Senior Product Manager

Job Description

Job Description

As a Senior Product Manager at Corcentric, you will join a driven, collaborative team within an ambitious, entrepreneurial global organization.

You will be responsible for managing our Supplier Portal solutions, including the portal, supplier management, supplier enrollment and managed workspaces solutions.

This role will involve product strategy, roadmap, planning and release readiness for these solutions. The Senior Product Manager will work closely with other product managers, business leads, customers, scrum teams and cross functional members to provide direction, guidance, and support to deliver these solutions.

You will also collaborate with the various Corcentric Managed Services teams. Success in this role requires developing in-depth Supplier Portal product knowledge and an understanding of underlying functional and technical relationships.

The Senior Product Manager will also periodically visit customer sites and attend relevant events to keep pulse on customer challenges and needs.

We are currently hiring out of the following office locations :

• McLean, VA
• Cherry Hill, NJ
• Downers Grove, IL

This role may be eligible for voluntary work-from-home consideration. In order to be considered for this position, you should live within a commutable distance to one of these office locations, even if you plan to request a work-from-home arrangement, as there may be times when in-person meetings, training sessions, social events, or similar activities are held onsite.

This key position reports to the SVP, Product within our Product Innovation & Product Management team. We’re a dedicated, down-to-earth group in a growing organization offering plenty of opportunity.

We look forward to adding you into the mix!

As a Senior Product Manager, you will :

• Provide strategic and thought leadership on buyer-supplier collaboration initiatives, especially with the development of the supplier portal, supplier management, supplier enrolment and managed workspaces solutions.
• Create detailed technical requirements in epics & user stories, engaging with customers and internal communities in the ideation process.
• Monitor, prioritize and maintain product backlog and product roadmap for the supplier portal, supplier management, supplier enrolment and managed workspaces solutions.
• Gain a deep understanding of customer experiences to identify and fill product gaps, improve customer satisfaction, and drive growth.
• On an ongoing basis, work with other product managers in understanding business requirements for their respective solutions and the need to integrate with procurement and financial solutions.
• Manage relationships with partners to support product development and compliance as well as provide value added services to suppliers on the portal.
• Work with the development team on UI design / validation, sprint reviews and UAT sign off.
• Write release documentation and create product materials to train cross functional teams.
• Drive cross-organizational readiness for new releases.
• Lead and manage alpha / beta programs as necessary.
• Conduct market research and competitive analysis to identify trends, customer needs, and opportunities for differentiation in the supplier collaboration and business network space.
• Support sales calls, including the Managed Services calls and assist the software product help desk as the subject matter expert.
• Be a positive influence with cross-functional teams, generating motivation to remove organizational roadblocks, driving engagement, and fostering a spirit of curiosity, innovation, and camaraderie.

Requirements

You’ll need to have :

• At least 7 years of experience relevant to Product Management in the B2B, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) space
• Experience with a cloud-enabled, enterprise software company
• Capability and eagerness to get into the weeds and become the go-to expert for the product.
• Domain expertise in procurement and financial solutions.
• Passion about dissecting challenges and coming up with solutions.
• A track record of taking ownership, cross-functional leadership and decision-making.
• A growth-mindset and intrinsic curiosity.
• The ability to analyze and synthesize complex topics, as well as simplify and organize information effectively for others.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
• Experience with Agile software development methodologies.
• An undergraduate degree in technical or a related field.
• The ability to travel from time to time to customer sites and industry events (15%+)

We want to make sure you’re set up to succeed, and we view these as the critical skills you’ll need to achieve great things at Corcentric!)

It’s great if you also have :

• Familiarity with ERPs, inventory applications and managed services.
• Technical familiarity including understanding of coding and IT standards.
• A Master’s degree in Business Administration or Engineering

Psst Don’t worry if you don’t check all these boxes we view this as helpful experience that can shorten ramp-up time!)

Benefits

At Corcentric, we know that the hard work of our employees is what drives the success of our organization. We care about who you are and what you value, both inside and outside of work.

Within our organization, you will have the opportunity to work with smart, collaborative team members and approachable leaders.

Our down-to-earth, solutions-oriented culture means you'll have the opportunity to get hands-on with interesting work projects and be able to draw a short line from your contributions to business impacts.

We prioritize professional development and encourage cross-functional promotional opportunities to enable you to reach your career goals.

We have been in business for over 25 years and are thrilled to be actively growing and scaling our teams accordingly - it's an exciting environment and a great time to join.

We also recognize the importance of work-life balance and want to support your efforts to take care of your health and well-being and the health and well-being of those who depend upon you.

In support of this, we are proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package to our full-time team members, including :

• Generous annual paid time off program that increases with tenure
• Nine paid holidays plus an annual personal holiday to recognize or celebrate an occasion that is important to you
• An annual paid day off to volunteer for causes that are near and dear to you
• Paid maternity, paternal / secondary caregiver, and adoptive parent leave
• Company-paid life and disability insurance
• 401k program with a company match
• Medical insurance plan options ranging from a traditional PPO to High Deductible Health Plan options that feature a company HSA contribution
• Dental plan including orthodontia coverage
• Vision plan including discount for LASIK surgery
• All medical, dental, and vision insurance plans are available from the first of the month following your start date no extended waiting period to be eligible!
• A no-cost Employee Assistance Program - 24 / 7 access to confidential counseling services and a wide range of additional support and professional services

Our roles require routine use of standard office equipment, such as computers, keyboards, printers, phones, and filing cabinets.

You may need to type, reach, and lift office materials of a reasonable weight. Travel may also be required based on job responsibilities and business needs.

Corcentric does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits.