Product Manager ERP Job Description: We are seeking a new Product Manager to help define our product propositions, identify new product development opportunities and manage our crucial product development timelines. Reporting to the Senior Director, Head of SDMO, you will have the opportunity to fully analyse channel, product and brand performance in line with activity and ROI. Leveraging key data and insights, you will help to identify new product opportunities and oversee new product launches. Our mission is to win in the market with the world’s best products, marketing and channels. The competition is fierce, the customer demands more in functionality, usability and compliance – it’s Sage’s role to deliver products that delight customers to the point where they become customers for life. SDMO changes how product centric businesses compete and grow, by delivering faster, simpler and flexible business management, without the complexity of typical ERP systems. Designed for the demanding businesses, SDMO introduces a faster way to manage all business processes – from procurement to sales, production, inventory and resource management – and offers real-time insight across the supply chain, through innovative technologies and artificial intelligence. The Product Managers will be responsible for the creation of a commercially focused Product strategy that they will communicate effectively with key internal stakeholders. You will balance this with interactions with our Product Engineering teams internally to support the delivery of new capabilities. *** This is a hybrid position - working 3 days a week from our Johannesburg office. *** Key Responsibilities: What you’ll be doing: Defining and articulate product vision and strategy as well as managing requirements. Leading product governance on a weekly, monthly and quarterly basis. This is a crucial part of the role which ensures that the program of work associated with SDMO is executed to achieve the KPIs set for the product: P&L, NPS, growth by region and by channel, and so forth. Delivering the product – be accountable for the delivery of the product from requirement to usage and in-life management. Aligning product strategy with other Sage products and ensure adherence to corporate strategy. Communicating product requirements and rationale with all stakeholders, in particular R&D/Technology, product marketing, marketing, country leaders, channel managers, finance, M&A, country commercial leads, executives. Being the voice and the mission of the product inside and outside Sage, where detailed product knowledge is required (vs marketing content, which is owned by product marketing/marketing). Creating, maintaining and communicating product roadmaps monthly; perform and document change management in lock step with process. Adopting rigor in all activity including use of tools, processes and methodologies such as JIRA, Agile. Requirements: Product Management within SaaS organisations previously Ideally some background within the Distribution and/or Manufacturing industry Ability to process insights and convert these into requirements to be delivered efficiently Taking a “visionary” approach to Product Management Showcasing pragmatism in their delivery of their approach Flexibility in handling multiple domains Function: Product Delivery Country: South Africa Office Location: Johannesburg Work Place type: Hybrid Advert Working at Sage means you’re supporting millions of small and medium sized businesses globally with technology to work faster and smarter. We leverage the future of AI, meaning business owners spend less time doing routine tasks, like entering invoices and generating reports, and more time pursuing their ambitions. Our colleagues are the best of the best. 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