At National Vision we believe everyone deserves to see their best to live their best. We help people by making quality eye care and eyewear more affordable and accessible. National Vision is one of the largest optical retail companies in the United States with over 1,200 stores. We operate four retail brands: America’s Best Contacts & Eyeglasses, Eyeglass World, and Vista Optical inside select Fred Meyer stores and on select military bases. We offer an innovative culture where training is a priority, hard work is praised, and career growth is a reality.
We are hiring for a Senior Product Manager - Supply Chain Technology to join our growing team!
Job DescriptionThe Senior Product Manager, Supply Chain Technology is a strategic leader responsible for the vision, development, implementation, and optimization of critical supply chain technology solutions that support a complex, multi-billion-dollar enterprise. This role leads the development of a new enterprise supply chain platform that serves as a foundational business system, ensuring operational efficiency, scalability, and business performance. Leveraging deep expertise in supply chain technology, JDA platforms, software development, and packaged software solutions, this leader partners cross-functionally with business and technology stakeholders to translate strategic priorities into technology capabilities that drive innovation, improve supply chain execution, and deliver measurable business value.
What Would You Do? The Specifics.
- Product Strategy & Roadmap: Define and own the product vision, roadmap, and feature prioritization for supply chain technology platforms, aligning with company goals and market demands
- Cross-Functional Leadership: Lead and mentor teams across engineering, data science, merchandising, accounting, and supply chain operations to deliver high-quality solutions
- Technical Product Ownership: Work closely with engineering and IT to ensure seamless integration of supply chain systems, APIs, and data platforms, ensuring scalability and performance
- Process Optimization: Identify and implement process improvements in supply chain workflows, leveraging technology to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and improve visibility
- Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with supply chain teams, vendors, and partners to align on forecasts, inventory strategies, and delivery timelines
- Performance Measurement: Define and track KPIs for product success, including adoption rates, system uptime, order fulfillment speed, and cost savings
Work Experience
- 8+ years Supply Chain experience (Required)
- 6+ years Software engineering, product management, technical program management (Required)
Education
- Four year college degree or equivalent experience. (Required)
Additional Skills
- Strong understanding of supply chain processes, systems, and KPIs. (Required)
- Proficiency in product management tools (Required)
- Data analysis, reporting, and visualization skills. (Required)
- Experience with JDA or AS400 or Blue Yonder (Preferred)
- ERP (Required)
- Merchandising Systems (Preferred)
- WMS (Preferred)
- Inventory Management (Required)
- Experience and optical or healthcare industry (Preferred)
- TMS (Preferred)
- Cross-cultural communication and stakeholder management. (Required)
- Business requirements gathering and analysis (Required)
- UX/UI processes (Required)
- Travel Requirements
- 10% Travel Required
Taking Care of our People!
We understand the importance of financial health and security, and because of that, we provide competitive compensation to all associates. We also offer a comprehensive benefits package including health and dental insurance, 401k retirement savings with company match, flex spending account, paid personal time off, paid company holidays, parental leave, employee eyewear discount, and much, much more. At National Vision, we strive to deliver opportunities for professional growth and long-term career fulfillment. We provide training programs and access to educational courses and pride ourselves on the ever-increasing amount of promotions from within.
We are an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.
Skills Required
- 8+ years of supply chain experience
- 6+ years of software engineering, product management, or technical program management experience
- Four-year college degree or equivalent experience
- Strong understanding of supply chain processes, systems, and KPIs
- Proficiency in product management tools
- Data analysis, reporting, and visualization skills
- ERP experience
- Inventory management experience
- Cross-cultural communication and stakeholder management
- Business requirements gathering and analysis
- UX/UI process experience
- Experience with JDA, AS400, or Blue Yonder
- Merchandising systems experience
- WMS experience
- Optical or healthcare industry experience
- TMS experience
What We Do
National Vision is the second largest and one of the fastest growing optical retail companies in the U.S. with more than 1,300 stores in 44 states and Puerto Rico. We help people see their best to live their best through our optical products and services. For more than 30 years, we have been improving lives by providing eye care for value-seeking and lower-income consumers. Retail brands include AC Lens, America’s Best Contacts & Eyeglasses, Eyeglass World, Vision Centers inside select Walmart stores, and Vista Optical inside Fred Meyer stores and on select military bases.
