SAP Product Owner

Who Are We?

Stand Out For Good, Inc. is a rapidly growing women’s fashion company with 5 unique brands, in 130 locations, across 38 states. Our stores feel like a sanctuary - a place of beauty from the inside out. From welcoming experiences and warm associates to thoughtfully curated products, our brands are built upon the founding principles of giving back and making a difference in the world.

Our Mission

"Stand Out. For Good". Those four words are more than just our motto, they are why we exist. From Mission Mondays, where 10% of our net proceeds go directly to local charitable organizations, to our long-standing partnership with Coprodeli USA, in which we are in the process of building 22 schools for impoverished communities in Peru, we are committed to giving back in meaningful ways to those in need.

The Role

The Product Owner is a member of the IT Development Team and has accountability for the SAP platform enabling core capabilities for Merchandising, Planning, Finance and Warehouse Management. Primary responsibilities will be focused on leveraging the capabilities of the SAP platform to maximize stakeholder adoption, execute on the product roadmap, drive innovation, and ensure the overall user experience is aligned with the IT and business strategy and requirements.

Primary Responsibilities

• Responsible for managing the SAP Platform, to fully utilize all capabilities in alignment with business partners and IT strategies.
• Identify and develop opportunities to leverage the capabilities of the SAP platform, creating long term value to achieve customer business objectives.
• Responsible for mapping end-to-end business processes to solution capabilities and coordinating with other Product Owners as needed.
• Own and maintain a capability catalog for the Back Office Systems Capability Group.
• Execute against the IT Roadmap for the Back Office scope.
• Proactively communicate the Back Office capability roadmap and IT strategies to all key stakeholders and other IT CoE’s.
• Build and maintain effective, collaborative, credible working relationships and active communication with stakeholders.
• Be the conduit of information between different teams, knowledgeably responding to questions from any stakeholder.
• Responsible for validation and signoff of new solution delivery for projects and enhancements, ensuring validation against business requirements.
• Deliver solutions and automation with a focus on enhancing the customer experience and efficiency.
• Maximize the tools and applications available to deliver business value, continually looking for opportunities for application rationalization, including applications with duplicate capabilities.
• Manage supportability of solutions including integrity of upgrade path.
• Own day-to-day relationships and build strong partnerships with SAP and other vendors.
• Maintain current knowledge of product roadmaps, industry best practices, emerging and new innovation within the SAP Platform and apply these in the service of the company’s key business goals.
• Execute on projects building consensus among stakeholders, ensuring alignment of project tactics with strategy and communicate project goals at a strategic level.
• Handle capability management on projects, but not day to day schedule management or financial management.
• Operate with an All For One approach to achieving priorities.

Qualifications

• BS/BA degree required in a related field.
• Minimum of 3-5 years experience with SAP S/4HANA or similar ERP product experience across multiple SAP/ERP solution areas. Strong knowledge of SAP/ERP end to end capabilities.
• 2-3 years of Product Ownership or similar role experience in delivery, leading technical teams and achieving timely and effective results through others, both internal and external to the organization.
• Ability to select and integrate the most appropriate technologies to support the business.
• Demonstrated ability to design and implement comprehensive solutions.
• Outstanding organizational skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Negotiating skills with internal customers and external service providers.
• Life-long learner with a passion for self-development to gain an in-depth understanding of the SAP solution portfolio and industry trends.
• Able to work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders, communicate the IT vision and strategy, and build consensus around key initiatives and projects.
• Possesses interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written; able to articulate ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Is able to manage multiple vendor relationships to ensure the best performance and financial return.
• Comfortable with ambiguity; can handle the unexpected with flexibility.
• A team player who favors collaborative approaches when working with internal and external partners.
• Proven ability to build trust with others through a commitment to the highest ethical and professional standards.
• Display professionalism and good judgment.