MHI Talent Solutions | Product Manager, Planning Systems

This pivotal position resides with one of our Talent Solutions client where we have established a strong partnership. The Product Manager, Planning Systems will be responsible to own and optimize the Planning & Allocation Platform, as well as build out the SOP and processes for the business area. 

Role: Product Manager, Planning Systems

Location: Los Angeles, California (Hybrid work schedule, 3 days in office) 

Status: MHI is a successful managed services partner and now assisting with their key direct hire needs 

Key Qualifications/Responsibilities:

·      Serve as the Primary System Owner & Administrator for the Planning and Allocation Platform

·      Create and maintain SOP documentation for Planning and Allocation processes

·      Manage Planning systems roadmap, ensuring stakeholder needs are addressed through development efforts

·      Own all administrative functions of the Planning and Allocation system, ensuring it stays in-sync with downstream systems

·      Coordinate with stakeholders in Planning to ensure integration between systems is in accordance with our integration process and is up to date with all changes

·      Communicate system issues in a timely manner to necessary business units

·      Coordinate with 3rd party software providers for active issues resolution and feature development roadmaps

·      Provide post-mortem analysis of any issues requiring a change in existing integration or mapping structures

·      Focus on developing feature enhancements and automations within these applications for the Planning department

·      Work closely with internal development resources to ensure project expectations are effectively communicated and understood

·      Draft detail product specifications and business requirements using an Agile approach, executed through standard Scrum board

·      Perform UAT on new features, including functional and regression testing

·      Build reporting and alerting processes within necessary applications

·      Help design, document, and maintain system processes

·      Communicate on key insights/findings, common sources of technical issues or questions, and make recommendations to solve

·      Constantly be on the lookout for ways to improve functionality and deliver a great experience to the product users and customers

·      Identify the differences in opportunities to execute small tasks independently, and when to leverage development resources

·      Extensive hands-on experience with Planning and Allocation software

·      Experience with NetSuite ERP

·      Familiar with Roles and Responsibilities and Advanced Forecasting capabilities within a planning tool

·      Basic understanding of Wholesale system requirements such as EDI

·      A functional understanding of related data table structures

·      Familiar with IPaaS tools such as Boomi, Mulesoft, or Celigo

·      Familiar with SDLC procedures

·      General understanding of best practices and business process within a planning function

·      Experience in Project Management for back-office software

Company Benefits include 100% paid healthcare (medical, dental, vision); Kind Body Fertility Benefits, 401 (k) savings plan with up to 4% match, Unlimited PTO, Employee Discounts, Full Access to LinkedIn learning.

Salary range: $140,000.00 - $170,000.00 a year