This pivotal position resides with one of our Talent Solutions client where we have established a strong partnership. The Product Manager, Planning Systems will be responsible to own and optimize the Planning & Allocation Platform, as well as build out the SOP and processes for the business area.
Role: Product Manager, Planning Systems
Location: Los Angeles, California (Hybrid work schedule, 3 days in office)
Status: MHI is a successful managed services partner and now assisting with their key direct hire needs
Key Qualifications/Responsibilities:
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
Desired Relative Experience
· 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
Company Benefits include 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.
Salary range: $140,000.00 - $170,000.00 a year
