What are the responsibilities and job description for the Product Owner - Parcel Products position at TransImpact?
Job Type
Full-time
Description
PRODUCT OWNER – PARCEL PRODUCTS
What We Do Matters
TransImpact is an industry leader in the development and application of end-to-end technology-based solutions that optimize shipping operations, create dramatic supply chain efficiencies, and transform the business performance of customers. We are an exciting entrepreneurial-minded company that continues to grow nationwide. Our clients include many well-known names, and we excel in growing our client base through referrals from our satisfied customers. TransImpact has been honored to have achieved multiple awards and acknowledges our employees for them.
Location and Work
This position is located at our Independence, Ohio location. The ability to work in our office, with a hybrid schedule is required.
Our Benefits And Perks
We are consistently reviewing our benefits and making improvements to stay competitive and provide our teams with the best options and the most positive culture. Below are the highlights:
Our Product team is hyper-focused on creating products that turn our supply chain clients into raving fans. We are looking for a Product Owner with fluency in Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) to develop and execute a product roadmap focusing on making the complex simple. The Product Owner will work with planning, analysis, and business intelligence elements to create a workflow that makes it simple for small to medium-sized enterprises to adopt practices that put their supply chain and operation on par with the big players in the industry. We meet our clients where they are and create an experience that is both easy to adopt and easy to use.
As a subject matter expert in areas of supply chain with specific experience in sales and operations planning (S&OP), you will be the voice of the customer that assures the products thrill customers. The Product Owner reports to the product management organization but works closely with their development and UI/UX counterparts in developing the right product, and then creating artifacts and compelling positioning to launch products and features both inside and outside the organization.
Responsibilities
Here at TransImpact, we know there’s a direct link between happy employees and happy customers, which together generate success for all of us. We believe that a supportive atmosphere, an emphasis on giving and humanity, and approachable leaders and managers help our employees reach their greatest potential.
We are very proud of our corporate culture and commitment to giving back to the community. Our employees are encouraged to commit to charity work and volunteering and are allotted 20 hours of PTO time to support our communities.
We Are Serious About Our Mission
Our world is changing. Our values are not. Since the beginning, TransImpact has maintained a steadfast dedication to our core values: Work Ethic, Integrity, Professionalism, Passion, and Perfection. They guide everything we do. Every interaction with a client, every interaction with each other, everything we create.
TransImpact is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer (EOE). Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, or any protected category prohibited by local, state, or federal laws. TransImpact is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities. To request a reasonable accommodation, contact Wendy Bott, Human Resource Department, 440-394-2206.
Recruiters: By submitting candidates without having been formally assigned on and contracted for a specific job requisition by TransImpact, or by failing to comply with the TransImpact recruitment process, you forfeit any fee on the submitted candidates, regardless of your usual terms and conditions. TransImpact works with a preferred supplier list and will take the initiative to engage with recruitment agencies based on its needs and will not be accepting any form of solicitation.
Full-time
Description
PRODUCT OWNER – PARCEL PRODUCTS
What We Do Matters
TransImpact is an industry leader in the development and application of end-to-end technology-based solutions that optimize shipping operations, create dramatic supply chain efficiencies, and transform the business performance of customers. We are an exciting entrepreneurial-minded company that continues to grow nationwide. Our clients include many well-known names, and we excel in growing our client base through referrals from our satisfied customers. TransImpact has been honored to have achieved multiple awards and acknowledges our employees for them.
Location and Work
This position is located at our Independence, Ohio location. The ability to work in our office, with a hybrid schedule is required.
Our Benefits And Perks
We are consistently reviewing our benefits and making improvements to stay competitive and provide our teams with the best options and the most positive culture. Below are the highlights:
- 3 weeks of PTO in your first year of employment and 4 weeks of PTO in your 2nd year.
- Half-day Fridays during the Summer months if your schedule allows
- Hybrid work schedule - Mondays and Fridays you can work from home if you're within 45 miles from one of our offices.
- Medical, dental, and vision coverages at very affordable premiums that include family coverage
- 6% 401k match after your first year of employment, fully vested.
- At our offices, we provide free snacks, drinks, fancy coffee, a putting green, and other amenities that add to our laid-back, casual atmosphere.
- Our headquarters is by the beach in Emerald Isle North Carolina, and we have adopted that laidback but serious about our work type of atmosphere at all of our locations. We work hard and play hard!
Our Product team is hyper-focused on creating products that turn our supply chain clients into raving fans. We are looking for a Product Owner with fluency in Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) to develop and execute a product roadmap focusing on making the complex simple. The Product Owner will work with planning, analysis, and business intelligence elements to create a workflow that makes it simple for small to medium-sized enterprises to adopt practices that put their supply chain and operation on par with the big players in the industry. We meet our clients where they are and create an experience that is both easy to adopt and easy to use.
As a subject matter expert in areas of supply chain with specific experience in sales and operations planning (S&OP), you will be the voice of the customer that assures the products thrill customers. The Product Owner reports to the product management organization but works closely with their development and UI/UX counterparts in developing the right product, and then creating artifacts and compelling positioning to launch products and features both inside and outside the organization.
Responsibilities
- Working closely with the Product Management Director to prioritize roadmap elements.
- Work with the Product Manager or Director to define business value and impact for prioritization.
- Manage the backlog, with both high-level canvases for work several quarters out, and detailed stories & requirements for on-deck and in-process work.
- Develop product requirements/use cases and details for the product development team to execute.
- Work with product development to align technical roadmap, version management, and release schedules.
- Addressing questions from internal teams on product capabilities
- Perform internal product demonstrations with Marketing, Sales, professional services team, and channel partners.
- A good instinct for must-have functionality vs. should-have vs. nice-to-have.
- Work with customers and other SMEs to understand issues and nuances of work patterns to develop a superior product.
- Be the center of collaboration with product development and UI/UX. You will define the what, and product development defines the how.
- Work with and monitor product development activity to ensure they have the correct business understanding of requirements.
- You will be a collaborator who knows how to allow product development and UI/UX to use their problem-solving talent to help us find better ways to create raving fans.
- Work with customers throughout the product lifecycle to validate assumptions and get feedback on mockups, and products before it is released.
- You will validate that the functionality built is exactly what we envision for the customer prior to release.
- Prepare launch materials and training for internal readiness as well as external launch stakeholders
- Monitor the use of functionality to see if it has achieved intended goals or needs to be revised.
- Job responsibilities and any other duties needed to help drive our vision, fulfill our mission, and support our organization’s values
- BA/BS degree or 2 - 5 years or more of equivalent experience.
- Strong preference for someone with parcel/logistics background
- Preference for experience in Software Product Management, or Business Analyst Role
- Empathy and an insatiable curiosity for the user experience, driven to solve customer needs.
- Thrive in environments where you are balancing different perspectives and competing priorities.
- An ability to collaborate and defend or modify your position as the situation dictates.
- A technical aptitude with business savvy. An ability to speak both languages.
- Convery complex issues in a simple manner in both oral, and a variety of written modes is essential.
- Able to multitask, prioritize, and manage time efficiently.
- You want to be a part of something bigger than yourself
- You respect all people
- You are mature and thoughtful in how you express ideas; and a strong verbal and written communicator.
- You hustle every day and understand the importance of urgency and owning your outcomes.
- You’re a leader and a teambuilder.
- You’re goal-oriented and know how to influence others to move in a unified direction.
Here at TransImpact, we know there’s a direct link between happy employees and happy customers, which together generate success for all of us. We believe that a supportive atmosphere, an emphasis on giving and humanity, and approachable leaders and managers help our employees reach their greatest potential.
We are very proud of our corporate culture and commitment to giving back to the community. Our employees are encouraged to commit to charity work and volunteering and are allotted 20 hours of PTO time to support our communities.
We Are Serious About Our Mission
Our world is changing. Our values are not. Since the beginning, TransImpact has maintained a steadfast dedication to our core values: Work Ethic, Integrity, Professionalism, Passion, and Perfection. They guide everything we do. Every interaction with a client, every interaction with each other, everything we create.
TransImpact is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer (EOE). Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, or any protected category prohibited by local, state, or federal laws. TransImpact is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities. To request a reasonable accommodation, contact Wendy Bott, Human Resource Department, 440-394-2206.
Recruiters: By submitting candidates without having been formally assigned on and contracted for a specific job requisition by TransImpact, or by failing to comply with the TransImpact recruitment process, you forfeit any fee on the submitted candidates, regardless of your usual terms and conditions. TransImpact works with a preferred supplier list and will take the initiative to engage with recruitment agencies based on its needs and will not be accepting any form of solicitation.
