What are the responsibilities and job description for the Product Manager - Technology - Supply Chain (Order Management) position at Genuine Parts Company?
Company Background:
Genuine Parts Company (“GPC” or the “Company”), founded in 1928 and based in Atlanta, Georgia, is a leading specialty distributor engaged in the distribution of automotive and industrial replacement parts and value-added services. The Company operates a global portfolio of businesses with more than 10,000 locations across the world. GPC has approximately 50,000 global employees. The Company has operations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Singapore, France, the U.K., Germany, Poland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain and China.
Position Purpose:
Seeking world-class talent to join the world’s leading distributor of automotive and industrial replacement parts and value-added services operating 5,500 locations and servicing more than 20,000 locations in the U.S and Canada. Specifically, this role will function as the Product Manager of a newly formed team, to build the next generation Supply Chain platforms at GPC. Working with a highly talented team, you'll play a key role to build and run one of the world’s largest automotive and industrial replacement parts operations.
The Product Manager will be responsible for product requirements analysis as well as feature planning and execution to improve the customer experience. Close collaboration and alignment with business teams, application development teams and security will be required. As such, exceptional abilities in building and maintaining strong working relationships and organizational savvy will be required. High level communication and presentation skills are required.
Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
Strategic
- Translate business strategy into technology product strategy
- Own product roadmap
- Maintain knowledge of competitive landscape and technology innovations
Execution
- Develop deep knowledge of business processes for the domain
- Drive prioritization of product capabilities
- Collaborate and drive cross-domain prioritization and sequencing of activities
- Create/document/track KPIs to measure relevant business goals for the domain
Stakeholder Management
- Represent domain during enterprise planning and discovery
- Manage stakeholder expectations to ensure scoping aligns with product strategy
- Provide regular updates to product roadmap
Tactical
- Represent business throughout technology development process
- Document requirements (functional and non-functional) via epics and user stories
- Maintain and prioritize product backlog
- Track releases and communicate delivery roadmap
- Plan and conduct user showcases and acceptance testing
Location:
- GPC has two work locations to choose from, Duluth or Atlanta office.
- We offer a Flexible Work Policy that permits eligible employees to work remotely
Desired Qualifications & Experiences:
- Degree in Computer Science or Engineering fields or equivalent years of experience preferred
- 5 years’ experience in scrum/agile development methodology.
- 5 years’ experience participating in product backlog prioritization and grooming/refinement
- 5 years of product ownership and helping drive road-mapping, planning and delivery in an agile environment.
- 5 years working in Supply Chain Technology
- 3 years experience in Order Management domain within Supply Chain
- Demonstrated experience with analytical and critical thinking skills; ability to use data to break down complex problems and formulate plans.
- Experience supporting, mentoring and managing product owners is a plus
- Experience in the B2B and retail business is a plus
- Excellent oral and written communication
- Analytical and problem-solving skills
