I really enjoy working at Retail Solutions. The company has provided me with a variety of opportunities to advance my career path and technical skills, establishing a strong foundation for my future success.
-David Sun, Engineering, Retail Solutions
United Kingdom
Retail Data Product Manager
Location: Richmond, UK
About Retail Solutions, Inc (RSi)
Retail Solutions develops and delivers a comprehensive suite of award-winning software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions that turn retailer “downstream data”, such as point-of-sale (POS), supply chain, merchandiser feedback and category data, into actionable visibility into the store and onto the shelf for their suppliers.
Retail Solutions, the largest and fastest-growing company in the Retail Execution Management field, has more experience with processing customer-specific retailer data than any other company. Retailers and consumer product goods (CPG) companies trust Retail Solutions to grow sales, reduce out-of-stocks, improve promotion execution and effectiveness, maximize retail operation productivity and foster collaborative relationships in the retail industry to improve product availability for the end-consumer.
Retail Solutions serves more than 300 CPG Companies, including nine of the top ten global consumer goods companies, and processes data from more than 30 leading retailers in the Americas and Europe. Retail Solutions is headquartered in Mountain View, CA and has offices in Cranston, RI, Bentonville, AR, Richmond UK, Paris, France, Munich Germany and Shanghai, China.
Retail Data Product Manager Job Description
Retail Solutions is looking for a full-time employee to serve as the primary interface with European retailers preparing to provide data to/through Retail Solutions for use by their consumer goods suppliers. The Retail Data Product Manager will be responsible for coordination and communication among all stakeholders to the retailer on-boarding process, including: the retailer, the lead customer, RSi Customer Operations, Product Management & Software Engineering. This includes the establishment of project timelines and management to the resulting milestones. In addition, this person will take primary responsibility for analyzing initial sample data files provided by the retailer and documenting the relationship between the data fields provided and Retail Solutions data definitions and data models.
This opportunity is located in our London (UK) or Cranston, RI (USA) office.
Responsibilities
- Become familiar with the retailer on-boarding process, focusing on European retailers
- Work with key stakeholders to understand retailer data and align with Retail Solutions data definitions and data model
- Manage, prioritize and document retailer-specific business requirements based on feedback from RSi teams and industry experience
- Facilitate the collection of retailer data and manage the creation of the front end customer experience.
- Provide necessary feedback and participation on testing procedures ensuring overall system quality and data quality of the solutions
Skills and Experience Required
- University Degree (Master’s Degree preferred) with high marks from a recognized university; Emphasis in economics/business, engineering, information systems and/or mathematics is preferred; 3+ years of relevant work experience is also preferred
- Strong oral and written communication skills in English are required; additional European language skills are preferred
- Strong project management, leadership, decision-making and technical design skills
- Familiarity with formal product management techniques is preferred
- Must be detail oriented and able to produce clear and concise documentation
- Experience in the retail or consumer goods industry is a great plus
- Ability to present ideas in user-friendly language
- Highly self-motivated and directed
- Keen attention to detail
- Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
- Strong customer service orientation
- Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
- Experience working with remote teams
- Solid people skills and ability to work well with colleagues, customers and partners
- Skilled in the use of MS Office products (Excel) required
- Experience with statistical software is a plus
For more information or to apply, please submit your resume at resumes@retailsolutions.com.