Genuine Parts Company
Product Manager - Catalog
Genuine Parts Company, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30383
Company Background:
Established in 1928, Genuine Parts Company is a leading global service organization specializing in the distribution of automotive and industrial replacement parts. Our Automotive Parts Group operates across the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Australasia, France, the U.K., Ireland, Germany, Poland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain and Portugal, while our Industrial Parts Group serves customers in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Australasia. We keep the world moving with a vast network of over 10,700 locations spanning 17 countries supported by more than 60,000 teammates.
Position Purpose:
Seeking world-class talent to join the world’s leading distributor of automotive and industrial replacement parts and value-added services operating 5,500+ locations and servicing more than 20,000 locations in the U.S and Canada. Specifically, this role will function as the Product Manager of a newly formed team, to build the next generation Catalog platforms at GPC. Working with a highly talented team, you'll play a key role to build and run one of the world’s largest automotive and industrial replacement parts operations.
If you are passionate and a seasoned product leader yearning to transform experiences for millions of customers and thousands of passionate associates, we are looking for you to join GPC leadership team as a Product Manager. The Product Manager is responsible for delivering business value to drive sales, improve efficiency, and improve customer satisfaction through the production of quality products. Within their designated enterprise product, the Product Manager focuses on delivering value by leading the strategic vision and product roadmap across the customer journey and ensuring all products within their portfolio are aligned to the vision. The Product Manager identifies and connects interdependencies with other products within the customer journey. They support business reviews, communicate the product vision, and present across all levels of the organization. Product Managers are also responsible for improving the product management and product delivery practices.
This Senior Product Manager role will oversee and direct the creation of products related to Data Governance and Master Data Management in the Product & Catalog domain. They will also orchestrate work addressing customer pain points across the GPC enterprise, and lead teams in the definition, discovery, design, development, and delivery of end-to-end experience capabilities leveraging technology, operations, and process.Responsibilities:
Strategic:
Owns and maintains product roadmap
Works with product & business leadership to evaluate and prioritize opportunities
Collaborate with engineering to translate business strategy into technology product strategy
Maintain knowledge of competitive landscape and technology innovations
Drives growth for the business by applying domain expertise to provide thought leadership and translate vision into action
Execution:
Defines and communicates value propositions, OKRs, success metrics, and outcomes.
Develop deep knowledge of business processes for the domain
Drive prioritization of product capabilities
Collaborate and drive cross-domain prioritization and sequencing of activities
Create/document/track KPIs to measure relevant business goals for the domain
Stakeholder Management:
Represent domain during enterprise planning and discovery
Manage stakeholder expectations to ensure scoping, backlog and delivery aligns with product strategy
Provide regular updates to product roadmap
Collaborate with all product development stakeholders (Business, UX, Engineering, others) to ensure successful delivery of products & features
Tactical:
Represent business throughout technology development process
Document requirements (functional and non-functional) via epics, features and user stories
Maintain and prioritize product backlog
Track releases and communicate delivery roadmap
Plan and conduct user showcases and acceptance testing
Work with agile practitioners and engineering to improve the overall delivery lifecycle
Other duties as assigned
Location:
GPC has two work locations to choose from, Duluth or Atlanta office.
We offer a Flexible Work Policy that permits eligible employees to work a hybrid remote schedule.
Desired Qualifications & Experiences:
Degree in Computer Science or Engineering fields or equivalent years of experience preferred
8 years’ experience in product and/or experience management.
8 years’ experience in scrum/agile development methodology.
8 years’ experience participating in product backlog prioritization and grooming/refinement
8 years of product ownership and helping drive road-mapping, planning and delivery in an agile environment.
8 years’ experience designing Cataloging Data Management and Distribution solutions using PIM / MDM Platforms equivalent to or similar to STIBO STEP
8 years’ experience designing cataloging data management/distribution processes and solutions for the Automotive Aftermarkets domain is a plus.
Knowledge of Automotive Aftermarket Industry Catalog Exchange Standards like ACES and PIES is a plus
Experience in defining strategy and road map for exposing the catalog, vehicle, location platform services in the form of necessary APIs and feeds required for the clients and partners.
Demonstrated experience with analytical and critical thinking skills; ability to use data to break down complex problems and formulate plans.
Experience supporting, mentoring and managing product owners is a plus
Experience in the B2B and retail business is a plus
Mastery of identifying goals, metrics and analytics to measure product value
Proficiency in creating, prioritizing and accepting user stories
Proficiency in conducting user research and testing to understand needs
Proficiency in conducting competitive research and analysis
Proficiency in guiding more junior team members through Product Management fundamentals in a professional setting
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GPC conducts its business without regard to sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic. GPC's policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote, assign, transfer and terminate employees based on their own ability, achievement, experience and conduct and other legitimate business reasons.
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Established in 1928, Genuine Parts Company is a leading global service organization specializing in the distribution of automotive and industrial replacement parts. Our Automotive Parts Group operates across the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Australasia, France, the U.K., Ireland, Germany, Poland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain and Portugal, while our Industrial Parts Group serves customers in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Australasia. We keep the world moving with a vast network of over 10,700 locations spanning 17 countries supported by more than 60,000 teammates.
Position Purpose:
Seeking world-class talent to join the world’s leading distributor of automotive and industrial replacement parts and value-added services operating 5,500+ locations and servicing more than 20,000 locations in the U.S and Canada. Specifically, this role will function as the Product Manager of a newly formed team, to build the next generation Catalog platforms at GPC. Working with a highly talented team, you'll play a key role to build and run one of the world’s largest automotive and industrial replacement parts operations.
If you are passionate and a seasoned product leader yearning to transform experiences for millions of customers and thousands of passionate associates, we are looking for you to join GPC leadership team as a Product Manager. The Product Manager is responsible for delivering business value to drive sales, improve efficiency, and improve customer satisfaction through the production of quality products. Within their designated enterprise product, the Product Manager focuses on delivering value by leading the strategic vision and product roadmap across the customer journey and ensuring all products within their portfolio are aligned to the vision. The Product Manager identifies and connects interdependencies with other products within the customer journey. They support business reviews, communicate the product vision, and present across all levels of the organization. Product Managers are also responsible for improving the product management and product delivery practices.
This Senior Product Manager role will oversee and direct the creation of products related to Data Governance and Master Data Management in the Product & Catalog domain. They will also orchestrate work addressing customer pain points across the GPC enterprise, and lead teams in the definition, discovery, design, development, and delivery of end-to-end experience capabilities leveraging technology, operations, and process.Responsibilities:
Strategic:
Owns and maintains product roadmap
Works with product & business leadership to evaluate and prioritize opportunities
Collaborate with engineering to translate business strategy into technology product strategy
Maintain knowledge of competitive landscape and technology innovations
Drives growth for the business by applying domain expertise to provide thought leadership and translate vision into action
Execution:
Defines and communicates value propositions, OKRs, success metrics, and outcomes.
Develop deep knowledge of business processes for the domain
Drive prioritization of product capabilities
Collaborate and drive cross-domain prioritization and sequencing of activities
Create/document/track KPIs to measure relevant business goals for the domain
Stakeholder Management:
Represent domain during enterprise planning and discovery
Manage stakeholder expectations to ensure scoping, backlog and delivery aligns with product strategy
Provide regular updates to product roadmap
Collaborate with all product development stakeholders (Business, UX, Engineering, others) to ensure successful delivery of products & features
Tactical:
Represent business throughout technology development process
Document requirements (functional and non-functional) via epics, features and user stories
Maintain and prioritize product backlog
Track releases and communicate delivery roadmap
Plan and conduct user showcases and acceptance testing
Work with agile practitioners and engineering to improve the overall delivery lifecycle
Other duties as assigned
Location:
GPC has two work locations to choose from, Duluth or Atlanta office.
We offer a Flexible Work Policy that permits eligible employees to work a hybrid remote schedule.
Desired Qualifications & Experiences:
Degree in Computer Science or Engineering fields or equivalent years of experience preferred
8 years’ experience in product and/or experience management.
8 years’ experience in scrum/agile development methodology.
8 years’ experience participating in product backlog prioritization and grooming/refinement
8 years of product ownership and helping drive road-mapping, planning and delivery in an agile environment.
8 years’ experience designing Cataloging Data Management and Distribution solutions using PIM / MDM Platforms equivalent to or similar to STIBO STEP
8 years’ experience designing cataloging data management/distribution processes and solutions for the Automotive Aftermarkets domain is a plus.
Knowledge of Automotive Aftermarket Industry Catalog Exchange Standards like ACES and PIES is a plus
Experience in defining strategy and road map for exposing the catalog, vehicle, location platform services in the form of necessary APIs and feeds required for the clients and partners.
Demonstrated experience with analytical and critical thinking skills; ability to use data to break down complex problems and formulate plans.
Experience supporting, mentoring and managing product owners is a plus
Experience in the B2B and retail business is a plus
Mastery of identifying goals, metrics and analytics to measure product value
Proficiency in creating, prioritizing and accepting user stories
Proficiency in conducting user research and testing to understand needs
Proficiency in conducting competitive research and analysis
Proficiency in guiding more junior team members through Product Management fundamentals in a professional setting
Not the right fit? Let us know you're interested in a future opportunity by joining our Talent Community on jobs.genpt.com or create an account to set up email alerts as new job postings become available that meet your interest!
GPC conducts its business without regard to sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic. GPC's policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote, assign, transfer and terminate employees based on their own ability, achievement, experience and conduct and other legitimate business reasons.
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