Job summary:
- The SeniorD&A Product Manager VCO APAC will manage the vision, roadmap, and delivery of the Value Chain Operations (VCO)Data & Analytics solution portfolio for the APAC region. Starting with key business problems and/or future capability needs, this role will interface with market, regional, and global leaders, as well as functional experts, to build and deploy analytics products that create business value and advance the RC digital agenda.
What are your key responsibilities:
Convert Problems into a ProductVision; understand the current process, pain points, user personas, and existing tooling to synthesize Product(s)that address the business need.
This role requires a balance of:
Strategic inquiry to identify the underlying needs of VCOstakeholders for APAC and lead the organization to embrace new methods and technologies.
Technical breadth to identify and apply art-of-the-possible with data, analyticsand AI for VCO.This role must be knowledgeable enough to “lead with problems not tools” in an unbiased way,determiningwhen to evolve a Product’s capabilities versus driving scaling as-is.
Relationship building topartner firmly withleaders in the APAC business, other D&A and Digital Technology members, and with functional experts to define the unique value proposition for each Product.It will also be critical to work closely with end users of the analytics products to ensure a positive experience for them and to deliver on adoption and sustained business value.
7-10 years of experience in product management, brand management, or go-to-market strategy within a sales or marketing-driven environment
Strong understanding of Supply/Value Chain and product management principles;i.e. Agile and Lean methodologies, product lifecycles, backlog management.
Proven record of facilitating teams toidentify problems to solve, ideatesolutions, and bringing possibilities to life
Strength in business-to-science translation,with experience growingpartnershipsbetween business and technology teams
Familiarity with product analytics tools (e.g., Mixpanel, Amplitude), and backlog management software (e.g.Azure DevOps, JIRA, Asana)
Analytics foundation – knowledgeable in both operations research and the data science domainExperience in delivery management of analytical products, or awareness of the drivers of complexity within delivery
Education & Professional Qualifications
Required: Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field
Preferred: Master’s degree (MBA or similar), particularly with a focus on marketing, product management, or strategy
Preferred: Professional certification in product management (e.g., Pragmatic Institute, AIPMM, or similar)
Preferred: practitioner experience in supply reporting and planning domain