Product Analyst - Logistics

Company: Danone North America
Location: White Plains
Posted on: August 7, 2022

Job Description:

About the jobAbout the Job: This role is focused to deliver an end-to-end data & technology that will support the functional area of Logistics (Warehousing and Transportation) processes for the Americas Region (United States, Canada, Brazil and Mexico). This position will be located in White Plains, NY.The main accountabilities will be to understand business processes, identify areas of improvement and challenges, translate them into technical requirements and support the delivery of these needs using product and agile methodologies. The product analyst is expected to provide technical recommendations, detail the requirements, perform hands-on configuration, testing, monitoring, and support of the product. This role will also define the priorities based on business value and collaborate with different teams, both internal teams and external vendors, ensuring the respect of the committed timelines and focusing on value creation.Main Responsibilities: Business Strategy / Strategic Vision• Work with the business teams to help define business value creating use cases leveraging Logistics(Warehousing and Transportation) related softwares and data technologies.• Understand the business needs, proactively conduct exploratory and confirmatory analysis to identify product opportunities and discover product insights.• Contribute to the vision of the product, its definition, and the associated value and identify requirements to generate value leveraging our Logistics IT Technologies.• Support prioritization process, plans, and communicate on the steps identified to deliver the product• Make recommendations to build and sustain the backlog, arbitrating among different needs and define the priorities to deliver scalable capabilities• Ensure consistency between the needs of end-users and stakeholders, as reflected in the vision of the product, its delivery, and its deployment & adoption.• Analyze, Define and design new functionalities to meet business requirements.• Define, analyze, and validate key metrics to inform decision-making and measure product success from a business and user perspective• Collaborate with internal IT partners (Global teams, Agile, Data, Infrastructure) and external vendors (contractors, Software vendors) to co-create end-to-end functionalities in line with the product visionProcess & Projects• Technology process and product: Logistics(Warehousing, Shipping and Transportation), SAP MM/IM,SAP WM, Warehouse Management Systems, 3PL EDI Integration, Analytics technologies.• Agile frameworks and delivery modelsImpact on Business Results• Contributes to business results by delivering Logistics IT Technology Products with high value for the organization, unlocking new capabilities and ensuring high quality IT delivery.About youAbout You: • Bachelor's Degree within a Business IT or Computer Science related discipline or equivalent combination of education, training and experience is required• 3-5+ years of demonstrated experience delivering IT Logistics technologies(i.e Technology related to Warehousing, Shipping, Transportation, 3PL processes with EDI integration e.t.c)• Demonstrated experience with multiple platforms (on-Premise and SaaS), including SAP MM, IM, WM, 3PL EDI Integration and Transportation Management Systems(TMS).• Experience in working for factories and supply chain teams, understanding the sense of urgency• Experience with Manufacturing environment is desired• Experience working with Third Party Logistics(3PL) providers and integrating them(WMS) to SAP• Basic knowledge of IT infrastructure (servers, database, network) is desired• Experience with CPG and working agile are desired• Fluent in Spanish and/or Portuguese is a plus• Any SAP certification (SAP MM IM WM etc) will be a plusInnovation Skills and Competencies• Business Partnering . . . Be a business translator! Ability to assemble, analyze, and evaluate data and to be able to make appropriate and well-reasoned recommendations and decisions to the Business stakeholders and the Project / Development Teams• Ability to rapidly understand business requirements, communicate business expectations to cross-functional development teams, document data findings that can be easily understood, structured, and detailed oriented profile• Experience with Product and Agile Management methodology• User Experience / Design Thinking / Data Visualization• Knowledge in Framework Scrum• Ability to synthesize to write user stories• Knowledgeable about user experience and value journey.• Business sense when discussing demands with functions and technical knowledge when communicating with IT squad.• Solid communication, influencing, collaboration and negotiation skills with the ability to work effectively with internal teams in a cross-cultural and cross-functional environment• Organized, focused and able to thrive in a dynamic environmentThe base compensation range for this position is $95-110K commensurate with experience. Danone North America additionally offers a performance-based bonus and has a strong benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Drug Coverage, 401k Plan, Wellness Program, Life Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement, Flexible Time Off, and Paid Parental Bonding Leave, among other benefit plan options. To give our employees flexibility, Danone is a hybrid work environment with opportunities to work both remotely and in office when desired.About usAbout Us: At Danone North America, you'll work with some of the best-known food and beverage brands in the world like Activia, Silk, Horizon Organic, Two Good, Oikos, evian, and Happy Family. You'll be part of one of the largest Certified B Corps™ in the world, working together to make sure our brands create real benefits for people, communities, and the planet. We have 6,000+ employees across the U.S. and Canada. Come join our movement for a healthier world: One Planet. One Health BY YOU.Danone North America doesn't just welcome what makes you unique, we value it. We're proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All hires to our team are based on qualifications, merit and business needs. We recruit, employ, train and promote regardless of race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, genetic characteristic or any other protected status. Faithful to our values of openness and humanism, all of our employees share in the commitment to engage one another with dignity and respect.http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/OFCCP_EEO_Supplement_Final_JRF_QA_508c.pdfDanone requires that corporate employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to entering the workplace. Please note that employees will be considered fully vaccinated two weeks after their second dose in a 2-dose vaccine series (Pfizer or Moderna), or two weeks after a single-dose vaccine (Johnson & Johnson's Janssen vaccine). The Company will consider requests for reasonable accommodations for documented medical reasons and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law. Please do not include proof of vaccine status or any indication of a possible request for an accommodation when submitting your application materials. If applicable, the Company will follow up with you directly to request proof of vaccination and to discuss any potential accommodations. Danone can change company protocols at any time depending on local, state, and federal regulations.#LI-NORAM#LI-HYBRID

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