Summary

Chobani Information Technology is seeking an experienced and dynamic Sr. Director of Enterprise Product Management to lead the product management function across our enterprise application landscape. This role serves as a critical business-facing counterpart to the Sr. Director of Enterprise ERP Applications, focusing on enabling business outcomes through modern product management methodologies, user-centered design, and outcome-driven roadmaps.

The ideal candidate will bring a strong foundation in enterprise software product management and will be responsible for leading a team of product managers who oversee key systems across Finance, Supply Chain, HR, Manufacturing, Sales, and Marketing. This role is deeply integrated with senior business leadership, ensuring technology solutions are aligned with strategic goals, effectively governed, and continuously evolved to deliver measurable value.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing team of enterprise product managers, each owning a portfolio of business applications or platforms (e.g., SAP, Salesforce, Lab Vantage, Success Factors, PLM, e Commerce, Microsoft Power Platform, etc.).

• Serve as the primary steward of enterprise product management practices, introducing frameworks for product roadmapping, value tracking, agile prioritization, backlog grooming, and stakeholder alignment.

• Partner closely with functional business leaders across Finance, HR, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Commercial to translate business needs into actionable product strategies and outcomes.

• Act as a strategic peer to the Sr. Director of Enterprise ERP Engineering, ensuring strong collaboration between product and delivery/engineering teams for end-to-end execution.

• Guide the product lifecycle from concept through retirement, with a focus on maximizing ROI, reducing friction, and enabling business agility.

• Facilitate cross-functional alignment through product councils, steering committees, and planning cadences with senior stakeholders.

• Support enterprise technology planning and budgeting through business case development, capacity planning, and value realization reporting.

• Establish KPIs and success metrics for product adoption, utilization, business impact, and continuous improvement.

• Foster a culture of customer-centric design, continuous discovery, and iterative delivery across the application landscape.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Product Management, or related field; Master’s degree or MBA preferred.

• 10+ years of experience in enterprise application management, with 5+ years leadingproduct teams in a matrixed, cross-functional environment.

• 10+ years of SAP experience**,**including substantial hands-on exposure to SAP configuration and functional solution design.

• Mandatory: Demonstrated hands-on SAP S/4HANA functional module experience.
  Candidates must have worked directly within SAP at the configuration or functional design level — not solely as a business end user.

• Strong cross-module experience across CPG / Manufacturing environments, including:

• Order-to-Cash (SD)

• Procure-to-Pay (MM)

• Manufacturing / Production Planning (PP)

• MRP and Inventory Management

• Deep understanding of enterprise product management principles, especially in large-scale ERP, CRM, HCM, and digital workplace platforms.

• Strong experience working with business and technical stakeholders at the executive level.

• Demonstrated success in applying Agile, Lean, or SAFe methodologies to enterprise product development.

• Exceptional leadership, communication, and facilitation skills across technical and non-technical audiences.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience in CPG, food & beverage, or process manufacturing organizations.

• Experience supporting SAP S/4HANA upgrades or large transformation initiatives.

• Familiarity with SAP clean core principles and modern SAP ecosystem capabilities (e.g., BTP, integration platforms).

• SAP S/4HANA certification(s) strongly preferred.

• Familiarity with portfolio management tools such as JIRA

• Experience with digital transformation in a manufacturing, consumer goods, or food & beverage organization**.**

• Product management certification (e.g., Pragmatic Institute, SAFe POPM, or AIPMM) is a plus.

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