Director - WMS IT Product Lead

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Job Profile Summary

The Director WMS IT Product Lead - is responsible for supporting the products defined in their product area, primarily Warehouse Management System capabilities as part of the Global WMS COE. This role has overall accountability for defining the product(s) and ensuring that the product services are delivered in accordance with business priorities, business goals, and customer requirements to meet or exceed expectations and ensuring service levels are met. The Dir - WMS IT Product Lead will collaborate with business resources to consistently evaluate the value being delivered by the products while driving continuous improvement of the products offerings. This role will establish product plans, technical roadmaps, and collaborate with business and IT leaders on the long-term strategies to maintain and enhancement the product(s).

They are expected to demonstrate general knowledge and capabilities in all areas of the operating model and application lifecycle management. This role will provide coaching and guidance to a cross-functional team and must have a general understanding of product design, product ownership, continuous delivery, lean practices, agile practices and execution, operations, and development / engineering. This role is accountable for maintaining service costing and resources budgets for their product(s). This role supports highly complex business processes that require cross-team support outside of their immediate product team and will require managing and leveraging resources from architecture, release / change management, infrastructure, network, and other systems in support of their product.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

Strategy / Planning

• Plans for future changes to the product(s) to meet customer and business priorities needs
• Works collaboratively with others : product owners, customer relationship managers and capacity planners to forecast demand
• Partners with IT and business leaders to define opportunities to identify and prioritize items based on business needs and timetables
• Maintains liaison relationship with business partners and IT partners to provide effective technical solutions
• Drives continuous improvement in all areas impacting product(s)
• Develops business-focused concepts, including risk, cost-benefit, strategic initiatives, task / defect fix prioritization
• Aligns with IT strategy and architecture teams to understand the long-term product strategy roadmap
• Fosters an environment of Design Thinking
• Develops and maintains product roadmaps; plans for product end of life or retirement
• Works with leadership and product owners to ensure that products are reflected in business plans
• Interfaces with customers regarding product offerings, costs, value propositions, and on boarding processes
• In conjunction with product owners develops customer communications strategy that facilitates and promotes awareness of significant events for the product(s)
• Benchmark and manage the IT metrics established for the product team

Product Definition / Risk Mgmt.

Service Cost

Procurement Planning

Product Performance and Support

Vendor Management

Associate Management

Additional Product specific skills :

Proven experience in managing and integrating WMS solutions like Manhattan Associates solutions, including MAWM, WMi, WMOS, and Labor Management, across on-premise and SaaS environments

Deep understanding of top tier WMS vendor solutions architecture, configurations, and implementation best practices

Expertise in coordinating cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration and performance optimization of Manhattan Associates solutions

Strong knowledge of cloud-native and hybrid deployment models, with a focus on scalability, security, and compliance

Ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex issues in distributed systems involving Manhattan Associates solutions

Familiarity with warehouse operations and labor management processes to align technical solutions with business needs

Pharmaceutical Distribution / Life Sciences vertical experience is helpful including lot / expiration date tracking and serial number capture

Proficiency in leveraging analytics and reporting tools to monitor and optimize the performance of Manhattan Associates products

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS :

MINIMUM SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS :

What Cencora offers

We provide compensation, benefits, and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members' ability to live with purpose every day. In addition to traditional offerings like medical, dental, and vision care, we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness. This encompasses support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave. To encourage your personal growth, we also offer a variety of training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and much more. For details, visit https : / / www.virtualfairhub.com / cencora

Full time

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Affiliated Companies

Affiliated Companies : AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation