[Hiring] Senior Staff Technical Product Manager - Outbound Logistics @GE Aerospace

Role Description

Senior Oracle EBS WMS Outbound Application Architect responsible for defining strategy and leading end-to-end architecture, design governance, and delivery for Oracle WMS inbound distribution processes. Partners closely with Product Management to translate vision into clear requirements, align stakeholders, and guide delivery by balancing new features, defect resolution, and technical debt.

• Demonstrate superior product and industry knowledge to help the organization gain a competitive edge.
• Interact with customers/stakeholders in VOC requirements-gathering, fine-tuning, and obtaining product feedback.
• Work with cross-functional teams to deliver features and major, complex products.
• Possess a deep understanding of the technology stack and its impact on the final product.
• Collaborate with UX, Architecture, and engineering teams on multiple issues and decisions.
• Conduct customer and stakeholder interviews and elaborate on personas.
• Demonstrate expert persuasion and influencing skills to ensure alignment between customer, product manager, and engineering teams.
• Own the release and sprint backlogs short-term roadmap for MVPs and quarterly releases.
• Manage the backlog; continuously order and prioritize to ensure that 1-2 sprints/iterations of backlog are always ready.
• Prioritize continuously based on understanding and validation of customer problems and needs.
• Demonstrate strategic expert-level skills in problem decomposition and navigate through ambiguity.
• Engage frequently (50% of the time) with the development team; facilitate discussions, provide clarification, story acceptance and refinement, testing and validation.
• Translate unstructured or ambiguous work requests into actionable user stories and work units.
• Partner with Development Leadership to ensure a healthy development process.
• Mentor junior team members.
• Provide technical leadership to TPMs across the organization.
• Ensure design and implementation of Oracle WMS software.
• Define overall architecture and conduct end-user training.
• Develop and execute test plans, conduct CRP, SIT, and UAT.
• Work with third-party integrations such as Parcel Carrier integrations and LTL/TL freight management applications.
• Provide training on how a facility is configured in WMS to understand the WMS system function.
• Develop WMS label printing and Web Report tools.
• Implement Supply-Chain-Management solutions and WMS application impact on these processes.
• Support continuous business process improvement projects.
• Support WMS quarterly system upgrades.
• Support and document processes and incidents for audit controls.
• Independently manage new WMS site implementation projects.
• Independently manage project budgets, human capital, and project funds.
• Work on WMS application integration, including integration to the ERP application and build future enhancements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college with a minimum of 5 years of professional experience OR Associates degree with a minimum of 8 years of professional experience OR High School Diploma with a minimum of 10 years of professional experience.
• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in implementing WMS functionalities.
• Note: Military experience is equivalent to professional experience.

Requirements

• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job.

Preferred Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in implementing WMS functionalities such as Oracle Shipping, Wave Planning, Pick-pack-and-ship, Load Planning, Shipping documentation, Replenishment, Product Receiving (PO/IB Shipments), Putaway, Slotting, Cross docking, Labeling, etc.
• Demonstrates the initiative to explore alternate technology and approaches to solving problems.
• Skilled in breaking down problems, documenting problem statements, and estimating efforts.
• Ability to analyze the impact of technology choices.
• Skilled in negotiation to align stakeholders and communicate a single synthesized perspective to the scrum team.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the competitive environment and technologies in the market.
• Influences through others; builds direct and "behind the scenes" support for ideas.
• Able to verbalize what is behind decisions and downstream implications.
• Understands when change is needed and participates in technical strategy planning.
• Able to effectively direct and mentor others in critical thinking skills.
• Proactively engages with cross-functional teams to resolve issues and design solutions.
• Innovates and integrates new processes and/or technology to significantly add value.

Benefits

• The base pay range for this position is $131,000.00 - 174,000.00 USD annually.
• This position is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus based on a percentage of your base salary/commission based on the plan.
• Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
• Access to a Health Coach from GE Aerospace.
• Employee Assistance Program providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling, and referral services.
• Retirement benefits include the GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan and a 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions.
• Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and paid time-off for vacation or illness.

Company Description

GE Aerospace offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer.