Product Manager
关于中心软件：中心软件® 是一个全球领先的，为零售商，品牌和制造商提供创新性和人工智能化的产品概念到商业化平台。我们为零售，时尚，奢品，鞋类，户外，家居和消费品品牌提供了最优秀的解决方案来规划，设计，开发，源代，遵守，购买，制造，价格，分配，销售和补充产品。我们的技术使品牌能够简化流程，提高效率并以信心运营在不断变化的市场中。我们的故事是快速增长，大胆的想法和非凡的机会之一。我们来挑战现状，我们寻找想要做同样的事情的人才。无论你在世界何处，这是你的机会成为一些非凡的的一部分。角色摘要产品经理专家规划负责设计，构建和维护中心规划标准模型 (EasyModel),将战略业务要求转化为可扩展，标准化的规划解决方案。该角色重点关注商品财务规划 (MFP),分类规划和库存规划等核心规划能力，同时通过文档化，故障解决和持续产品改进支持客户和内部团队。作为产品管理团队的一部分，该职位在标准规划解决方案所支持的所有规划领域中合作。产品经理专家确保规划模型保持一致，可扩展性和与整体产品战略相一致，使客户能够采用最佳实践，同时最大限度地降低定制。· 设计，开发和维护多个规划领域的中心规划标准模型 (EasyModel). · 将战略业务和市场要求转化为强大可扩展的规划解决方案。· 拥有并增强标准规划能力，包括：· 商品财务规划 (MFP) · 分类规划 ·库存规划 · 根据需要在中心规划组合内的其他规划过程。·确保标准模型保持一致，可重复使用，并与产品架构和路线图相符。· 生产和维护功能文件，模型规范和实施指导。·调查，解决和解决影响标准规划模型的功能问题。·与产品管理人员密切合作；
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About Centric Software:
Centric Software® is a global leader, providing an innovative and AI-enabled product-concept-to-commercialization platform for retailers, brands and manufacturers of all sizes. We equip retail, fashion, luxury, footwear, outdoor, home and consumer goods brands with pioneering best-of-breed solutions to plan, design, develop, source, comply, buy, make, price, allocate, sell and replenish products. Our technology powers brands to streamline processes, drive efficiency and operate with confidence in an ever-changing market.
Our story is one of rapid growth, bold ideas and extraordinary opportunities. We’re here to challenge the status quo—and we’re looking for brilliant people who want to do the same. No matter where you are in the world, this is your chance to be part of something exceptional.
Role Summary
The Product Manager Specialist – Planning is responsible for designing, building, and maintaining the Centric Planning standard models (EasyModel), translating strategic business requirements into scalable, standardised planning solutions. The role focuses on core planning capabilities, including Merchandise Financial Planning (MFP), Assortment Planning, and Inventory Planning, while supporting customers and internal teams through documentation, troubleshooting, and continuous product improvement.
Working as part of the Product Management team, this role collaborates across all planning domains supported by the standard planning solution. The Product Manager Specialist ensures planning models remain consistent, scalable, and aligned with the overall product strategy, enabling customers to adopt best practices while minimising customisation.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain Centric Planning standard models (EasyModel) across multiple planning domains.
- Translate strategic business and market requirements into robust, scalable planning solutions.
- Own and enhance standard planning capabilities, including:
- Merchandise Financial Planning (MFP)
- Assortment Planning
- Inventory Planning
- Other planning processes within the Centric Planning portfolio as required.
- Ensure standard models remain coherent, reusable, and aligned with product architecture and roadmap.
- Produce and maintain functional documentation, model specifications, and implementation guidance.
- Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve functional issues affecting standard planning models.
- Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Engineering, Customer Success, Professional Services, and UX teams to deliver high-quality product enhancements.
- Support customer implementations by providing expertise on standard model behaviour and best practices.
- Evaluate customer feedback and industry trends to identify opportunities for continuous product improvement.
- Participate in product discovery, feature definition, testing, and release validation.
- Promote standardisation while balancing customer needs with long-term product scalability and maintainability.
Required Qualifications
- Experience in Product Management, Solution Design, or Functional Consulting within enterprise planning or retail planning solutions.
- Strong understanding of retail planning processes and methodologies.
- Experience with one or more of the following:
- Merchandise Financial Planning (MFP)
- Assortment Planning
- Inventory Planning
- Demand or Supply Planning
- Ability to translate complex business requirements into functional solution designs.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent documentation and communication skills.
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional product and engineering teams.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced product environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Centric Planning or comparable planning platforms.
- Knowledge of retail merchandising, buying, allocation, or inventory optimisation.
- Experience working within Agile product development environments.
- Familiarity with data modelling and enterprise planning concepts.
- Experience supporting SaaS products throughout the product lifecycle.
Key Competencies
- Product thinking and customer focus
- Strategic planning and business analysis
- Functional solution design
- Collaboration and stakeholder management
- Continuous improvement mindset
- Analytical problem solving
- Strong communication and documentation skills
- Quality and attention to detail
Success Measures
Success in this role is demonstrated through:
- High-quality, maintainable standard planning models that support multiple customer scenarios.
- Continuous enhancement of EasyModel capabilities aligned with product strategy.
- Effective cross-functional collaboration across all planning domains.
- Timely resolution of functional issues and delivery of clear documentation.
- Increased adoption of standard functionality while reducing the need for customer-specific customisations.
Centric Software provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status or genetic information.
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