Product Owner, Supply Chain - Markham, Canada - Pet Valu

Pet Valu

Verified Company

Markham, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Location:
Markham, Ontario

Job Description:

The Product Owner, Supply Chain is responsible for managing the Supply Chain systems through the Product Lifecycle (Strategic Vision, Implementation, and Care & Feeding of Production Systems)

Essential Duties
Define product vision and strategy
Create Product Roadmap
Lead 3rd party product/vendor evaluation
Create user stories
Prioritize backlogs
Partner with Business and Architect team to decide Buy vs Build
Manage overall projects/Backlogs
Responsible delivery deadline
Oversee Azure DevOps
Sprint Planning
Retrospective Review
Manage business relationship
Regular update meeting on backlog prioritization and roadmap
Regular meeting with business for intake requirements/projects
Regular update meeting on production support issues
Demo newly developed/deployed product features to business leaders
Manage vendor relationship for products acquired from 3rd party
Manage vendor relationship for 3rd party implementation partners
Contract Negotiation and Management (Renew, termination etc)
Manage cost for any 3rd party engagement
Lead team to support production issues
Manage Tickets for the stream the PO is responsible
Resource planning for delivery
Team collaboration, coaching, empowerment,

Experience, Education, Certifications
_(List minimum required to enter the role.)_

Bachelor's Degree preferably in any Information Technologies (IT) discipline, but IT Management Information Systems or Computer Systems Analyst discipline is most preferred.
5 years as an IT Product Owner
5 years of Retail Experience

Competencies

Knowledge of Warehouse Management, Replenishment, Labour Management, MHE/Robotics, Slotting, Transportation Management, EDI, and Yard Management
Knowledge of product onboarding a plus
Demonstrate experience in defining product strategy and roadmaps
Proven expertise in translating business strategy into product strategy
Demonstrated experience in documenting Product Requirements with prioritized features and corresponding justification.
Work with external third parties to assess partnerships and opportunities.
Be a technical expert with respect to the merchandising systems at Pet Valu
Be an expert as to market offerings and strategic direction for Supply Chain solutions. Provide insight to stakeholders on the products and market.
Write highlevel requirements (L1)
Document the Pet Valu core competencies and processes in partnership with the Architect, Business Analyst and development teams
Act as a leader within Pet Valu
Follow Standards of operation for Roadmap Development and Maintenance. Suggest and implement continuous improvement to the roadmap and prioritization process.
Drive action throughout the organization to get IT Products adoption and optimization.
Strong commitment and expertise to keeping IT Applications healthy through patching and lifecycle management.
Ability to clearly communicate to stakeholders the status of IT Products
Provide leadership to team members and peers by collaborating with others; articulating ideas and viewpoints to senior management, peers and others; identifying and initiating improvements in process, and systems; managing resources; driving the resolution of issues; and holding self and team accountable for results.
Strong Vendor management skills
Establish and continuously review key metrics and KPIs, analysis and trends to continuously improvement business performance.
Understand and negotiate needs and expectations of multiple stakeholders.
Strong relationship building skills & communication skills.
Facilitate program reviews / status meetings to executives and senior managers.
Other proficiencies: Communication / Technical Understanding / Leadership / Teamwork / Stakeholder Management / Multitask