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Development Manager for Space & Assortment Product Area

more than one year ago

Posted: more than one year ago

Relex

Company: Relex

Helsinki

Location: Helsinki

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<img src="https://www.relexsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/all-relex-2018.jpg" alt="" width="100%" height=""> We are now looking for a full-time Development Manager (focusing on Space & Assortment) to join in our Space & Assortment Product Area. Our team owns RELEX’s Space & Assortment offering, covering Micro & Macro Space Planning, Cluster & Assortment and Store Execution, as well as potential future additions to our product portfolio.  Your role is to lead and coordinate strategic development projects (Initiatives) in the Space & Assortment product area and ensure the success of pilot implementation projects. In addition, you’ll be developing structured and effective collaboration practices across various internal teams. You’ll work closely with Product Lead and other members of the virtual product team and the wider development manager community.  This is an ideal role for an entrepreneurial-minded individual who wants to be part of building a success story and to play a key role in our future growth. You are self-motivated and willing to take on new challenges. You will join an ambitious team of smart people; all committed to RELEX’s success. RELEX, in turn, does its very best to take good care of its people.  Space & Assortment product team members are currently located in Finland, UK & US. This position is based in Helsinki, Finland where the majority of our product organization is situated.   What you’ll be doing:   <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="22" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Leading strategic development projects (Initiatives) from initial design towards a successful global product launch </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="22" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1">Owning the immature solutions being built and leading the workflow and use process design work </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="22" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1">Ensuring that the long-term success of the product when piloting products with customers and being responsible for the overall satisfaction of pilot customers </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="22" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1">Developing structured and efficient collaboration practices with the virtual team, and also cross-functionally, especially with Customer Operations & Technology </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="22" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1">Defining, measuring, and analyzing KPIs for the Space & Assortment products </li> </ul> What you’ll bring to the table:  <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="22" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1">Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="22" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1">Strong proven project management and problem-solving skills </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="22" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1">Knowledge of how enterprise solutions generate value for customers and ability to define, measure and analyze business KPIs </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="22" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1">Knowledge of how enterprise solutions can be configured & built and how data flows between different systems </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="22" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1">Ability to produce content; communicate and present it for internal and external C-level stakeholders  </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="22" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1">Entrepreneurial, proactive attitude with interest towards growing the business </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="22" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1">Ability to deal with ambiguity  </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="22" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1">Fluent in both written and spoken English </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="22" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1">Relevant Master's or Bachelor's degree </li> </ul> What we consider as an advantage:   <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="21" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1">(Deep) understanding of retail industry or broader range of product areas, albeit, predominantly focused on Space, Assortment and Category Management </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="20" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1">Experience in a retail setting understanding how our customers (retailers) utilize Space related software </li> </ul> What we offer you in return:  <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="22" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">An international career and learning opportunities in a rapidly growing software company </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="22" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1">A fun, ambitious, and committed team of smart people to work with </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="22" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1">A great team and colleagues that support individual growth </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="22" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1">Flexible work schedules and employee well-being </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="22" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1">A respectful and professional, yet easy-going atmosphere where individual thinking is encouraged </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="22" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1">Responsibilities in challenging projects from day one </li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="22" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1">A position where you can help retailers fight against food waste </li> </ul> Are you the one we are looking for? Apply today and become a part of our RELEX family!  You can apply by sending your cover letter and resume through the application form as soon as possible, but no later than 10th of February 2022. Please note that we will fill this position as soon as we’ve found the right person, so we recommend that you act quickly.  If you have questions, Sanober Masalawala (sanober.masalawala[a]relexsolutions.com) from our recruitment team is happy to answer them via email. Kindly note that we cannot process any applications through email.    Due to the severity of COVID-19, we’ve moved to a remote working mode. Restrictions being in place, we’re currently unable to schedule in-person interviews, relocate new employees to our offices, and onboarding is primarily completed remotely, depending on the country-specific recommendations. Our mission is to keep everyone safe while adapting to changing times.  About RELEX  RELEX Solutions is a leading provider of cutting-edge retail optimization software. We offer our customers radically improved demand forecasting and supply chain optimization, which then can be leveraged into exponential benefits — optimizing store space, allocation, workforce, pricing, and promotion strategies, all within our unified platform.  RELEX is trusted by leading brands including AutoZone, Franprix, Morrisons, PetSmart, and Rossmann, and has offices across North America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific region.