Senior Product Manager – Procurement Strategy Realization (Project Management)
At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!
As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. We're driven by our vision of ‘Food and Companionship Enriching Life' and our approach to sustainability – the Elanco Healthy Purpose™ – to advance the health of animals, people, the planet and our enterprise.
At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you'll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.
Making animals' lives better makes life better – join our team today!
Your Role:
At Elanco, we empower our product teams to solve complex challenges – both customer and business related – with solutions that drive impact. As a Senior Product Manager at Elanco, you will play a pivotal role in discovering and delivering digital solutions within a complex product area, ensuring they are valuable and viable, delivering meaningful outcomes that are aligned with corporate strategy and goals.
This Senior Product Manager role will be a critical member of the Procurement Strategy Realization product team and will lead discovery of and enable execution of solutions aimed at optimizing procurement processes and achieving sourcing excellence. You will lead initiatives to improve areas such as procurement analytics, vendor management, supplier relationships and experience, and supplier spend and risk management tools.
Partnering closely with Procurement, Finance and Operations, you'll help deploy advanced analytics, simplify supplier engagement, enhance risk management and optimize tools and processes ultimately driving data-driven decision making and sustainable value creation.
Initially, you'll drive innovation and efficiency, leveraging your expertise to enhance our processes and digital products. As part of a dynamic team, you'll also have opportunities to broaden your impact by transitioning into other product areas as priorities evolve, aligning your career with emerging opportunities across Elanco's diverse product landscape.
Your Responsibilities:
As a Senior Product Manager, you'll manage high-complexity products with dependencies, identifying growth opportunities and optimizing strategic alignment.
Competencies:
- Guide teams through lean process facilitation and data-driven improvements.
- Mentor product managers, fostering strategic growth and collaborative environments.
- Drive complex projects, maintaining strategic agility and delivering coordinated ideas effectively.
- Lead probing customer engagement, ensuring alignment and strategic adaptation in product designs.
- Utilize product knowledge expansively to nurture product vision and roadmap execution.
Problem Solving:
- Navigate and resolve ambiguity and complex challenges effectively.
- Apply strategic insights to deliver comprehensive solutions and drive continuous improvement.
- Maintain clear team contribution to problem understanding, offering focused and actionable insights.
Communication:
- Expand strategic stakeholder relationships through clear and persuasive communications.
- Foster open dialogue that reinforces collaborative understanding and trust.
- Pioneer engagement approaches that build consensus across and outside organizational levels.
Independance:
- Contribute substantially to the development and execution of strategic business goals and ensure alignment with functional strategies.
- Lead budgets and prioritize business direction, ensuring alignment and strategic coherence.
Leadership:
- Actively explore deeper knowledge in areas of product expertise to guide team success.
- Facilitate crisis management situations, leading teams effectively to resolution.
- Champion initiatives that act as catalysts for positive change across functional areas.
- Act as a thought-leader, influencing strategic product offerings and decisions within Elanco.
What You Need to Succeed (Minimum Qualifications):
- Educational Background: Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., computer science, data science, business).
- Required Experience: 10+ years technology experience showcasing strong learning agility at enterprise level
Additional Information:
- Location: Indianapolis, IN Headquarters (Hybrid environment)
- Travel: Minimal
- Position Reporting Line: Sr Director, IT Product Management or Director, IT Product Management
Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Elanco we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive work environment. If you think you might be a good fit for a role but don't necessarily meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this role or other roles!
Elanco Benefits and Perks:
We offer a comprehensive benefits package focusing on financial, physical, and mental well-being while encouraging our employees to pursue our purpose! Some highlights include:
- Multiple relocation packages
- Two weeklong shutdowns (mid-summer and year-end) in the US (in addition to PTO)
- 8-week parental leave
- 9 Employee Resource Groups
- Annual bonus offering
- Flexible work arrangements
- Up to 6% 401K matching
Elanco is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status
