eComm Product Owner (HYBRID) Bolingbrook, IL

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Company Overview 

S&S Activewear is the leading wholesaler to the imprintable apparel and uniform market in the United States and Canada. Since 1988, we’ve provided high-quality, imprintable apparel to our broad wholesale customer base. We offer high-quality apparel that allows your customers to express their creativity through wearable art through concert merchandise, school & team apparel, marathons and fun runs company stores, theme park gift shops and everyone in between!

Today, we offer the most extensive and accessible collection of fashion-forward styles around. And we get you the goods fast. We operate eight nationwide distribution centers—that’s 4 million square feet of efficient warehouse space—and uniquely offer the largest one & two-day distribution footprint in the industry, with its products reaching 99% of the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico within two days and 44 states in just one day.

We offer more than 100 brands, including Adidas, Champion, Columbia, Dickies, Fruit of the Loom, Gildan, Oakley, Richardson, Tommy Hilfiger, etc. 

We have grown from a successful midwestern t-shirt and fleece distributor into an industry leader with approximately $2.5 billion in annual sales. In March 2021, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (“CD&R”) acquired S&S Activewear. CD&R believed S&S to be a leading distribution platform with sustainable competitive advantage following significant strategic investments in its geographic reach, people, and technology.

About Clayton, Dubilier & Rice

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) is all about investing with a purpose. They're a private investment firm that really focuses on turning companies into stronger, more profitable versions of themselves. From the beginning they have overseen the investment of over $35 billion across 100 different companies, and those deals add up to a total value of more than $150 billion. The CD&R firm has offices in both New York and London.

Job Description

S&S Activewear is seeking a motivated Product Owner to join our growing Software Engineering department and help implement technical solutions that give S&S Activewear a competitive advantage.  These systems are the engine that drives the company and will continue the company's year over year growth.

As a Product Owner you will be responsible for collaborating with internal stakeholders to gather, understand, analyze and prioritize their system enhancement needs.  You will collaborate with Agile teams to bring stakeholder visions to reality.  Your work will focus on eCommerce platforms which cover business to business and business to consumer market segments.

This position will report to the VP of Information Technology and is a hybrid role located in Bolingbrook, Illinois.

Compensation & Benefits

Monday- Friday, Full-Time, Exempt 

HYBRID - Bolingbrook, IL  

Benefits

• Vacation, Personal, and Sick time
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short/Long term disability
• Flexible Spending Account
• 401K with 3% company contribution
• Discounts on brand name apparel
• Employee events
• Opportunities for advancement 

Duties & Responsibilities

• Support stakeholders in creation of product road maps while keeping development team informed of stakeholder’s vision.
• Work with stakeholders to break down large enhancements into phased releases.
• Develop user stories and acceptance criteria for development teams and assist in resolution of requirements questions during development process.
• Participate in agile processes including grooming, planning and daily standups.
• Support stakeholder acceptance testing and capture approvals.
• Coordinate with other Product Owners and Software Engineering Managers to synchronize cross-functional dependencies.
• Support releases with development team through demos and stakeholder communications.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience working as product owner or similar role in product management.
• 2+ years experience working with software development teams in agile environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, comfortable working with senior leadership.
• Ability to balance multiple concurrent projects with varying priorities.
• eCommerce background with knowledge of software development is a plus.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employe