Lead product initiatives in the Packaging and Indirects Category by collaborating with stakeholders, managing product roadmaps, and applying Agile methodologies to deliver software solutions.
ABOUT US
tms unites technology, marketing, and sourcing to drive transformational change for the world's leading brands. With 1,200+ employees across 26 countries, we offer an impressive range of solutions - from inspiration and innovation to category management and delivery.
Operating as a creative agency, a strategic consultancy, a sourcing business, and a technology provider, we engage with over 110 million customers every single day for our clients, including McDonald's, T-Mobile, O2, Starbucks, and adidas.
Most importantly, we're a place where you can achieve great things, and be recognized as the best.
WHAT MATTERS THE MOST
Breakthrough, business-driving ideas come from extraordinary people with the freedom to be their most authentic selves at work. Authenticity and diversity are critical elements of our business. They can only be realized when we create access and equity for all. We foster a culture of inclusion and belonging and aspire to be ever-evolving.
tms is a place where brilliant people are better together. If you want your ideas to be heard and to contribute to a culture of inclusion and authenticity, bring us your voice! Visit us at tmsw.com .
About the role:
We are seeking a dynamic and results-driven Senior Product Manager to join our team in Chicago to lead the digital product initiatives within the Packaging and Indirects Category. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, can manage competing priorities across geographies, and is passionate about delivering impactful digital product solutions. You will work closely with business stakeholders, engineering teams, and other cross-functional partners to define our product strategy and deliver innovative digital products that drive business value.
Key Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Nice to Have:
Starting salary between $170,000 - $190,000
Nearest Major Market: Chicago
tms unites technology, marketing, and sourcing to drive transformational change for the world's leading brands. With 1,200+ employees across 26 countries, we offer an impressive range of solutions - from inspiration and innovation to category management and delivery.
Operating as a creative agency, a strategic consultancy, a sourcing business, and a technology provider, we engage with over 110 million customers every single day for our clients, including McDonald's, T-Mobile, O2, Starbucks, and adidas.
Most importantly, we're a place where you can achieve great things, and be recognized as the best.
WHAT MATTERS THE MOST
Breakthrough, business-driving ideas come from extraordinary people with the freedom to be their most authentic selves at work. Authenticity and diversity are critical elements of our business. They can only be realized when we create access and equity for all. We foster a culture of inclusion and belonging and aspire to be ever-evolving.
tms is a place where brilliant people are better together. If you want your ideas to be heard and to contribute to a culture of inclusion and authenticity, bring us your voice! Visit us at tmsw.com .
About the role:
We are seeking a dynamic and results-driven Senior Product Manager to join our team in Chicago to lead the digital product initiatives within the Packaging and Indirects Category. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, can manage competing priorities across geographies, and is passionate about delivering impactful digital product solutions. You will work closely with business stakeholders, engineering teams, and other cross-functional partners to define our product strategy and deliver innovative digital products that drive business value.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with multiple business stakeholders across geographies to gather, prioritize, and align on business needs, with a focus on digitization and AI enablement.
- Develop comprehensive business cases in partnership with business leads to support new initiatives.
- Translate business requirements into clear, actionable functional specifications for product engineering teams.
- Work closely with product engineering teams, both internal and external, to ensure successful implementation of product features.
- Document and analyze business process flows to identify areas for improvement and automation.
- Drive initiatives that span multiple disparate software platforms and systems.
- Lead, conduct and coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to validate solutions against business requirements.
- Own and maintain the product roadmap, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and timely delivery of milestones.
- Apply Agile and Scrum methodologies to manage product development cycles effectively.
- Act as the voice of the customer and business throughout the product lifecycle.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Information Systems, Supply Chain or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in product management or a related role; 10+ years experience overall.
- Demonstrated experience in drafting and developing comprehensive business cases, with focus on articulating clear value propositions.
- Proven experience writing detailed product requirements and user stories.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Experience with tools such as Azure DevOps, Teams, JIRA, Confluence, Air Table or similar Agile project management platforms.
- Comfortable working in a hybrid work environment (2-3 days onsite in Chicago office).
Nice to Have:
- Working knowledge of Azure DevOps, including maintaining sprint backlogs and participating in backlog grooming sessions.
- Experience in the Supply Chain business domain.
- Familiarity with Specright, iValua, Air Table, Spend Forecasting tools, Capacity. And Contingency planning tools, etc.
- Certification in Agile/Scrum/Management (e.g., CSPO, PMI-ACP) or Supply Chain Management (SCMP)
Starting salary between $170,000 - $190,000
Nearest Major Market: Chicago
Top Skills
Azure Devops
Confluence
JIRA
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