Merchandise Product Manager (Only w2)

JOB SUMMARY:
Product Manager II
The Product Manager II, Enterprise Merchandising helps shape the product vision, strategy, and delivery for the
systems and workflows that enable client to plan, price, promote, fund, and execute merchandise across
stores and digital channels.
This highly cross-functional role sits at the intersection of Merchandising, Finance, Operations, Technology, UX,
Data, and other enterprise partners. The Product Manager translates business strategy and user needs into clear
product priorities and drives work from discovery through delivery and adoption.
As an individual contributor, the Product Manager independently owns defined product workstreams, leads
through influence, and partners with senior Product and Technology leaders on broader portfolio priorities and
enterprise decisions. Success is measured not simply by features delivered, but by measurable improvements to
business outcomes, user experience, and operational effectiveness.
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES:
25% Strategy & Planning
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Gains a thorough understanding of customer and associate needs, both existing and potential, and uses
that knowledge to help deliver enterprise products that provide client customers and associates with
an unparalleled shopping experience
Support translation of business goals and end user needs into product strategy; communicates direction
and product priorities to the development team, other matrixed teams, and third-party partners
Help determine and track goals, metrics, and analytics to determine product value; continually making
recommendations and refinements to the product backlog based on learnings
Monitor and analyze customer behavior via qualitative and quantitative feedback to drive roadmap.
Manages & grooms product backlog; makes future decisions based on the value that will be delivered
Evaluate competitive landscape to help influence product decisions and ensure that products remain or
become best in class
Evaluates research and market analysis on industry innovations and technology platforms to recommend
the best possible solution
50% Delivery & Execution
Date
Job Code
Private Label | Internal Circulation only
• Works with user research and testing team to formulate, test and refine assumptions and hypotheses
through user research and testing
• Creates, prioritizes and accepts user stories; incorporate them into release planning ; Makes product
decisions that drive value on a daily basis
• Identifies pros, cons, issues, obstacles, dependencies & value associated with features & enhancements
• Participates in or leads standups, iteration planning sessions, product demos and retrospectives
• Condenses complex technical concepts into non-technical language for stakeholders
15% Team & Stakeholder
• Fosters collaboration with team members (Engineering, User Experience Designers, etc.) to drive value and
collectively identify and resolve impediments
• Advocates for the end user and stakeholder by empathizing with and understanding user needs and
becoming the domain expert
• Manages cross functional team and stakeholder expectations to execute on product strategy; provides
education to requestors to determine prioritization based on tangible benefits and/or user experience
• Exhibit active listening, facilitate sessions, and clearly communicate at all levels (Executive Leadership
Team, store associates, etc.) and in all formats the product’s long term strategy which is used to prioritize
short-term action
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
EDUCATION: Bachelors/4 Yr Degree
YEARS OF RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE: 5+ years
YEARS OF MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE: NA
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