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Plano, Texas, Us

• The primary functions of this position are to understand and aggregate requirements across DCO stakeholders; provide product direction through the definition of product roadmaps; collaborate with other product owners to deliver capabilities; be the voice of the product by producing product descriptions and working with stakeholders such as sales and marketing.• Make individual contributions in areas of product management including product specifications, presentation of capabilities to a wide range of audiences, and release planning.• Collaborate with all levels of the organization to foster excellent internal and external relationships• Work closely with internal and external stakeholders to understand the range of monetization capabilities required to meet Client Digital Industries' objectives• Coordinate with financial and legal collaborators to ensure compliant business processes• Produce and present monetization roadmaps based on aggregated requirements from all stakeholders• Follow DCO agile processes to create stories and work with stakeholders to plan releases• Create product descriptions ranging from executive level presentations to product specifications

Duluth, Georgia, Us

Align on business priorities and communicate the roadmap to all stakeholdersOrganize sequence of work by collaborating with other product owners to identify project dependencies and refine enabler stories Act as knowledge broker to resolve blockers Work with technical teams and other managers to determine the business value of proposed features and products Answers questions from developers and clarifies requirements Be the voice of the customer throughout the development cycle Develop a product roadmap that meet expectations of all users and stakeholders Documents the new feature based on user stories for implementations and release notes Represent the customer /dealer needs by engaging the customer/ dealer and ensuring that the business outcomes are at the heart of all moves made Participate in the presentation of product demos

Duluth, Georgia, Us

Participates in daily scrums and program implement planning meetings Answers questions from developers and clarifies requirements Ensure proper business testing on user story level, perform testing and log defectsContribute to the success of each sprint and make sure the team understands the roadmap and goals at the beginning of every sprint Own prioritization of product backlog to be continually aligned to business valueRepresent the customer /dealer needs by engaging the customer/ dealer and ensuring that the business outcomes are at the heart of all moves made Organize sequence of work by collaborating with other product owners to identify project dependencies and refine enabler stories

Duluth, Georgia, Us

Duluth, Georgia, Us

Manage day to day responsibilities related to the design, development, and deployment strategy for PIM (SAP Hybris) on a globally supported project. Assist with the testing, content management, and rollout activities for NA eCommerce site. Coordinate with Product Marketing team to define UNSPSC category structure, identify / collect classification attributes, and enhance marketing data for after sales parts. Create, deploy, and manage the implementation of a Photo Robot to collect images used on eCommerce platform. Manage team of 3 to ensure image goals are met and image quality is upheld.

Naperville, Illinois, Us

• Data steward for Product Information Management (PIM) software to ensure the accuracy of product data on multiple channels.• Publish and support the launch of new online equipment channel and outline strategy for increasing customer engagement.• Create and launch digital marketing strategies for promoting key product offerings via web, social, and commerce platforms.• Product lifecycle activities – develop product line goals, analyze performance, track sales, establish pricing, assist in new product development, deactivate/discontinue products

Naperville, Illinois, Us

• Product life cycle activities – develop product line goals, analyze performance, track sales, establish pricing, assist in new product development, deactivate/discontinue products• Management of the equipment catalog, of over 4000 SKUs, via web-based content manager. Assure integrity of the catalog data and extract/export/import data as needed• Publishing equipment catalogs (e.g., web, print) and providing project management for those events• Researched, recommended and implemented the purchase of a product information management (PIM - InRiver) software and subsequent launch to CloudCraze commerce platform. • Create digital marketing strategies for promoting key product offerings via social, web and commerce platforms.

Naperville, Illinois, Us

• Product life cycle activities – develop product line goals, analyze performance, track sales, establish pricing, assist in new product development, deactivate/discontinue products• Management of the equipment catalog content via web-based content manager. Assure integrity of the catalog data and extract/export/import data as needed• Publishing equipment catalogs (e.g., web, print) and providing project management for those events

Novi, Michigan, Us

Partner with fabrication & shipping manager to ensure orders ship on a timely basis, by obtaining detailed orders/drawings and through regular team update meetings. Screen candidates for fabrication department and administer pre-employment skill assessments. Create yearly presentation detailing profit, total sales numbers, and large scale projects using PowerPoint. Create month-end report detailing job information, total contract amount, and gross margin. Partnered with outside firm to design MIDCO website by providing web content and graphics. Redesigned MIDCO company logo to align with company literature.Teamed up with PENTA implementation group to develop procedures related to shop jobs & financials.Researched & purchased a rust removal product resulting in a savings of $2400/mo. while reducing grinding accidents to 0 (year to date).Created MIDCO portfolio featuring larger scope projects using SmartDraw.Contributed to Frito-Lay project team by generating job cost report and reformatted into Excel.

Waukegan, Il, Us

Obtain information from suppliers, coordinate purchase orders for stock and direct shipments to fulfill orders. Provide monthly item sales reports to vendors, complete end of month usage adjustments, process weekly payroll, and create department schedule. Expedite and troubleshoot supplier purchase orders. Communicate lead-time issues to buyers.Maintained a database for over 30,000 products & 700 vendors in the water / wastewater industryCreated standard operating procedures (SOP's) for job function Attended the American Waste Water Association (AWWA) trade show in Springfield

Waukegan, Il, Us

Complete benchmarks for purchase orders and price discrepancies. Resolve problem vendor invoices and maintain vendor pricing information. Create reports containing promotions and surcharges. Responsible for layout, format and design of 600 page product catalog using Quark Express & Acrobat. Created monthly advertisements to run in industry related publications for marketing department.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Digital Marketing & Analytics

Bachelor Of Applied Science, Industrial Technology: Graphic Communication & Industrial Workplace Design