Role - Product Manager (Retail Supply Chain)
Location: London, UK
Is it Permanent / Contract: Permanent
Is it Onsite/Remote/Hybrid: Hybrid
Role Overview
The Supply Chain Planning Product Manager is responsible for the vision, strategy, and roadmap for products that improve forecasting, supplier ordering, and availability, while minimizing waste. They drive 0-to-1 development of new tools and optimize existing systems to help serve customers, improve operational efficiency, and meet financial targets.
Key Responsibilities
· Product Vision & Strategy: Own the strategy and roadmap for complex supply chain platforms (e.g., forecasting, supplier ordering, or transportation).
· Requirements & User Stories: Translate complex operational requirements into clear, actionable user stories, personas, and acceptance tests for engineering teams.
· Data-Driven Decision Making: Define key performance indicators (OKRs), run experiments, and utilize A/B testing to measure product success and adoption.
· Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with stakeholders across Technology, Commercial, Logistics, and Data Science to align priorities and dependencies.
· Agile Leadership: Steer sprint planning, backlog grooming, and product discovery to deliver maximum business value with minimal effort.
Required Skills & Experience
· Product Management Experience: Minimum of 5 - 8 years of experience in supply chain product management in Planning or Execution
· Domain Knowledge: Previous experience in Retail Demand Planning & Forecasting, Procurement & Sourcing, Inventory Management, Warehouse Management, Transportation & Logistics, Order Management, Returns Management (Reverse Logistics), Supply Chain Analytics & Performance Measurement
· Data Analysis: Strong proficiency in interpreting data to inform decisions.
· Agile Methodologies: Experience with JIRA or GitHub is highly desired.
· Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
· Technical Acumen: Ability to understand technical architecture, APIs, and influence engineering teams.