Product Owner

2 weeks ago

Northern Suburbs, South Africa PEP Full time

A rare opportunity for a Product Owner exists in our Business Solutions team at our Central Office.

You will be the Product Owner of Pep’s commercial off the shelf planning solutions responsible for the product’s roadmap and vision, owning the product backlog and managing all relevant stakeholders during product enhancements and/or development.

The role requires close collaboration with the business owner, other solution teams as well as the Pepkor IT technical teams to ensure seamless data integration between your products and the surrounding systems. As owner of your product’s backlog the incumbent will need strong communication and influencing skills to manage and prioritise requirements and align them with the global product backlog and projects portfolio.

As a member of the senior management team in business solutions you will be expected to own and drive the strategic roadmap of the product and also give input into the wider solutions landscape’s strategic roadmap.

Purpose of the job

Key Responsibilities
- Own and manage the product backlog
- Collaborate with stakeholders on feature prioritisation and trade-offs
- Set and maintain the product roadmap
- Ensure the product team understand the business requirements
- Create and oversee business and functional systems specifications in support of business processes
- Management of the testing and Implementation of all systems changes
- Manage and participate in user training
- Manage user support.
- Project management and consulting
- Leadership and coaching

Required Knowledge, Skills and Competencies
- Minimum of 5 year retail experience, preferably in planning and/or buying or supply chain
- Minimum 5 year systems analyst experience
- Knowledge and understanding of Agile and Waterfall Methodologies
- Above average computer literacy - MS Office & MS Project & Google tools
- Project management skills
- Presentation and facilitation skills
- Understanding of business analysis techniques and processes
- Understanding of Merchandise Planning processes
- Understanding of Supply Chain processes
- Analytical ability
- Strong mathematical ability
- Proficiency with SQL will be advantages
- Competencies: Directing, Structuring, Adaptability, Cooperators, Assertiveness, Initiative, Analyzing and forming opinions, Helicopter view,

Closing date: Wednesday, 27 November 2024

PEP strives for equal opportunity in terms of its employment equity guidelines.

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