** JOB DESCRIPTION**

**Senior Manager, IS Retail Space Solutions**

Job Id: 113335 Hershey, Remote, United States ** Share This Job**

Add to Job Cart * Manage overall solution architecture supporting space planning and seasonal order writing capabilities

* Leveraging business and technical acumen, work with business, technical and implementation teams to efficiently translate requirements into functional capabilities

* Management and coordination of internal teams and third-party providers who are building, deploying, and supporting capabilities

* Lead major workstreams within the end-to-end process definition including definition, resources, and execution

* Effectively communicate results and status of projects during various stages of their life cycle.

* Clearly communicate risks, issues, and action plans to both Business and IT leadership

* Assignment and validation for the completion of workstreams and tasks

* Collaborate with business partners to advise, define, and deliver new capabilities and projects supporting space planning and seasonal order writing aligned with business and IS strategy based on the roadmap

* Develop and maintain the strategic vision and 3-year roadmap for category management space planning and seasonal order writing capabilities supporting the long-term business strategy including analytics, upcoming technology needs, and new capabilities

* Provide subject matter expertise with deep functional and solid technical knowledge to help address critical business problems in a scalable and sustainable fashion

* Partner with multiple groups within IT and the business to identify and address opportunities for data, process, or adoption improvement

* Bring expertise to help develop a more integrated digital ecosystem focused on process optimization and increased speed to market

* Business transformation and/or IS Leadership Role for space planning and seasonal order writing solutions on key implementation projects

* Manage technology platforms supporting business functions

* Lead current team of eight (2 Managers, 4 Sr. Analysts, 2 Analysts)

* Own relationships with vendor partners supporting space planning

* Represent space planning requirements and priorities within IS to ensure effective support, deployment of new capabilities and enhancements while gaining alignment to various teams

* 7-10 years of experience in IT and/or platform delivery leadership role, developing and implementing innovative solutions, collaborating with business partners across functions, and delivering within a change management process

* 7-10 years of technical ownership of IT solutions including accountability for day-to-day operations and support

* 7-10 years of experience managing and leading teams of employees and third-party resources

* Experience leading category management/space planning/seasonal order writing solution implementations and platforms

* In depth functional understanding of end-to-end category management functional business processes in Consumer-Packaged Goods industry

* Experience working directly with Senior Leaders within Sales and Commercial areas to develop business technology strategy and roadmap in line with business objectives and growth strategies

* Strong business account and customer relationship management skills. Demonstrated ability to work closely with internal customers, across all levels including executives

* Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with a proven track record of delivering against multiple priorities and multiple product lines in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

* Experience of working with Blue Yonder or similar space planning toolsets

* Experience with other category management solutions such as Nielsen Assortment Optimization, Syndigo, etc.

* Demonstrated ability to anticipate business partner needs and proactively develop and discuss potential solutions

* Ability to interact effectively with business executives and possesses executive presence

* Ability to move easily between big picture thinking and managing relevant detail

* Experience with Agile/Scrum development methodology with strong DevOps background

* Project management skills; financial/budget management, scheduling, and resource management.

* Ability to interact effectively with business executives and possesses executive presence

* Strong oral/written communication, presentation, and organizational skills

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