Job Description

Who You Are:

• Experienced in product management within complex retail environments.
• Strong understanding of Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), specifically Blue Yonder WMS for Perishable Distribution Centers (DCs).
• Skilled at leading, driving, managing stakeholder expectations, planning, and estimating the level of effort required to deliver product initiatives from concept to launch.
• Adept at collaborating with engineering, platform teams, and stakeholders.
• Effective at prioritizing budgets and resources.
• Demonstrated ability to own projects, think big, and influence across all levels of an organization.
• Subject Matter Expert (SME) for all products on Blue Yonder Platform, providing deep technical knowledge to support system optimization and strategic decision-making.

Role Overview:

• Establish and execute the strategy for Warehouse Management Systems, focusing on Blue Yonder WMS.
• Align products with Technology, Supply Chain, and Business Operations teams, SAP, Merchandising, Procurement, and Finance strategies using data-driven decisions.
• Oversee WMS integrations with SAP, Digital platforms, and logistics networks.
• Focus on optimizing Warehouse Management Technologies contributions to increase process performance across the enterprise.
• Foster relationships across the company to enhance Warehouse Management Technologies capabilities.
• Serve as the Blue Yonder Platform SME, troubleshooting system challenges for all Blue Yonder products, and advising on best practices for scalability and efficiency.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with key stakeholders to align technology with strategic goals.
• Use data insights to identify opportunities and support decisions.
• Analyze current processes and technology to find improvement areas.
• Create a strategic roadmap and manage product backlogs.
• Lead team in alignment with business strategy, roadmap, and platform governance.
• Lead development, deployment, and optimization of Warehouse Management Technology products.
• Partner with service providers, providing feedback and leading service provider development and support teams.
• Define and measure KPIs for product adoption and performance.
• Promote cross-departmental collaboration.
• Act as the Blue Yonder Platform SME, ensuring system enhancements and feature implementations align with enterprise strategy.
• Provide Blue Yonder Platform expertise in troubleshooting, system updates, and change management processes.
• Support training and knowledge-sharing initiatives to enhance team competency in Blue Yonder WMS capabilities; future releases as well.

Requirements:

• Proven product management experience in retail.
• BA/BS in Engineering, Business, Marketing, or related field.
• 5+ years in technology product management for Warehouse Management System technologies, preferably Blue Yonder WMS.
• Previous experience with WMS implementations and integration with Blue Yonder WMS systems.
• Experience maintaining and contributing to a backlog of product features.
• Agile methodology experience is preferred.
• Jira, Kanban, and Confluence experience is a plus.
• Strong data analysis and decision-making skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
• Effective time management, prioritization, and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage ambiguity and drive organizational change.
• Expertise as a Blue Yonder Platform SME, providing recommendations on architecture, best practices, and process improvements.

Leadership Competencies:

• Strategic thinker with an enterprise mindset, bringing value to all of BJs.
• Influential leader, sometimes without direct authority.
• Clear communicator and proactive problem solver.
• Balances strategic vision with operational excellence.
• Create, lead, manage, and develop a high-performing team.
• Serve as a key thought leader on Blue Yonder Platform capabilities, ensuring alignment between technology investments and business outcomes.

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