Product Manager Job in North Reading 01864, Massachusetts Us

Who We Are

Multi-channel merchants and eCommerce retailers build their businesses on Kiva solutions. We are all about making our customers' distribution centers into strategic operations that deliver competitive advantage. The Kiva Mobile-robotic Fulfillment System (Kiva MFS) uses a breakthrough parallel processing approach to order fulfillment. Our unique material handling system simultaneously improves productivity, speed, accuracy, and flexibility. Every distribution center (DC) strives to attain flexible, efficient order fulfillment but struggles with the limitations of traditional tools. Kiva Systems created an innovative order fulfillment system that eliminates the constraints of existing warehouse automation and puts you back in control.

What We Do

Kiva's complete warehouse automation solution is sometimes compared to an automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS), but it's so much more - more flexible, more accurate, more productive, much easier to use and more cost effective. Kiva is a goods-to-man order picking and fulfillment system like no other, and widely recognized as the leader in eCommerce fulfillment solutions. In distribution centers, warehouses and manufacturing plants equipped with the Kiva MFS, operators stand still while the products come to them. Pallets, cases, and orders are stored on mobile inventory pods that are picked up and moved by a fleet of robotic drive units. As a result, any product can go to any operator at any time to fill any order.

Kiva is seeking a Product Manager to focus on the core software infrastructure of the Kiva solution which is critical to the Kiva product line, specifically focused initially upon solutions extending the Kiva solution into full case picking and pallet building.  This person will have responsibility for assisting in managing the product development lifecycle, developing business requirements and completing functional specifications for a suite of products that manage the business logic within Kiva.  The Product Manager will also be responsible for supporting roadmap planning and proving technical leadership in the marketing and sale of the Kiva solution.  Additionally, must be willing to acquire technical expertise in the solution and must be highly motivated, extremely well organized and possess excellent leadership skills.

·         Collect manage requirements from all stakeholders for multiple software solutions across multiple product generations, including business logic and robot movement

·         Track and assist execution of product roadmaps, development schedules and product/component designs

·         Write and maintain product requirement documents

·         Manage both the initial development of solutions through launch and the expansion of existing products

·         Spend time with customers gathering feedback and injecting that feedback into the design cycle

·         Train others of functional area related topics

·         Make presentations to prospect and customers

SKILLS REQUIRED:

·         Experience with complex software solutions or hardware designs  across multiple generations of product, preferably in agent-based solutions

·         Must be able to define and manage complex processes and/or product issues or a broad scope using independent judgment

·         Excellent interpersonal communications and management skills

·         Strong presentation skills

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

·         3+ years Product Management and Engineering experience

·         Experience in distribution requiring full case picking solutions is a plus

·         Engineering experience is a plus

EDUCATION:

·         BS Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

·         MBA strongly preferred

 

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