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QAD · 1 day ago

Senior Product Manager - Distribution (remote in US)

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

$145K/yr - $165K/yr

5+ years exp

QAD Inc. is a leading provider of adaptive, cloud-based enterprise software and services for global manufacturing companies. They are seeking a Senior Product Manager for Distribution who will own the value stream connecting suppliers to customers, focusing on driving adoption and revenue through strategic product management.

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)Enterprise SoftwareManufacturingProductivity ToolsSoftwareSupply Chain Management

Culture & Values

No H1B

Responsibilities

Market Sensing: Conduct biweekly customer and supplier interactions to validate that identified problems are urgent and pervasive

Problem Validation: Use data from Win/Loss reports and Customer Advisory Boards (CAB) to build evidence-based business cases

Opportunity Canvasing: Define the market driver, competitive landscape, and economic impact (ROI) for new distribution initiatives

Roadmap Ownership: Maintain a 3-year Now/Next/Later roadmap that balances customer sales features, supplier integration, and technical health

Ruthless Prioritization: Apply the RICE framework (Reach, Impact, Confidence, Effort) to the backlog to ensure we focus on "Return on Effort"

Constraint Definition: Clearly distinguish between MVP (Technical Prototype) and MLP (Minimum Lovable Product) to prevent scope creep

Squad Leadership: Act as the strategic lead for a group of Autonomous Squads (Atomic Scrum Units), collaborating with a Tech Lead and Product Designer

GTM Readiness: Partner with Product Marketing to ensure Sales, Support, and Customer Success are operationally ready for new releases

Success Analysis: Post-launch, measure actual adoption and revenue against the original business case metrics to decide whether to Pivot, Persevere, or Kill

Qualification

Product ManagementSupply Chain ExperienceERP Software KnowledgeAha! ProficiencyJira ProficiencyData-Driven Decision MakingHigh Tolerance for AmbiguityNatural CuriositySquad Leadership