Senior Product Manager
Duration 3-6 months
Location Welwyn Garden city - Hybrid 3 days on site
Unified Fulfilment Automation Platform
About the Role
We are seeking a Senior Product Manager to lead Tesco's Unified Fulfilment Automation Platform, a next-generation software platform that integrates vendor robotics - ASRS, robotic picking arms, AMRs, conveyors - into a single, intelligent operational ecosystem. You will own the platform vision, define software capabilities, and orchestrate vendor systems, ensuring seamless, scalable operations across all fulfilment centres. This role is about creating a strategic, operationally intelligent platform that drives efficiency, accuracy, and future-ready automation.
What You'll Do
Define the strategic vision for a multi-vendor automation platform
Lead new site deployments, creating standardised, repeatable rollout playbooks
Design software that enables real-time orchestration, route optimisation, pick efficiency, and workflow automation
Manage vendor relationships, ensuring interoperability, standardisation, and alignment with operational objectives
Oversee agile product delivery, translating complex operational requirements into a prioritised backlog of platform features
Ensure the platform meets safety, compliance, resilience, and scalability standards
What We're Looking For
Senior product experience in warehouse, industrial, or logistics automation software
Proven ability to design and scale platforms that integrate multiple vendor systems
Strong strategic leadership and vendor management skills
Agile product delivery experience with SCRUM backlog ownership
We use generative AI tools to support our candidate screening process. This helps us ensure a fair, consistent, and efficient experience for all applicants. Rest assured, all final decisions are made by our hiring team, and your application will be reviewed with care and attention.
Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and passion into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an all-encompassing environment that helps them thrive.
Candidates will ideally show evidence of the above in their CV to be considered.
Please be advised if you haven't heard from us within 48 hours then unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion, we may however keep your details on file for any suitable future vacancies and contact you accordingly.
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