Senior Product Innovation Manager

As a Senior Product Specialist, you will play a key role in the development and implementation of new products or services. Your mission will be to oversee the creation of innovative solutions that meet the needs and expectations of customers.

You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including marketing, sales, and product development, to gather requirements, define product strategy, and drive product innovation. The successful candidate will analyze market trends, competitive landscapes, and customer feedback to make recommendations for product enhancements and improvements.

• Presales:
  • Analyze RFP/RFI requirements in detail.
  • Participate in solution response teams to ensure functional viability.
  • Participate in pre-sales interactions with customers when showcasing solutions.
• Product Consulting:
  • Participate in requirements gathering sessions led by the Product Consultant (functional) with the customer.
  • Coordinate with onsite teams/clients for requirements gathering/functional clarifications.
  • Analyze the requirements in detail and participate in gap analysis by providing comprehensive comparison with product features inclusive of identifying areas where customizations solutioning building needs to take place.
• Design & Implementation:
  • Conduct requirements analysis and provide functional design.
  • Create UI designs.
  • Perform product configuration setup based on customer needs.
• Testing:
  • Coordinate with the testing team to validate usability by customer.
  • Assist the testing team in creating test strategy documents.
  • Review test cases created by the Testing team to ensure requirements coverage.
• Innovation:
  • Contribute ideas/areas requiring improvements/best practices based on project implementation team feedback etc (Reactive).
  • Implement process improvements as designed by the Product Consultant.
• Capability Building:
  • Create and deliver functional training on products/modules etc.
  • Mentor team from a functional perspective to ensure delivery of the module.
  • Prepare guidelines and checklists for the team.
• Project Management:
  • Create estimates and plans for the module.
  • Within the scope of the track/module: provide status reports, raise issues/risks/dependencies with the Product Consultant (functional).
  • Coordinate with other tracks.
  • Allocate work and raise requests for resources as required.
• Knowledge Management:
  • Conduct knowledge transfer sessions for new joiners in the project team.
  • Create and deliver training on products/modules.
  • Prepare summary & detailed case study.
  • Contribute towards updating knowledge assets.
• People Management:
  • Resolve conflicts within team members.
  • Support team building activities Provide administrative support.
  • Provide inputs on goal setting and performance appraisals of team.
  • Identify skill gaps and training needs as required.
  • Provide input into the learning and career plans for team members.
  • Mentor team.
  • Nominate team for awards.
  • Conduct training through academy and induction of new team members.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree.
• Language Level: Advanced English.
• Training Needs Analysis.
• SAP C/4HANA Commerce Technical.
• BY Supply Chain Execution.
• BY WMS (Dispatcher).
• User Access & Identity Mgmt.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong communication skills: Being able to communicate with team members, clients, and stakeholders clearly and effectively is essential for a Lead Product Consultant.
• Problem-solving skills: Lead Product Consultants need to be able to think creatively and strategically to solve complex problems and address challenges that may arise during product development.
• Collaboration skills: Working collaboratively with cross-functional teams is crucial for the success of this role.