Product Manager - Supply Chain

We are looking for an experienced Product Manager to build and improve a web based platform which enables Supply Chain colleagues and suppliers to manage their forecasting and ordering. This role will require a combination of front-end development and integration with key back end systems and working with stakeholders across Food, General Merchandise, UK and Group to understand key supply chain processes end-to-end. As a Product Manager you will work alongside fellow Product Managers to drive the strategy on how we get all supply chain colleagues and suppliers onto this platform in the next 5 years.

You will be expected to demonstrate your skills as a Product Management practitioner. 

• Developing a broad understanding of how our supply chain works across UK and Group for both colleagues and suppliers.
• Ownership of your product, you will build strong relationships with internal/ external stakeholders and drive the Product strategy, vision and roadmap.
• Relentlessly seek to understand the needs and pains of your customers and business stakeholders.
• You will analyse data to identify value driven outcomes, prioritising your plans to realise value early.  
• You will build strong working relationships with your engineering, UX and Program and Change colleagues and ensure that you all share a common vision and goals.
• Working in an agile framework you will break your plans into clear user stories, with agreed success criteria, and Steer sprint/ release planning sessions by working with my engineering counterparts to plan sprints/ releases that deliver maximum business value in least effort. 
• Lead discovery work for any new product/feature, collaborating with user experience (UX) and engineering teams to prototype and validate the response to the business problem, ensuring that decisions are data driven and measured against agreed KPI’s.

• Provide leadership and direction to cross functional team (s) on short-term tasks/ near-term priorities. 
• Monitor competitor activity and overseas market trends.
• Drive the acceptance and adoption of ideas and improvements with product and engineering stakeholders.
• Provide support and coaching to junior Product Managers as well as peers.
• Prioritise coordinate and communicate the resolution of live product issues independently.

You’ll need to have demonstrated experience of: 

• Product management best practice & methodologies. 
• Proven success of having managed a complex product that led to the delivery of significant value to your stakeholders. 
• Have ownership of a Product involving multiple internal/ external stakeholders and drive the Product strategy & execution for it.  
• Understand User Research/ Design Thinking concepts and applied those for your product work. 
• Good knowledge in the use of Tools & Techniques for Backlog prioritisation, managing dependencies and for gaining insights using available data points. 
• Broad knowledge and understanding of the technologies relevant to product management. 
• Knowledge and experience of software development methodologies and processes. 
• A methodical and analytical approach, great problem-solving skills and can provide logical answers to complex problems. 
• Using tools to extract & and analyse data (especially SQL, Excel).
• Used good prioritisation techniques, using JIRA to refine & groom your feature backlog regularly. · Attitude and the aptitude to learn new product area/domain quickly. 

• Identify and remove impediments faced by the team by working with your manager and other stakeholders and proactively flag any risks or delays in your commitments. 
• Handle conflicting priorities well, communicate clearly and understand how to drive a high level of focus and excellence with a strong, talented and opinionated team. 
• Drive the acceptance and adoption of ideas and improvements with product and engineering stakeholders. 
• Provide support and coaching to junior Product Managers as well as peers. 
• Prioritise coordinate and communicate the resolution of live product issues independently. 
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills.  
• Great presentation & persuasion skills. 
• This job would suit a Team Player who enjoys and is inspired by working collaboratively with other members of the team and wider stakeholders.
• Experience in online products and mobile apps (a plus).
• Understanding of retail supply chain (a plus).

We offer excellent benefits that help make Tesco a great place to work.  These include but aren’t limited to:

• Annual bonus scheme where you can earn up to 3.5% of base salary
• Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus 8 Bank holidays)
• On-site state of the art gym at our Welwyn Campus with discounted “Gympass” membership & free health checks via Nuffield Health
• Retirement savings plan - save between 4% and 7.5% and Tesco will match your contribution
• Life Assurance - 5 x contractual pay
• Share Schemes – Join our ‘Buy As You Earn’ & ‘Save As You Earn’ share schemes after 3 months service
• Colleague Clubcard (including a 2nd card for a family member) after 3 months service
• Colleague Discounts:
  • 10% increasing to 15% after every pay day for a four day period, off most purchases at Tesco (from April 2020)
  • 10% off One Stop
  • 10% off pay monthly & SIM only deals with Tesco Mobile
  • 20% off all F&F purchases
  • 20% off car, pet and home insurance at Tesco bank. T&C’s apply
  • 25% off Tesco Café
  • 50% off complete glasses purchases & free eye tests (other offers available) at Vision Express
  • 50% off health checks at Tesco Pharmacy
• An exclusive deals and discounts website saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for the home
• Cycle to work scheme
• Shuttle Bus Service to/from Hatfield & Welwyn Garden City Station to Welwyn Campus & Hatfield Offices
• Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and award-winning training, to help you achieve the job and career you want
• Our Employee Assistance Programme helps you deal with life’s challenges
• Financial wellness - Tesco has partnered with experts to help you make the most of your money
• Get involved in a range of fundraising activities with our long-term charity partners