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Product manager - optimisation

Welwyn Garden City
Tesco Technology
Product manager
€60,000 - €80,000 a year
Posted: 15 June
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As
Product Manager for Hive Optimiser, you will own and deliver its roadmap. Hive
is Tesco’s scheduling engine, powering millions of deliveries each year from
suppliers to depots to stores. Hive Optimiser is a complex set of algorithms
that run in stages to produce optimal transport schedules. It works closely
with Hive Controller, which is used by transport planners to manage fleet and
driver resources, and the Group Routing Platform, which provides compliant
routing with accurate road and location data.

You
will work with engineering, data science, programme, and business stakeholders
to define and deliver a prioritised roadmap that saves Tesco, and ultimately
the customer, money. Every little helps.

Your
focus is on driving efficiency, simplifying the experience for operations
teams, and enabling smarter decisions through data and algorithms.


About the role

As
Product Manager for Hive Optimiser, you will own and deliver its roadmap. Hive
is Tesco’s scheduling engine, powering millions of deliveries each year from
suppliers to depots to stores. Hive Optimiser is a complex set of algorithms
that run in stages to produce optimal transport schedules. It works closely
with Hive Controller, which is used by transport planners to manage fleet and
driver resources, and the Group Routing Platform, which provides compliant
routing with accurate road and location data.

You
will work with engineering, data science, programme, and business stakeholders
to define and deliver a prioritised roadmap that saves Tesco, and ultimately
the customer, money. Every little helps.

Your
focus is on driving efficiency, simplifying the experience for operations
teams, and enabling smarter decisions through data and algorithms.


You will be responsible for

* Owning the roadmap and vision for Hive Optimiser.

* Engaging with stakeholders across Distribution to shape the vision,
strategy, and long-term roadmap.

* Delivering consistently by managing dependencies and setting clear
expectations.

* Defining and tracking product outcomes. Responding to outcomes and
celebrating successes.

* Presenting the vision, strategy, roadmap, outcomes, and delivery
plans clearly.

* Collaborating and workshopping to ensure shared understanding of
users and their pain points.

* Managing the backlog, running agile ceremonies, and communicating
value delivered.

* Writing clear user stories and supporting efficient delivery.

* Handling live product issues independently and communicating
resolutions.

* Partnering with Data Science to test and implement new optimisation
features.

* Balancing functionality, non-functional requirements, technical
debt, and excellence.

* Championing Hive Optimiser with passion and clarity.

* Working with peripheral teams on multi-year strategy.

* Coordinating with third parties and external partners to integrate
solutions.

* Supporting the wider product community by sharing best practices and
coaching team members.

* Leading continuous product discovery to test and validate hypotheses.



You will need

* Strong grasp of product
management and agile best practices. .

* Experienced in backlog
prioritisation and managing complex dependencies.

* Confident in using
data and insights to guide decisions.

* Experience leading workshops and
presentations to varied audiences.

* Methodical and
analytical in approach to product delivery.

* Familiar with software
development, preferably optimisation or machine learning.

* Skilled in continuous
discovery. Able to run experiments and present findings.



Whats in it for you?
We’re all about the little helps. That’s why we make sure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you – both in and out of work. Click Hereto find out more!



* Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary

* Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)

* Private medical insurance

* 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years’ service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 4 weeks fully paid paternity leave

* Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing



About Us
Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is ‘Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day’. Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers. It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of and for the planet.

We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. At Tesco, we not only celebrate diversity, but recognise the value and opportunity it brings. We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued, and make sure that all colleagues are given the same opportunities. We’re proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and we’re committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, please click here.

We’re a big business and we can offer a range of diverse full-time & part-time working patterns across our many business areas, which means that we can find something that works for you. We work in a more blended pattern - combining office and remote working. Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate. If you are applying internally, please speak to the Hiring Manager about how this can work for you - Everyone is welcome at Tesco.


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* Industries

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