• Understand Sherwin Williams competition, customer analysis, market research and competitive analysis skills to complete these tasks to support the objectives of the Global Transformation Office
• Drive the product strategy across core business and enterprise applications working closely with the business leadership and process managers
• Develops the business case for new products, improvements to existing products, and business ventures in coordination with Value Management and business leadership
• Align and define product vision and roadmaps, program backlog, establish feature acceptance criteria while driving objectives in alignment to overall SW strategy
• Aligns closely with the end-user requirements to understand needs. Ensures product feature set fits needs and requirements in an efficient manner.
• Collaborate with process and program teams to define the product roadmaps, market positioning, community user groups, and other program initiatives
• Coordinate aspects of development for multiple projects including specifications, scope, and requirements within key business processes (Order to Cash, Source to Pay, Planning/Manufacturing/Inventory, Acquire to Retire, and Record to Report)
• Lead product owners and partner with technical personnel to ensure our products and services meet the needs of the community
• Closely collaborate with the product owners to understand the development of business need user-stories, support inter-team dependencies, and help them identify/escalate issues at the earliest.
• Lead product owners to build strong practices throughout the organization and Global Transformation Office
• Develop solutions to product and customer issues by collaborating across regions, process areas, and functions
• Support the Global Transformation Office Product function through effective performance management, career development, training, continuous process improvements

Qualifications

EDUCATION

• Required
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical- or business-related field

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE:

• Required:
• 10+ years of product management or equivalent project management experience
• 10+ years leading delivery of technology solutions including business-specific and enterprise applications in alignment with business objectives
• 8+ years leading and managing a team of direct reports
• 5+ years of managing projects
• Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition
• Experience with end-to-end product delivery
• Experience with feature delivery and tradeoffs of a product
• Experience of managing multiple teams and stakeholders
• New Product Development / Stage Gate process experience

• Preferred:
• Prior knowledge of key process and technical products within Procurement and Accounts Payables.
• Supervisory experience or team responsibility
• 1+ delivering product-based or Agile-based solutions
• 1+ years of experience implementing and utilizing agile methodologies for development in a technology organization
• Experience in agile project environments
• Experience in transformational projects or enterprise level initiatives
• Experience in enterprise level solutioning through data driven insights
• Experience working across functional teams and senior stakeholders
• Prior product management experience and leading teams effectively

About Us

At Sherwin-Williams, our purpose is to inspire and improve the world by coloring and protecting what matters. Our paints, coatings and innovative solutions make the places and spaces in our world brighter and stronger. Your skills, talent and passion make it possible to live this purpose, and for customers and our business to achieve great results. Sherwin-Williams is a place that takes its stability, growth and momentum and translates it to possibility for our people. Our people are behind the strength of our success, and we invest and support you in:

Life … with rewards, benefits and the flexibility to enhance your health and well-being

Career … with opportunities to learn, develop new skills and grow your contribution

Connection … with an inclusive team and commitment to our own and broader communities

It’s all here for you… let’s Create Your Possible

At Sherwin-Williams, part of our mission is to help our employees and their families live healthier, save smarter and feel better. This starts with a wide range of world-class benefits designed for you. From retirement to health care, from total well-being to your daily commute—it matters to us. A general description of benefits offered can be found at http://www.myswbenefits.com/ . Click on “Candidates” to view benefit offerings that you may be eligible for if you are hired as a Sherwin-Williams employee.

Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case and will impact where actual compensation may fall within the stated wage range. The wage range listed for this role takes into account the wide range of factors considered in making compensation decisions including skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. The wage range, other compensation, and benefits information listed is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws including with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act where applicable.

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