Product Manager

As a Product Manager, you are a strategic thinker, a product evangelist, and a natural connector of people and information. You have the ability to tactically build new features to existing products and strategically form the vision for future product introductions. You are a natural collaborator and an excellent communicator and will work cross-functionally with engineering, design, and business stakeholders to apply product development best practices to deliver world-class products to our customers. The ideal candidate is passionate about supply chain and has the agility and natural curiosity to manage multiple projects and stakeholders to drive impactful results in a fast-evolving company.

Our network and our people are the core assets of our business and the Product Manager will have a direct impact on driving the growth of our company.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic discussions and ideation sessions with business leaders to form productive and trusting relationships.
• Cultivate product positioning and benefit statements, partnering with the marketing team to create collateral that generates excitement and makes it easy for them to adopt and understand the benefits.
• Define a thoughtful, detailed, and executable rollout strategy for new features, releases, and products.
• Write business cases, perform ROIs, and prioritize and write user stories; partner with the product development team to break things down and plan them into releases.
• Focus on building value for our business, not just features; develop innovative and unique product offerings by leveraging the knowledge of the key market challenges that already exist in competitor products.
• Facilitate cross-functional communication and decision-making, while also developing key stakeholder relationships in various locations.
• Engage with business stakeholders to learn about the supply chain industry and acquire a deep understanding of their processes
• Recommends the nature and scope of present and future product lines by reviewing product specifications and requirements; appraising new product ideas and/or product or packaging changes
• Assesses market competition by comparing the company’s product to competitors’ products

Requirements

• Supply Chain work experience is required in this role.
• Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree in Engineering or MBA (with Supply Chain Management Major).
• 6+ years of experience in a mid-to senior-level Product Manager role, presenting to and leading meetings with executives and being their main resource for technology innovation
• Must have strong experience coming up with new product features/enhancements in a Product Development Company.
• Be able to capture the requirements of the customer and translate them down into multiple features to be included in the product roadmap.
• Deep understanding of the Database Model of key business objects used in the Supply Chain Domain.
• Have a good working knowledge of Agile processes or methodologies.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Proven experience driving innovation, influencing stakeholders, and driving a product roadmap
• 3+ years relevant Supply Chain industry experience a plus
• Energetic personality with a passion to go the extra mile to get the job done and to delight the customer with innovative product solutions
• Naturally inquisitive and a proven desire to understand and exploit the latest technology innovations
• Expertise in written and interpersonal communications, relationship building, consensus building, and collaboration in a cross-functional team comprised of diverse personalities, skill sets, and levels of experience
• Self-starter with the ability to assess and respond to competing priorities
• Analytic mind & strong problem-solving capabilities evidenced by a proven ability to quantitatively and qualitatively analyze product concepts, strategic opportunities, and competitive threats
• Flexible and adaptable to changing priorities and deadlines
• Excellent organizational skills and a focus and attention to detail
• Presentation skills to communicate complex subjects to C-level executives, including public speaking
• Pleasanton, CA office (M-Thursday). Home office – Fridays

** Salary Range: $110,000 – $150,000 per year **

Blume Global