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Industry Expert:Principal

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ThoughtWorks is synonymous with innovation. We’re a diverse community of bright and passionate individuals striving to have a positive impact on the world. We’re dedicated to the art of software delivery, by keeping it lightweight, Agile and open-source. Our clients are organizations with ambitious missions, for whom we deliver complex enterprise systems. We are looking for Supply Chain Industry experts with deep and broad domain expertise in the Retail & CPG industry, who can play the role of a Senior level Product Manager. Should have the ability to engage with senior leaders on business & technology challenges and solutioning.

Job Responsibilities

Account level 

  • Driving product strategy and developing roadmaps for large scale initiatives driving key business outcomes in the space of supply chain & logistics
  • Liaising with the account and client leadership teams on aspects of account development, stakeholder relationship management and delivery enablement
  • Advising client, account and market teams in design and implementation of bespoke software solutions. Shall also articulate business benefits delivered and strive to ensure expectations are achieved
  • Building and shaping thought leadership and perspectives on various industry problems/ opportunities in supply chain to guide and advice clients in their areas of interest

Sales Support and other responsibilities

  • Contributing directly to revenue growth by actively collaborating/leading presales efforts by shaping solutions that are deeply aligned to client’s business problems  
  • Building the domain capabilities by way of high-level solution design and development of accelerators for key problems and training assets
  • Involvement in Thoughtworks community initiatives to mentor team members, streamline operations, share and grow knowledge with the Product community.

Job Qualifications

Technical Skills

  • A minimum of 12-15 years  experience in Supply chain and Logistics management space preferably with a mix of  Retail, eCommerce, CPG, manufacturing and Technology industry .
  • Deep understanding in execution of supply chain processes focusing on omnichannel order fulfillment, procurement, inventory management, warehousing and transportation, supplier management. A mix of experience in Planning and Execution functions is highly valued.
  • Ability to keep informed and up-to date with the latest happenings in the Supply chain and logistics space across the globe.
  • A consulting mindset with excellent communication and presentation skills in engaging with a diverse group of stakeholders and building credibility as a trusted advisor through proven delivery of innovative solutions for complex problems in the retail space.
  • Ability to study and analyze the underlying systems and their dependencies, understand data flow between systems .
  • Excellent knowledge of the major COTS systems in supply chain and logistics so as to be able to advise clients on the relative merits, demerits of deploying them vis-a-vis building bespoke solutions in the context of their challenges.
  • Ability  to advise/engage senior stakeholders, of retail and product organizations building retail products, on building the product vision and roadmap, by striking the right balance between what’s needed now and the future.
  • Ability to identify high-value AI use cases in the supply chain and convert them into scalable product roadmaps.
  • Ability to evaluate build vs buy for AI-enabled supply chain