Business Analyst/Product Manager - Supply Chain - Permanent Role

Business Analyst / Product Manager - Supply Chain Permanent Role On behalf of our client in the Automotive Sector, PROCOM is looking for a Business Analyst / Product Manager - Supply Chain.

Business Analyst / Product Manager - Supply Chain - Job Description

• As the IT Product Owner, you will be responsible for working with Business and Technical teams (the bridge) on the application / product strategy, roadmap and execution
• The successful candidate will enjoy helping the team succeed by thinking about ways to improve processes, suggesting ways to make the team more effective, mentoring and modeling industry best practices
• With a broad understanding of Supply Chain systems and business operations, the IT Product Owner role is intended to accomplish the following objectives :
• Lead business workshops to define the application / product vision, roadmap, growth opportunities and communicate with stakeholders throughout the project
• Collaborate with internal and external contacts to analyze needs and align product roadmap to strategic goals
• Build collaborative relationships with other teams and stakeholders within IT, business, vendors and other affiliates
• Work closely with various business teams to create and maintain product backlog according to business value or ROI
• Partner with the Delivery Lead on projects
• Plan and prioritize product development and product feature backlog
• Develop detailed product feature specifications (user stories) and ensure the user stories / requirements are clearly understood by relevant teams
• Assess value, develop cases, and prioritize stories, epics, and themes to ensure work aligns with product strategy
• Mitigate roadblocks to achieving sprint / release goals
• Lead the product-release plans and set expectations for delivery of new functionalities
• Serve as product ambassador internally and externally, sharing knowledge and answering questions
• Help ensure that increasingly integrated and complex projects are executed without problems
• Partner with stakeholders across business units (e.g. : sales, finance, security, compliance) to develop analyses and project documentation in a collaborative way
• Evaluate, analyze and communicate systems requirements on a continuing basis, and maintain systems processes, including the delivery of periodic status reports to stakeholders
• Author and update internal and external documentation, and formally initiate and deliver requirements and documentation
• Conduct requirements gathering by facilitating required meetings, liaising / interacting with the business to elicit information, preparing documentation and conducting project presentations
• Lead Training sessions and User Testing (UAT) phases to avoid incidents related to inadequately tested or improperly ordered changes
• Conduct Situation, Decision, Cost and Benefit Analysis when appropriate

Business Analyst / Product Manager - Supply Chain - Mandatory Skills

• Post-secondary education or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of progressive experience in the IT industry with strong knowledge of Supply Chain systems and processes
• Experience in delivering complex and multi-stakeholder projects
• Experience with agile, hybrid agile and waterfall practices (especially Agile / Scrum) and an ability to help lead our journey to reinvent how we drive our practices to become faster and more productive while not compromising both security and compliance
• Experience in IT Product Owner and Business Analyst
• Experience facilitating sessions, helping participants reach decisions and accomplish goals
• Demonstrate leadership skills and ability to foster cross-team alignment
• Ability to coach and support teams on concepts and processes
• Ability to lead and facilitate sessions (e.g. workshops), resolve disagreements between stakeholders
• Ability to conduct high level interactions with the business at an equivalent or higher level of seniority and to engage in difficult discussions
• Ability to use verbal communication to disseminate complex concepts
• Ability to define and author clear and succinct project documents and to create engaging diagrams
• Ability to create, present and publish the project status to senior level management
• Excellent analytical, interpersonal, organizational, and problem-solving skills with a strategic approach to work
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.
• Ability to work on multiple projects and / or deliverables concurrently
• Ability to adapt and repivot
• Creativity
• Emotional intelligence
• Supply Chain skills
• Organizational skills
• Sales skills
• Strong leadership skills
• Technical skills

Business Analyst / Product Manager - Supply Chain - Assignment Start Date ASAP Permanent Role Business Analyst / Product Manager - Supply Chain - Assignment Location Toronto, ON Work Hybrid