Product Manager Job New York New York USA,Retail

Location: New York

The Panther Group is seeking a 6 month + W2 Contract (with potential to go full time) Product Management Manager to work with one of our partners in retail. This position is Hybrid and can be local to NYC or Dallas. This role does NOT accept Visas (OPT, H1b, etc.) and we do not work with C2C (Corp to Corp) or third party recruiters.

Your

focus will be on:

Subdomains include:
Retail Info/Data and Analytics
Buying / Planning including size and packaging
In-season Inventory Optimization
Optimization - inventory optimization, mark down optimization, size and packaging optimization.

For the Product owner over Markdown Optimization, candidates must have:

The right expertise would be focused on demand forecasting - advanced analytics - not on the supply chain side of the house
Will be responsible for predictive analytics. This will drive sending the right styles, right colors, and right sizes to the right locations at the right time– Based on the analytics.
Will have experience with product allocation / planning / mark down.
Ideal candidate needs to be autonomous - come from the retail side that has experience with actual brick and mortar stores, primarily focused on inventory, how do we reduce waste and drive sending the right styles, right colors, and right sizes to the right locations at the right time
Candidate will own this product line AND, in an iterative manner, drive enhancements to the system, process and data.
This candidate would be making recommendations that build the capabilities – they will drive changes to the current system and/or drive building a new allocation system. Always to optimize efficiency and drive higher profits.
Candidate will not write API’s or reports BUT must know what’s possible to do with technology to drive appropriate technology changes to continuously improve the process.

Ideal candidate would be asking themselves questions like:

What should we buy - what technology will enhance when and how much of each product we should be buying?
What's the health of the process / inventory and how is it performing?
What can we be doing differently to optimize profit?
What price - where should it be to, again, optimize profit?

Candidate Requirements:

7 plus years (with flex for the right person) product management
Must be mature, comfortable presenting the C-Suite / VPs
Must have brick and mortar experience.
Experience as a retail / inventor planner, allocator, or buyer and now a product manager that has worked in the retail brick and mortar space.
Prior experience with data analytics, inventory optimization
Experience with larger retailers preferred

Education:

Bachelor's degree required; an MBA or Master's degree is a plus.

Technical Expertise:

Familiarity with leading inventory optimization and retail advanced analytics platforms
Working knowledge of API integrations, data governance, and advanced data modeling techniques
Understanding of retail merchandising processes, including assortment planning, pricing, and allocation

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