Sr. IT Product Manager – Beer Production

Job Description

Company Summary

We’re the producers, creators and marketers of beer, wine and spirits brands that people love. At Constellation Brands, we’re driven to push boundaries and think beyond today to deliver products and experiences that resonate now, tomorrow and well into the future. Because of this approach, we’re the fastest-growing large CPG company in the U.S. at retail, with operations in the U.S., Mexico, New Zealand and Italy. Our premium portfolio of iconic brands like Corona Extra, Modelo Especial, Kim Crawford, Robert Mondavi, Meiomi, The Prisoner, SVEDKA Vodka, High West Whiskey, and more drive industry-leading growth for us today. But we’re just getting started. Our ability to stay on the forefront of consumer trends has fueled our success since our founding in 1945 and will guide us in creating the next generation of products and experiences Worth Reaching For.

Position Summary

The Product Manager role is ultimately responsible for the Product that is developed within their business unit, setting the vision for the product, and developing the roadmap for achieving it. Defining high level features that are key to the Product’s success to ensure they deliver the expected business value.

Beer Operations Product Manger works with a wide variety of internal stakeholders — including Operations, Logistics, Tax, Finance, and IT teams — in the full range of the product development cycle. The product manager must partner with the Product Owner engaging business stakeholders to understand their goals and schedules to deliver valuable business outcomes.  You will leverage your industry, technical and functional experience to define and support the evolution of applications by leading internal Product and IT partner’s teams to deliver solutions with focus on global trends, innovation and leading practices that generates efficiencies and business value aligned with strategic Corporate goals.

Well qualified Product Manager will have experience delivering software-based value-add solutions, managing a broad set of stakeholders, developing vision/strategy/objectives/backlog roadmaps, using Agile principles and processes, and experience with Supply Chain.

Responsibilities

• IT Architect for Operations – Design, build and deliver technical solution aligned with Product technology evolution roadmap
• Develop and maintain an excellent understanding of the IT product roadmap by working closely with business stakeholders, evaluating user feedback/needs and looking at technology trends
• Source additional insight and best practice to design, plan, and scope optimal product functionality
• Build the strategy and vision for Supply Chain Solution Line products that will enable the tools that will improve business efficiencies.
• Product Managers should have the presence to present their ideas with supporting data to align the technical team, leadership, and stakeholders to the same compelling vision for your products success
• Proactively maintain knowledge of technology innovation
• Work closely with relevant business functions to develop/test new ideas and propositions for product development influence and obtain buy-in
• Proactively and continuously identify business value in alignment with strategic priorities, financial benefits, and stakeholder needs.
• Articulate the value of the product through usage, standard/automated operational metrics, and financial performance metrics.
• Develop and maintain IT product strategy and vision 
• Translate product strategy into a product roadmap, identifying and generating new ideas that drive business value and improve user’s experience
• Work closely with other IT Architects and development teams to understand the technology enablers/constraints for new product ideas
• Ensure strong ability to communicate priorities, developments, and changes to stakeholders across the business, understanding the audience and appropriately delivering the message
• Sets and communicates iteration goals and content of prioritized 
• Engage with other software technologies and vendors to understand the new capabilities and functionality for potential enhancements 
• Build funding model/business case for new product development
• Collect and analyze data to drive innovation and decision making
• Work closely with the Product Owners to ensure they have a good understanding of the new features/epics allowing them to develop user stories that will deliver what is needed
• Support the Product Owners in prioritizing the product backlog for development
• Act as an IT subject matter expert for development teams providing additional product insight as needed/requested by the Product Owners 
• Work collaboratively with other IT Product Managers to refine and prioritize the overall product roadmap and identify dependencies
• Set goals for product outcomes and metrics, then closely track your solutions to ensure they are achieving the expected results
• Bring industry knowledge, look ahead and determine what we should be considering implementing to better serve your stakeholders.
• Ability to quickly gain the confidence of the business and colleagues through good communication and influencing skills and acting as an advocate of the Product Management team both externally and internally
• Communicate critical business-impacting incidents to leaders in a timely manner and ensure they are communicated in business language; provide cross-functional team coordination to remediate critical issues and ensure ongoing status is communicated and contingency options that best support the business are provided
• Ensure effective leadership and management of the team and individuals; maintaining a continuous learning environment, setting clear objectives to ensure there is clarity on what needs to be achieved for any given initiative
• Work with HR to develop upskilling/training opportunities to build and maintain a high level of skills proficiency in the team
• Offer a supportive coaching style, proactively encouraging personal and professional development and achievement in direct reports
• Build an effective and motivational team environment, aligning behaviors, values and performance expectations across the team to deliver exceptional results
• Ability to function as a communication bridge and work culture, between user located in Mexico, USA, Italy, and New Zealand

Minimum Qualifications

• 10+ years in corporate IT environments working with multiple disciplines to deliver projects in line with Business strategic goals
• Proven delivery excellence in successfully managing multiple complex projects at a global level
• Minimum of 7 years technology experience in Supply Chain and Operations areas delivering SAP solutions
• Production to Inventory and Operations business process knowledge/experience is required
• 7+ years of SAP Operations configuration experience
• Spanish and English fluency required

Preferred Qualifications

• Food and Beverage Industry knowledge/experience
• Project Management / Agile Certification
• SAP Production Planning & Manufacturing Certification
• SAP S/4 HANA on-Premise and Cloud experience

Physical Requirements/Work Environment

• Must be able sit and/or stand for long periods of time, and work on a computer for extended periods. 
• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs. regularly.

Location and Travel Requirements

• Expected to travel approximately 25% percent of the time to our offices and locations
• Individual must be in San Antonio, Texas, OR be willing to relocate.

Location

San Antonio, Texas

Additional Locations

Virtual – US

Job Type

Full time

Job Area

Information Technology

The salary range for this role is:

$116,100.00 – $185,400.00

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting.  We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee’s pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but limited to, the prevailing minimum wage for the location, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, any collective bargaining agreements, and business or organizational needs. We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k), and any other benefits to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company’s sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Equal Opportunity

Constellation Brands is committed to a continuing program of equal employment opportunity. All persons have equal employment opportunities with Constellation Brands, regardless of their sex, race, color, age, religion, creed, sexual orientation, national origin or citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), marital status, gender (including gender identity or gender expression), familial status, military or veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related conditions (or any other group or category within the framework of the applicable discrimination laws and regulations).