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Product Manager – Supplier Integration Platform

Portugalfull_timeVerifiedPosted 28 Jan 2025

About the role

Company Description

AUTODOC is the largest and fastest growing auto parts ecommerce platform in Europe.
Present across 27 countries with around 5,000 employees, AUTODOC generated revenue of over €1.3 billion in 2023, supplying more than 7.4 million active customers with its 5.8 million vehicle parts and accessories for car, truck, and motorcycle brands.

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Job Description

Responsibilities

Autodoc has a diverse integration platform that is made of inhouse developed systems and components in combination with the market-available solutions. With the growth of the business, volume and geography wise, the level of complexity of the integration landscape, processes and projects grew. This requires the new approach to the integration both technology and process wise, that includes adoption of a to-be selected market-available Integration Platform, review and streamline of the related processes and services, and development of the additional modules like Vendor Portal.

The Product Manager – Supplier Integration Platform is expected to drive the agenda of the related Product as per follows:

Product Strategy and Roadmap

Develop and maintain a clear product strategy and roadmap combining internal and external platforms and components, in alignment with business objectives.
Identify opportunities to optimize operations, reduce costs, and enhance supplier and customer experience.

Stakeholder Engagement

Collaborate with strategic and operational purchasing, IT, and suppliers to gather and prioritize system requirements.
Ensure that system configurations and workflows meet the needs of internal and external stakeholders.

Vendor Management and Collaboration

Partner with third-party Integration Platform vendors to define product enhancements, resolve system issues, and ensure seamless integration with internal systems.
Act as the primary point of contact for vendor discussions, including feature requests, issue escalation, and contractual alignment.

Performance Monitoring

In cooperation with Operations and Functional Unit Leads, define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure both operational solution performance and the success of Integration Platform enhancements, and ensure continuous improvement.
Analyze system data to identify trends, inefficiencies, and opportunities for improvement.

System Support and Optimization

Lead efforts to configure, customize, and optimize the Integration Platform for maximum operational efficiency and scalability.
Identify and implement enhancements to improve system performance, reliability, and user satisfaction.
Coordinate with vendors and suppliers for timely resolution of support tickets and system issues.
Develop guidelines and SOPs for Integration Platform operation to enable frictionless operation and issues prevention and resolution.

Integration and Data Management

Ensure seamless integration between the internal and external business systems (e.g., ERP, WCS, TMS).
Oversee data accuracy and consistency to enable efficient reporting and decision-making.

Requirements

5+ years of experience as a Product Manager or Product Owner in Supply Chain / Logistics industry with focus on Integration.
Experience in working with a market leading Integration Platforms (SAP, Lobster, Mulesoft, Boomi, practical knowledge of one of them is a plus).
Working in e-commerce environment with focus on supply chain, Inbound Logistics.
Design and implementation of complex cross-platform integration solutions made of multiple IT elements (ERP, WMS, TMS, YMS).
Experience in successfully communicating and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders management, – consultants, suppliers, partners, as well as internal stakeholders – technical team members, product users.