Digital Innovation Product Owner

Position Overview

The International Motor's Procurement Digitalization group is seeking a Digital Innovation Product Owner to join our team.

The successful candidate will be responsible for managing a system or systems within the Procurement Digital landscape, to include ownership of updates, prioritizing system enhancement requests and thoroughly understanding the business need/reason for system changes. This role will work cross functionally with corporate IT for coding, hardware and software updates as well as key stakeholders and the business to understand their needs.

They will ensure that the projects under their span and control are on time and on budget by tracking issues to resolution and managing the delivery of system enhancements. They will engage with both internal and external teams to support and facilitate projects as necessary.

This role is also responsible for providing descriptive and diagnostic analytics along with visualization. A successful candidate must possess strong analytical skills and expertise with SQL, Excel and Power BI to analyze large data sets. The ability to clean, normalize and connect data from multiple sources is a must.

This is a highly visible position in a supportive, fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Relationship Management: Build and maintain relationships with end users, cross-functional teams, vendors, and management.
• Proactive Problem-Solving: Anticipate potential issues, proactively manage changes, and ensure projects are completed on time and within budget.
• Implementation Follow-Through: Demonstrate strong problem-solving skills and ensure successful implementation.
• Deadline Management: Handle tight deadlines in a high-volume, fast-paced environment.
• Vendor and Team Interaction: Collaborate with vendors and cross-functional teams to meet program timing and quality expectations.
• System Support: Provide support for existing systems while managing plans for current and future system implementations.
• Communication: Maintain open and frequent communication on program status with cross-functional and procurement leadership teams.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and at least 2 years of process improvement, lean or six sigma experience

OR

• Master's degree and at least 1 year of process improvement, lean or six sigma experience

OR

• At least 5 years of process improvement, lean or six sigma experience

Additional Requirements

• Qualified candidates, excluding current employees, must be legally authorized on an unrestricted basis (US Citizen, Legal Permanent Resident, Refugee or Asylee) to be employed in the United States. We do not anticipate providing employment related work sponsorship for this position (e.g., H-1B status)

Desired Skills

• Communication: Excellent communication skills / strong business partner
• Team Collaboration: Cooperative and self-motivated team player with a focus on end-user needs.
• Time Management: Proven time management and organizational skills.
• Project Management: Ability to manage multiple projects (average of 3-5 projects simultaneously), knowledge of Agile Methodologies and ADO management
• Presentation Skills: Capable of making presentations to senior leadership and large audiences
• Professional Growth: Committed to continuous professional development.
• System Knowledge: Knowledge of Ivalua as a source to contract and supplier lifecycle management tool
• Advanced MS Excel Skills: Expertise in MS Excel.
• Strong Microsoft Tools Skills: Strong skills in MS PowerPoint, Word, Teams, MS 365.com, and Power Automate.
• Strong Power BI Skills: Data visualization experience in Power BI and DAX, M languages
• Data Analytics/Management: Experience with data extraction, cleansing, manipulation, and generation using SQL

Benefits and Compensation

This position offers competitive market-based compensation, along with a comprehensive benefits package designed to support employee wellbeing. You can learn more about the benefits offered for this position by visiting

The expected salary offered for this position will fall within the stated range, with the final offer based on the candidates' applicable skills, knowledge, and experience.

Company Overview

About TRATON
With its brands Scania, MAN, International, and Volkswagen Truck & Bus, TRATON SE is the parent and holding company of the TRATON GROUP and one of the world's leading commercial vehicle manufacturers. The Group's product portfolio comprises trucks, buses, and light-duty commercial vehicles. "Transforming Transportation Together. For a sustainable world.": this intention underlines the Company's ambition to have a lasting and sustainable impact on the commercial vehicle business and on the Group's commercial growth.

About International
From a one-man company built on the world-changing invention of the McCormick reaper in 1831, to the 15,000-person-strong company we are today, few companies can lay claim to a history like International. Based in Lisle, Illinois, International Motors, LLC* creates solutions that deliver greater uptime and productivity to our customers throughout the full operation of our commercial vehicles. We build International® trucks and engines and IC Bus® school and commercial buses that are as tough and as smart as the people who drive them. We also develop Fleetrite® aftermarket parts. In everything we do, our vision is to accelerate the impact of sustainable mobility to create the cleaner, safer world we all deserve. As of 2021, we joined Scania, MAN and Volkswagen Truck & Bus in TRATON GROUP, a global champion of the truck and transport services industry. To learn more, visit International.com.

*International Motors, LLC is d/b/a International Motors USA in Illinois, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Texas, and Utah.

EEO Statement

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

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