Sr. Product Manager
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Job Description
Role Summary
The Senior Product Manager is accountable for defining and executing the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for enterprise supply chain distribution platforms, including Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), Labor Management Systems (LMS), Yard Management Systems (YMS), Warehouse Execution Systems (WES), and Warehouse Control Systems (WCS).
This role serves as a strategic leader at the intersection of distribution operations, supply chain engineering, automation, and enterprise IT, driving the delivery of scalable, integrated, and high-performing solutions that enable real-time warehouse execution, labor optimization, inventory accuracy, and end-to-end fulfillment visibility.
The Senior Product Manager partners closely with engineering, architecture, data, and operations leaders to translate complex warehouse and fulfillment challenges into differentiated product capabilities that deliver measurable improvements in throughput, service levels, and cost efficiency.
Key Responsibilities
Define and own the end-to-end product strategy, roadmap, and long-term vision for distribution systems (WMS, LMS, YMS, WES, WCS) aligned to enterprise supply chain objectives
Identify opportunities to improve warehouse throughput, labor productivity, inventory accuracy, and fulfillment performance using technology and data insights
Lead product discovery efforts with distribution operations, engineering, and automation teams to validate solutions and define value-driven capabilities
Own the full lifecycle of distribution technology products, from ideation through implementation, rollout, and continuous improvement
Develop and prioritize product backlogs, epics, and user stories aligned to core warehouse workflows (receiving, put away, replenishment, picking, packing, shipping, yard execution)
Partner with engineering and architecture teams to deliver scalable, resilient, and secure solutions across WMS, WES, WCS, robotics, and material handling systems
Enable system orchestration and real-time execution through integration across warehouse, automation, transportation, and order management systems
Lead cross-functional agile teams spanning IT, supply chain, automation/controls engineering, and operations
Serve as the primary liaison between distribution operations, DC leadership, automation teams, and IT delivery teams
Influence senior stakeholders on product strategy, prioritization, automation investments, and trade-offs across cost, service, and scalability
Champion a data-driven, operations-first mindset using warehouse KPIs, system telemetry, and user feedback
Define and track KPIs such as order throughput, pick rates, dock-to-stock time, labor utilization, inventory accuracy, and fulfillment SLAs
Analyze product and operational performance data to drive prioritization and continuous optimization
Evaluate technical trade-offs across speed, cost, system complexity, and automation integration
Ensure alignment with enterprise standards for security, resiliency, and operational continuity in warehouse environments
Drive continuous improvement initiatives including legacy system modernization, automation enablement, and technical debt reduction
Qualifications & Skills
8+ years of product management experience in enterprise supply chain
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