Associate Product Manager, Retail & Omni Applications

Company Description

Vuori is re-defining what athletic apparel looks like: built to move and sweat in but designed with a casual aesthetic to transition into everyday life. We draw inspiration from an active coastal California lifestyle; an integration of fitness, creative expression and life. Our high energy fast paced retail environment is reflected in the clothes we make. We aim to inspire others to take on all aspects of their lives with clarity, enthusiasm and purpose…while having a lot of fun along the way. We are proud to be an outlet for opportunity and for personal growth and success.

Job Description

In this role, you will analyze retail technology business problems, define requirements, and support the optimization of in-store technology platforms and processes, with a focus on Point of Sale, RFID, and omni-inventory management. You will support the rollout, enhancement, and ongoing operation of the retail applications that power store associates, fulfillment, and inventory accuracy across the fleet. You will take on aspects of product ownership for retail applications, prioritizing features alongside senior team members, and ensuring alignment with retail operations and business goals. 

What you'll get to do:

Business Analysis

• Conduct analysis of retail technology business processes, systems, and requirements with an emphasis on POS workflows, RFID-enabled inventory accuracy, and store-level inventory management. 
• Develop functional and technical specifications to support the design and implementation of retail applications solutions, including POS enhancements, RFID pilot and rollout capabilities, cycle counts, receiving, transfers, and ship-from-store fulfillment. 

Stakeholder Engagement

• Collaborate with stakeholders, including retail operations leaders, store managers, inventory planning, loss prevention, omni-channel fulfillment, product managers, UI/UX designers, and engineering teams, to gather and document feature/project requirements for retail applications and initiatives. 
• Ensure alignment between store operations needs and the technological solutions that support them across POS, RFID, and inventory management. 

Project Support

• Provide support throughout the retail applications project lifecycle, including requirements gathering, build, UAT, and store rollout across POS, RFID, and inventory workstreams. 
• Facilitate communication between retail operations, store teams, and technical teams to ensure successful delivery of POS enhancements, RFID milestones, and inventory management capabilities. 
• Support change management processes for the implementation and optimization of key retail applications, such as POS, RFID platforms and omni-inventory management systems and ERP systems. 

Requirements Definition

• Develop clear and actionable requirements and acceptance criteria to guide development and ensure the delivery of high-quality retail applications features supporting POS, RFID, and omni-inventory management. 
• Refine epic-level requirements for POS workflow improvements, RFID-enabled inventory and receiving processes, cycle counts, transfers, ship-from-store, and endless aisle initiatives into actionable, daily requirements for digital development teams. 

Product Ownership

• Take on product ownership responsibilities for defined retail applications product areas — including POS, RFID, and inventory management modules — prioritizing features alongside senior team members, aligning initiatives with retail operations goals, and supporting the successful delivery of product enhancements. 
• Contribute to the retail applications audit process, identify gaps, and recommend solutions to enhance the store associate experience, inventory accuracy, and omni-channel fulfillment performance. 

Documentation & Communication

• Create clear and concise documentation for retail applications, business requirements, process flows, store SOPs, rollout playbooks, and user stories. 
• Communicate findings, recommendations, and project status to stakeholders and team members effectively, including store-facing communications for new feature releases and pilot updates. 

Mentorship & Leadership

• Provide guidance to junior analysts, contractors, or store super-users on retail applications for best practices, store rollout methodologies, inventory and POS workflows. 
• Lead by example and contribute to the continuous improvement of the retail applications of business analysis and product practice within the organization. 

Continuous Improvement

• Analyze store and associate feedback, inventory accuracy and shrink data, POS performance metrics, and RFID read-rate an