Digital Commerce WMS Project Specialist

2 weeks ago

Brackenfell, South Africa ShopriteX Full time

**Role Purpose**

The purpose of this new role (know as the WMS Epic Owner) is the successful delivery of a fit for purpose WMS to support the operation of a number of Fulfilment Centres. The WMS Epic Owner is responsible for managing the scope and schedules of the Digital Commerce WMS epic through to delivery using an Agile-centric approach. The WMS Epic Owner is further responsible for guiding individual epics from identification through to approval. After the epic is approved, the Epic Owner works with Agile Teams to initiate the development activities necessary. After the initiation, the Epic Owner may have some ongoing responsibilities for stewardship and follow-up. As the features and capabilities that define the epics are incorporated into the Solution, the Epic Owner returns to other duties or takes responsibility for other emerging epics. Typically, an Epic Owner works with the one (1) to four (4) epics at a time (based on the scope/size of the epic) that falls within their area of expertise and current business mission.

**Role Description**
- Full accountability for the WMS Epic for Fulfilment Centres.
- Primary responsibility for introducing the merits of the epic - added value.
- Formulates and elaborates on the epic and analyses it's cost and impact by collaborating closely with other groups in the portfolio.
- Participate in Program Increment (PI) Planning, System Demo, and Solution Demo, whenever there is critical activity related to the epic.
- Establish the epic delivery plan during Program Increment (PI) Planning.
- Collaborate with Product and Solution Management and System and Solution Architects/ Engineering to decompose the epic into features and capabilities and help prioritize these backlog items in their respective program and solution backlogs.
- Work with Agile Teams that perform research spikes, create proofs of concept, mock-ups, etc.
- Coordinate and synchronise epic related activities across delivery teams and business units.
- Communicate with stakeholders, escalate impediments, help manage risk and drive relentless improvement.
- Proactively manage dependencies, overcome obstacles and help teams deliver effectively.
- Highlight bottlenecks and provide solutions for addressing critical path issues.
- Collaborate closely with stakeholders to help fill in the solution gaps that often occur.
- Encourage collaboration between teams.
- Work collaboratively with Product and Solution Management and System and Solution Architects/ Engineering to split the epic into features and capabilities.
- Assist tracking the execution of features and capabilities.
- Provide input into the refinement of the Program Backlog.
- Understand and report on the progress of the epics to relevant stakeholders.

**Qualifications and experience**
- Degree in engineering, business sciences, information, or technology field - (essential)
- Warehouse Management Implementation and Integration experience - (essential)
- A strong understanding of fulfilment centre or warehouse operations and logistics - (essential)
- Certified Agile and/or SAFe practitioner - (preferred)
- Certified Project Management qualification - (preferred)
- +3 years' experience in an Ecommerce, start up or innovation lead environment with a proven record of accomplishment in a delivery approach - (essential)
- Experience dealing with stakeholders during the development life cycle - (essential)
- Familiarity with ITIL v2 or 3 - (preferred)

**Key competencies and work ethic**
- Analytical Thinking: The ability to systematically analyse information, identify causal relationships and main themes. Readily comprehends new concepts and information. Investigates various courses of action to identify the most appropriate solution. Integrates multiple inputs in the aim of arriving at an optimal solution. Evaluates the impact of proposed solutions.
- Commercial knowledge/acumen
- Understands key concepts and demonstrates skills in the competency. Understands the company procurement process and related processes for commercial transactions. Knows the requirements to maintain compliance to these policies and procedures. Has a basic understanding of commercial concepts such as terms and conditions of contracts, as well as cost, benefits and risk within commercial transactions.
- Collaboration partner with strong stakeholder engagement skills: Leverages the collective intelligence of the team; reaches sound negotiation results while maintaining collaborative relationships. Anticipates stakeholder needs and aligns stakeholders across business areas.
- Influencing skills: Communicates and aligns the vision and strategy across product and technology teams; effectively engages with stakeholders on the overarching product development process and PM mindset.
- Decisive with strong prioritisation skills, especially when multiple trade-offs are involved, and fast decisions are required. Works smartly, efficiently and effectively, staying on top of the detail w

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