Manager, Product Lifecycle Operations

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $6.9k - $11.3k / month

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

✅ Product Manager

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Ferguson

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10,000+ employees

🏗️ Construction

🏭 Manufacturing

📦 Logistics

Construction • Manufacturing • Logistics

Ferguson is a leading supplier of plumbing and HVAC products for residential and commercial markets. The company offers a wide range of products including water heaters, plumbing parts, and HVAC systems, as well as various tools and cleaning supplies. Ferguson provides solutions for professionals in the plumbing and HVAC industries, ensuring they have access to the resources and expertise they need for both new construction and remodeling projects.

📋 Description

• Own, govern, and continuously improve the Stage Gate process across all 21 Own Brand brands • Drive adoption of common Stage Gate standards, workflows, roles, approvals, and documentation • Transition brands not using Hive into the platform and design practical compliant workflows • Lead training, user acceptance, adoption, and adherence activities for Stage Gate implementation • Own and improve the end-to-end product development and launch process from concept through launch and lifecycle transition • Define process steps, ownership, inputs, data points, dependencies, handoffs, and timing expectations • Identify and remove bottlenecks, duplicate work, communication gaps, and inconsistent practices • Improve visibility into project status, launch milestones, requirements, risks, and next steps • Lead implementation, launch, adoption, and ongoing business ownership of a new Product Lifecycle Management system • Partner with the PLM vendor, IT, implementation partners, and project management resources • Define future-state processes, workflows, governance, roles, data ownership, business rules, integrations, and system requirements • Coordinate process validation, data preparation, user acceptance testing, training, communications, deployment, and business readiness • Own post-launch platform governance, support, feedback prioritization, change requests, and enhancements • Develop role-based training, job aids, and guidance for Stage Gate, Hive, PLM, and product launch processes • Lead readiness, communications, adoption, reinforcement, and change management across brands and functions

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, Product Management, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience • Experience leading cross-functional process improvement, transformation, governance, or enterprise technology implementation initiatives in a matrixed organization • Experience supporting Stage Gate, product development, new product introduction, sourcing, supply chain, operational excellence, or product launch processes • Experience leading or serving as a business owner for a PLM, workflow, ERP, PIM, MDM, or related enterprise system implementation preferred • Ability to define end-to-end processes, workflows, business requirements, data points, governance models, roles, handoffs, and system requirements • Strong project and program leadership skills, including managing priorities, dependencies, risks, decisions, issues, and stakeholder expectations • Demonstrated change leadership, facilitation, training, user acceptance, and collaborator engagement capabilities • Ability to influence across companies, brands, functions, and organizational levels without direct authority • Strong problem-solving, process improvement, communication, and executive presentation skills • Experience partnering with IT, third-party software vendors, implementation partners, and project management organizations preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• Health insurance • Dental insurance • Vision insurance • Paid time off • Life insurance • 401(k) with a company match • Mental health coverage • Gender affirming benefits • Family building benefits • Paid parental leave • Associate discounts • Community involvement opportunities • Bonus or Incentive Plan eligibility