Tech Product Manager – Vendor Management

Who You Are:

• Experienced in product management within complex retail environments.
• Skilled in driving product initiatives from concept to launch.
• Adept at collaborating with engineering, platform teams, and stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of vendor management processes, systems, and data.
• Effective at prioritizing budgets and resources.

Role Overview:

• Establish and execute the strategy for vendor management Products.
• Align products with technology, Supply Chain and Merchandising strategies using data-driven decisions.
• Focus on optimizing vendor performance, engagement and integration to increase efficiency within the Merchandising and Supply Chain teams and our end to end Supply Chain.
• Foster relationships across the company to enhance Vendor Management capabilities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with Merchandising and Supply Chain teams to align technology with strategic goals.
• Use data insights to identify opportunities and support decisions.
• Analyze current processes and technology to find improvement areas.
• Create a strategic roadmap and manage product backlogs.
• Lead development, deployment, and optimization of Vendor Management products.
• Define and measure KPIs for product adoption and performance.
• Promote cross-departmental collaboration.

Requirements:

• Proven product management experience in retail.
• BA/BS in Engineering, Business, Marketing, or related field.
• 5+ years in product management, Vendor Management, Merchandising, or related fields.
• Knowledge of EDI, and other supply chain management technologies would be a plus.
• Strong data analysis and decision-making skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
• Ability to manage ambiguity and drive organizational change.

Leadership Competencies:

• Strategic thinker with an enterprise mindset, bringing value to all of BJs not just Merchandising.
• Influential leader, sometimes without direct authority.
• Clear communicator and proactive problem solver.
• Balances strategic vision with operational excellence.
• Create, lead, manage and develop a high performing team.

Join us to drive digital transformation and elevate our vendor management capabilities!