Product Manager: Supply Chain Collaboration

Seeking a software product manager to join in-flight eDDL Replacement project in which delivery is currently led by a solution partner.  The project involves data centric architecture leveraging cloud services with data integration from sources including Ford’s CMMS3 (legacy mainframe) and SAP S4 (strategic Material Requirement Planning platform).

• Engage with cross-functional teams to become eDDL SME, facilitate successful delivery amongst numerous give/gets dependencies and integrating apps/teams.
• Position Ford to sustain and evolve the eDDL supplier collaboration capabilities beyond the current solution delivery partner engagement.
• Collaborate with other Supply Chain workstreams and enterprise ecosystems to achieve integrations across multiple systems, influencing those outside your responsibility.
• Collaborate with external and internal technical peers (Product Managers, Product Designers, Software Engineers, Architects, and solution partners) to define, unblock, and manage steps/actions toward deliverables.
• Drive delivery, production implementation and post launch sustainability to support the needs and expectations of internal stakeholders and suppliers for both today and tomorrow.

• Build personal and Ford expertise in supply chain collaboration, with a focus on eDDL functionality (part master data, launch part management, plant inventory, supplier promise, part transit, cum discrepancy challenges, part packaging, bulletin board communication, and supplier alerts).
• Manage eDDL product that involves cloud-based SaaS supplier collaboration platform, data integrations utilizing Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and data sourced from systems including legacy and strategic Material Requirements Planning systems.
• Ensure product quality through engagement of involved parties and active involvement in quality actions.
• Provide visibility to critical path dependencies and associated key decisions, escalating as needed, and ensuring timely resolutions to achieve delivery schedules. 
• Identify risks, and implement mitigation and contingency plans, focused on early mitigation or elimination of Risks.
• Ensure robust, up to date, and aligned artifacts from requirements, to solution design, to testing/validation, training, and support.
• Innovate on the product manager process and ceremonies to ensure all work within the team produces the most value possible.
• Act as bridge between IT and business stakeholders for addressing functional needs, communication, cascades, updates and uses the governance platform to report out and seek help wherever required.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, IT or equivalent.
• Minimum 3 years IT work experience with disposition to learn and commitment to quality work outcomes.
• Experience in at least one of the following domains: supply chain, manufacturing, product development, purchasing.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and demonstrated ability to coordinate and establish trust and positive relationships across teams. 
• Proactive attitude and not afraid to ask question and ability to operate with an Agile mentality in an ambiguous environment.
• Experience working with solution partners, global teams, and multi-party integrations.
• Ability to lead and guide teams through the delivery process, ensuring adherence to timelines and quality standards.
• Eager to work on a highly collaborative team fulfilling different roles and filling gaps.

Even better, you may have …

• Global business acumen – Supply Chain, Purchasing, Manufacturing, and Product Development.
• Supply Chain management product/platform experience (cloud, SaaS), such as e2Open or Kinaxis.
• Proven record of delivery as a Product Manager, including product launches.
• Experience utilizing Jira (or Rally) for agile software delivery practices and ceremonies.
• Experience with cloud services (preferably GCP) and SaaS platforms.
• Understanding of software testing principles and practices, including test automation frameworks and tools.

Experience Level

Mid Level