Hi
Product Owner / Scrum Master – Supply Chain Control Tower
Location Peoria, IL – 5 days in office
Key Responsibilities
Product Ownership & Requirements Management
- Own and manage the product backlog, roadmap, and release planning.
- Conduct business workshops and discovery sessions to gather requirements and align stakeholders.
- Translate business needs into Epics, Features, User Stories, and Acceptance Criteria.
- Prioritize requirements using structured frameworks such as MoSCoW and business value assessment.
- Define phased delivery plans and ensure alignment with strategic objectives.
Agile Delivery & Team Leadership
- Lead Agile ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Backlog Grooming, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives.
- Guide cross-functional onsite and offshore teams throughout the delivery lifecycle.
- Remove delivery impediments and proactively manage risks, dependencies, and scope changes.
- Drive incremental delivery and ensure timely execution of project milestones.
Stakeholder Management
- Act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders, technical teams, architects, and delivery teams.
- Facilitate discussions, manage competing priorities, and drive consensus on product decisions.
- Provide regular updates on progress, risks, dependencies, and release readiness.
- Ensure business objectives are translated into executable and measurable outcomes.
Supply Chain Domain Leadership
- Demonstrate strong understanding of supply chain operations including:
- Inventory & Availability Management
- Demand & Supply Planning
- Procurement & Supplier Collaboration
- Dealer & Distribution Operations
- Logistics & Order Fulfillment
- Supply Chain Reporting & Performance Metrics
- Support design of control tower solutions that improve visibility, decision-making, and operational efficiency.
Solution Design & Governance
- Collaborate with architects and technical leads to ensure scalable and sustainable solution design.
- Define Functional Design Documents (FDDs), process flows, and business requirements.
- Support integration strategies involving ERP systems, master data, reporting platforms, and enterprise applications.
- Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, UX standards, and digital transformation objectives.
Required Qualifications
- 7–10 years of experience as a Product Owner, Scrum Master, Product Manager, or Engagement Lead.
- Proven experience leading complex enterprise application implementations.
- Strong expertise in conducting business workshops and requirements discovery sessions.
- Hands-on experience defining Epics, Features, User Stories, and managing Agile backlogs.
- Experience managing distributed delivery teams across onsite and offshore locations.
- Excellent communication, facilitation, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong understanding of Supply Chain and Availability Management processes.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Supply Chain Control Tower or Visibility Platforms.
- Familiarity with ERP-integrated applications and enterprise data ecosystems.
- Experience with cloud-based solutions and modern application architectures.
- Exposure to analytics and reporting platforms such as Power BI.
- CSPO, SAFe POPM, SAFe Scrum Master, PMI-ACP, or equivalent Agile certifications.
Desired Traits
- Structured and analytical problem solver.
- Strong workshop facilitator capable of driving decisions and resolving ambiguity.
- Collaborative leader with excellent stakeholder engagement skills.
- Outcome-focused and execution-oriented.
- Ability to balance strategic vision with practical delivery considerations.
Thanks & Regards
Mohammad Faisal