Lead Manufacturing Product Manager

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Kforce's client in San Francisco, CA is looking for a Lead Product Manager role will be focused on driving continuous improvement for manufacturing practices, including in-house furniture and lighting manufacturing facilities. This person will be working on projects of diverse scope and complexity, related to improving every aspect of the customer experience when they purchase custom furniture from multiple brands. The right candidate will have deep experience with discrete manufacturing as well as the associated logistics and transportation activities and a techno-functional/Product Management background.

Responsibilities:
* Clearly identify and measure KPIs that not only help us decide what to do, but that are needle-moving metrics for the business that can be measured before, during, and after they are live in production; Develop measurement strategies to drive ongoing optimization
* Lead the definition, prioritization, and scoping of initiatives related to Supply Chain and Manufacturing
* Serve as a liaison between Business and Technology teams to ensure that their voice is heard loudly every day
* Collaborate with Technology partners to drive execution and iterative delivery of initiatives
* Support cross-functional teams by being the subject matter expert, able to answer questions, manage exploration activities, and make clear recommendations
* Provide a clear recommendation on priorities and progress against a product roadmap with business partners and senior Technology leadership
* Design and execute the OCM plan related to new product implementations; This includes writing all appropriate SOP documentation around new system processes
* In partnership with the business and internal audit, develop the appropriate system user access and security roles to be used for all business users
* Collaborate with internal audit partners to ensure adherence to company auditing and security guidelines

REQUIREMENTS:
* 8 years of related techno-functional/Product Management experience
* Experience in discreet manufacturing, ideally for furniture and/or lighting
* Deep knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics AX/Dynamics 365 for finance, inventory management and operations (purchasing raw materials, fulfilling purchase orders)
* Experience with related supply chain operations, order management, ecommerce and finance/accounting processes
* Experience in organizing, planning, and executing large-scale business transformation projects from vision, requirements gathering, solutioning, and all steps of implementation (organizational change management, UAT, Training, hyper-care)
* Experience with the process of configurable products as they flow from the ecommerce customer' orders through order management (OMS) and to Dynamics365 for manufacturing and order fulfillment
* You have a proven ability to understand and discuss technical concepts

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

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