Who We Are [Freight Management Technology]
We are looking for a passionate Product Manager to join the Freight Management Technology(FMT) team. The FMT team is responsible for ensuring reliable and cost effective movement of goods from our suppliers to Wayfair's warehouses and onward to the last mile hubs. This role will support a step change in Wayfair management of the network through Transportation Management System(TMS) implementation across North America and Europe. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing relationships with our third-party TMS teams as well as design easy-to-use, relevant, and insightful user experiences for our planners along with the underlying technical platform across geos and channels.
What You’ll Do
- Drive a deep understanding of Wayfair’s internal users and carriers, supply chain metrics, financial drivers, and business outcomes to inform product strategy.
- Lead cross-functional programs with internal stakeholders and third-party consultants to successfully migrate transportation movements into a third-party TMS..
- Collaborate with Business and Operations stakeholders to prioritize and develop impactful solutions that drive key business value.
- Execute an Agile roadmap by collaborating closely with engineering, design, and analytics teams to deliver user-centric, data-driven solutions
- Communicate the roadmap progress to stakeholders at all levels, including senior leadership, ensuring transparency and buy-in.
- Align and track OKRs for key product initiatives to ensure alignment with stakeholder objectives.
What You’ll Need
- 4 + years building products at scale from concept to launch and beyond, preferably with Supply Chain domain expertise
- Experience building internal platforms or enterprise-scale tools used by multiple teams.
- Strong analytical and data-driven decision making skills
- Strong ability to deliver results in a fast-paced environment while utilizing good mechanisms for planning and execution
- Technical fluency to effectively communicate with engineering. A technical degree is a plus.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills at the senior partner level.
- Collaborative, team-oriented mindset with a bias for action.
- Prior Experience in logistics, operations heavy domain, TMS implementation(e.g., Manhattan Associates) or consultant experience.
- Familiarity with EDI formats (e.g., EDI 204, 210) used by carriers to communicate with TMS systems.
- Basic SQL/BigQuery for self-service analysis.
About Wayfair Inc.
Wayfair is one of the world’s largest online destinations for the home. Whether you work in our global headquarters in Boston, or in our warehouses or offices throughout the world, we’re reinventing the way people shop for their homes. Through our commitment to industry-leading technology and creative problem-solving, we are confident that Wayfair will be home to the most rewarding work of your career. If you’re looking for rapid growth, constant learning, and dynamic challenges, then you’ll find that amazing career opportunities are knocking.
No matter who you are, Wayfair is a place you can call home. We’re a community of innovators, risk-takers, and trailblazers who celebrate our differences, and know that our unique perspectives make us stronger, smarter, and well-positioned for success. We value and rely on the collective voices of our employees, customers, community, and suppliers to help guide us as we build a better Wayfair – and world – for all. Every voice, every perspective matters. That’s why we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic.
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