.Your new CompanyHAVI, a global leader since 1974, employs over 10,000 people and serves customers in more than 100 countries.
Specializing in the foodservice industry, HAVI provides innovative supply chain and logistics solutions, including analytics, planning, distribution, and freight management.HAVI's diverse teams collaborate seamlessly across locations and functions, embodying a spirit of integrity and creativity to serve their customers in the best way possible.Your new RoleThe Solution Owner, Planning Products will play a critical role in providing technology solution leadership for the Planning product platforms, from concept to retirement of all related systems.
This role will ensure the development and execution of a solution strategy and roadmap that aligns with strategic business priorities.This person will collaborate with Executives, Senior Leaders, and practitioners in HAVI Technology and Supply Chain Global Planning and Analytics to foster excellence, standardization, and continuous improvement across all solution and product management activities.This position will lead a global team, comprising internal staff and external partners, including Solution Analysts and cross-functional resources, to ensure successful management of the solution/product life cycle, adherence to governance, promotion of best practices, and maintenance of operational cadence across all initiatives.As a Solution Owner, Planning Products you will be responsible for:Solution LeadershipDevelop and execute strategies for Planning Processes, managing the solution/product life cycle from strategy to retirement; Provide leadership and oversight for end-to-end delivery of solution/product management, including project management, release management, and transition to production operation; Define and maintain a solution capability roadmap; Ensure effective solution adoption and user experience at cluster/market levels, supporting Data & Analytics organizations to deliver BI solutions; Operationalize innovation solutions in the Planning process areas post-incubation and prototyping; Establish and manage solution metrics, tracking, reporting, and driving continuous improvements; Ensure compliance with security policies, collaborating with Information Security and Infrastructure Architects to optimize performance and cost.Financial Management:1.
Manage solution/product financials and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), working with IT Controlling to budget, forecast, and deliver P&L results; 2.
Implement cost control measures and optimize cloud and infrastructure usage with proper tracking, visibility, and control.Stakeholder Collaboration:Manage Executive and Senior stakeholder expectations; Lead and participate in Project/Product Boards to steer product/solution delivery execution; Align with Solution Owners to understand interdependencies between solutions and support a consolidated Planning Roadmap.Team Coordination:1