Senior Product Manager - Foods Forecasting, Ordering, and Allocation

• Own the Forecasting, Ordering and Allocation product, defining and delivering the product vision, strategy, roadmap and OKRs to drive measurable business and customer value.
• Partner closely with business, technology and product stakeholders to align priorities, shape product direction, influence cross-product initiatives and deliver a seamless user experience.
• Manage and prioritise the product backlog, develop business cases and lean canvases, and apply iterative, MVP-led delivery approaches to maximise value and reduce risk.
• Define, track and communicate product success measures, using customer insight, market research, data, experimentation and competitor analysis to continuously optimise performance and inform decision-making.
• Lead successful product adoption and operational excellence by supporting DevOps ways of working, collaborating with Engineering and Delivery teams, and coaching Product Managers while championing Product Management best practice across M&S.

Requirements

• Proven experience in Product Management, with a track record of defining product strategy, shaping roadmaps and delivering successful products from discovery through to launch, optimisation and ongoing value realisation.
• Strong understanding of retail and supply chain operations, ideally gained within a Food retail, replenishment, forecasting, allocation or broader supply chain environment, combined with a customer-first mindset.
• Experience leading product delivery in Agile environments, working collaboratively with cross-functional teams to deliver customer-led outcomes and drive adoption at scale.
• Commercially minded and data-driven, with strong problem-solving skills, experience using product management techniques and prioritisation frameworks, and the ability to assess product health, performance and value through key metrics and KPIs.
• Confident building relationships and influencing stakeholders at all levels, including Head of level and above, while coaching others, facilitating workshops and contributing positively to Product culture and ways of working.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in Product Management with a focus on defining product strategy, managing product backlogs, and delivering successful products in retail and supply chain environments. Strong ability to leverage data-driven insights and Agile methodologies to optimize product performance and drive stakeholder engagement.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Product Management
• Agile Methodologies
• Retail Operations
• Data-Driven Decision Making
• Stakeholder Engagement

Hard Skills

• Product Strategy
• Roadmap Development
• Product Backlog Management
• Key Metrics Analysis
• Lean Canvas Development
• MVP Delivery
• Forecasting
• Allocation
• Replenishment
• Performance Optimization

Soft Skills

• Problem-Solving
• Coaching
• Facilitation
• Relationship Building
• Influencing

Industry Keywords

• Supply Chain
• Food Retail
• Customer-Centric
• Cross-Functional Teams
• Product Culture