based on new learnings.
• This position does not supervise employees.

Minimum education and experience required:

• Bachelor's degree or the equivalent in Computer Science, Business Administration, Information Systems, Engineering (any), or related field and 2 years of experience in product management, business consulting, or related field; OR Master's degree or the equivalent in Computer Science, Business Administration, Information Systems, Engineering (any), or related field and 1 year of experience in product management, business consulting, or related field.

Skills required:

• Experience creating product roadmaps, creating value-based release strategies, scope slicing, and breaking down complex products into prioritized backlogs for engineering teams in JIRA and Rally.
• Experience building products using Agile Methodology Methodologies: Scrum and Kanban.
• Experience taking products from ideation, piloting the products using multivariate testing and A/B testing, and leading full-scale launches and rollouts of the products.
• Experience driving process changes and change management by ensuring critical business issues and core product strategies are addressed in product decisions.
• Experience using the following analytics and reporting tools: Google Analytics, Tableau, SQL, Splunk, and R Studio.

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Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.