The Product Manager, Planning Systems role is within one of MHI Talent Solutions' clients. The Product Manager will be responsible for owning and optimizing the Planning & Allocation Platform, as well as building out the SOP and processes for the business area. This role is based in Los Angeles, California, and follows a hybrid work schedule, requiring 3 days in the office.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as the Primary System Owner & Administrator for the Planning and Allocation Platform
- Create and maintain SOP documentation for Planning and Allocation processes
- Manage Planning systems roadmap, ensuring stakeholder needs are addressed through development efforts
- Own all administrative functions of the Planning and Allocation system, ensuring it stays in-sync with downstream systems
- Coordinate with stakeholders in Planning to ensure integration between systems is in accordance with our integration process and is up to date with all changes
- Communicate system issues in a timely manner to necessary business units
- Coordinate with 3rd party software providers for active issues resolution and feature development roadmaps
- Provide post-mortem analysis of any issues requiring a change in existing integration or mapping structures
- Focus on developing feature enhancements and automations within these applications for the Planning department
- Work closely with internal development resources to ensure project expectations are effectively communicated and understood
- Draft detail product specifications and business requirements using an Agile approach, executed through standard Scrum board
- Perform UAT on new features, including functional and regression testing
- Build reporting and alerting processes within necessary applications
- Help design, document, and maintain system processes
- Communicate on key insights/findings, common sources of technical issues or questions, and make recommendations to solve
- Constantly be on the lookout for ways to improve functionality and deliver a great experience to the product users and customers
- Identify the differences in opportunities to execute small tasks independently, and when to leverage development resources
Requirements:
- Extensive hands-on experience with Planning and Allocation software
- Experience with NetSuite ERP
- Familiar with Roles and Responsibilities and Advanced Forecasting capabilities within a planning tool
- Basic understanding of Wholesale system requirements such as EDI
- A functional understanding of related data table structures
- Familiar with IPaaS tools such as Boomi, Mulesoft, or Celigo
- Familiar with SDLC procedures
- General understanding of best practices and business process within a planning function
- Experience in Project Management for back-office software
The role offers:
- 100% paid healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
- Kind Body Fertility Benefits
- 401 (k) savings plan with up to 4% match
- Unlimited PTO
- Employee Discounts
- Full Access to LinkedIn learning