Associate Product Manager, Supply Chain

Overview:

As an Associate Product Manager (Supply Chain) at Foot Locker, Inc. within the product management team, you are responsible for documenting, writing, analyzing, validating, and managing both technical and functional requirements for your products following best practice agile principles. You are a self-motivated person with a passion for accuracy, attention to detail, timeliness, and problem-solving. You will actively participate in team and development meetings and ceremonies and are required to collaborate with cross-functional teams.

 

Great brands reflect culture. The best ones help shape it. At Foot Locker, we’re rooted in sport, powered by style, and driven by the communities that move both. From Foot Locker and Kids Foot Locker to Champs Sports, WSS, and atmos, our brands sit at the intersection of sport, style, and self-expression.

 

As part of the DICK’S Sporting Goods family, you’re backed by the resources, reach, and career opportunities of a world-class sports company. That unleashes Foot Locker to keep pushing forward with the agility and edge that define the brand. We’re looking for great people who want to influence culture and the generation that is shaping what’s next.

 

Whether you’re building strategy, shaping innovations, or creating unforgettable customer moments, you’ll contribute to decisions and experiences that define our brands’ impact in the communities we serve.

 

Come change the game with us. Apply today!

 

Responsibilities:

• Gather, document, write, analyze, and validate business, technical, and functional requirements for the supply chain organization
• Actively collaborate with team members across the organization to track down incomplete requirements, resolve blockers and ensure tasks are moving appropriately
• Manage requirements on all product / JIRA cards to ensure accuracy and completeness at all times
• Maintain the product backlog ensuring cards are properly groomed and prepared at least 1 sprint in advance for development
• Identify gaps in process, communication, and requirements to ensure we are developing the best product possible
• Lead requirements gathering sessions through the use of discovery workshops, interviews, and analysis in partnership with UX
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with cross-functional team members including COE teams, technical leads and developers, CX, distribution, transportation, vendors and data teams
• Ability to take on additional tasks within the product management practice to help/assist the product managers in managing backlogs, current sprints, communication to stakeholders, competitive research, etc.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain operations or technology.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience working in a Business Analyst or similar role.
• Strong technical background, specifically with retail and supply chain technologies.
• Demonstrated technical knowledge and proficiency; is effective in translating technical knowledge into business language as needed.
• Ability to juggle multiple priorities and make things happen in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
  • Bias for action and willingness to roll up one’s sleeves to get the job done.
  • Collaborative spirit, and relationship-builder both internally and externally with a proven ability to work on cross-functional teams in a matrix organization.
  • Knowledge of agile methodology and scrum.
  • Experience using JIRA, Confluence, and SharePoint.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.

 

At Foot Locker, we value innovation, authenticity, and integrity in all that we do.  To uphold the security and fairness of our hiring process, we ask that candidates refrain from using AI tools, including ChatGPT, during interviews and assessments.  To ensure a smooth and secure experience, please review the following guidelines:

• Cameras must be on for all virtual interviews.
• AI tools are strictly prohibited during interviews or assessments.

We appreciate your understanding and cooperation as we work together to create a transparent and equitable hiring experience.