Join an industry-leading company today! WebstaurantStore, the world’s largest online restaurant supply company, is looking for candidates who possess strong critical thinking and project leadership skills to join our company as a Product Owner within our Operations Support Services (OSS) department. This role will focus on collaborating with a variety of stakeholders to identify and understand needs for our internal warehouse execution system projects, and working with our software development teams to manage projects that turn those needs into functional products.
Areas of impact and focus for the Product Owner will be :
- Becoming an expert on assigned internal processes and software tools, and proactively applying that knowledge towards system creation and improvements
- Representing the best interests of the business, stakeholders, and end-users as part of a cross-functional agile development team
- Prioritizing development resources to implement the most valuable enhancements and changes to warehouse systems, and working towards minimum viable product on new software
- Managing and organizing multiple projects that vary in complexity and importance
This position will work closely with other members of the Operations Support Services team; members of one or more agile development teams; stakeholders and end-users in the warehouse and other departments throughout the company; and representatives from third-party software and mechanical vendors. The Product Owner will also work with guidance from the Technical Product Manager on top priorities of the department along with departmental systems for communicating and rolling out programming changes.
Specific duties and responsibilities include :
Owning your team’s backlog in Azure DevOps (ADO) and maintaining a thorough understanding of all active work itemsInterpreting stakeholder and organizational needs and translating them into concise, yet comprehensive, work items for the development team (bugs, PBIs, features, and research spikes)Explaining the ‘what’ and ‘why’ behind all work items to facilitate accurate refinement and sizingPrioritizing and organizing your team’s backlog on a continuous basis to ensure transparency and keep the most valuable work items positioned for timely completionDeveloping a product roadmap to effectively communicate priorities and vision to the development team and stakeholdersThoroughly testing completed items to ensure quality and compliance with Acceptance Criteria, and coordinating with warehouses to ensure a smooth releaseTroubleshooting bugs and answering questions about our software products originating from our shared team inboxAttending daily and weekly development meetings with your assigned Scrum development team(s), and adhering to all aspects of the team’s working agreementPublishing training materials, FAQ sheets, and other resources to our internal LMS to support the usage of our systemsCommunicating with the Technical Product Manager, as well as internal and external stakeholders, on a regular basis to provide updates and ensure business value is being maximizedFacilitating discussion as needed to gather feedback and identify opportunitiesWorking with the OSS continuous improvement team to understand how areas of operational inefficiency may be addressed through system changesWorking with the OSS data team to identify areas of data that we need visibility to through our current systemsWorking effectively with other departments and development teams when software needs cross the boundaries of our team’s ownershipTravelling to our distribution centers throughout the United States to assist with testing, training, and go-live project phasesThe ideal candidate will have :
Prior experience as a product owner or similar role in an agile software development environmentPrior experience with warehouse management systems (WMS), warehouse execution systems (WES), an / or automated storage and retrieval systems (AS / RS)General knowledge of inbound and outbound warehouse operations proceduresExceptional organization and communication skillsAdvanced critical-thinking and problem-solving abilitiesConfidence in navigating grey areas and making independent decisionsA results-oriented mindsetA proven track record of taking ownership of projects and guiding them from start to finishDemonstrated ability to work effectively with cross-functional teamsThe ability to facilitate clear and effective communication and follow-up with stakeholders at all levels of the organizationA passion for learning and growthIf you’re ready for a challenge, and have the ambition to succeed in a fast paced, growing industry, we’d love to discuss the Product Owner position with you! Submit your resume and cover letter online today.
