Director, Product (Supply Chain Systems)

Ulta Beauty, Inc. • Bolingbrook, IL

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About The Position

The Director, Product – Supply Chain Systems is a key leader within Enterprise Systems, responsible for the Product organization within Logistics and Warehouse Operations (LOGWHO). The role serves as the strategic bridge between Supply Chain, Finance, and Technology, owning the product vision, strategy, roadmap, prioritization, and outcomes for the Supply Chain Systems portfolio. This portfolio includes Warehouse Management, Warehouse Execution, Warehouse Control and Automation, Manifesting, Transportation Management, and related distribution and logistics capabilities.

The Director leads delivery of modern, data-driven distribution and transportation capabilities that enable Ulta to receive, store, fulfill, ship, and transport retail and direct-to-guest orders with speed, accuracy, reliability, and operational efficiency. Product strategy is aligned to Supply Chain outcomes including throughput, productivity, inventory accuracy, order cycle time, service levels, capacity, reliability, and cost-to-serve.

The role leads portfolio planning, product discovery, capability definition, prioritization, and value measurement across multiple teams and platforms. It partners with Supply Chain, Distribution Center Operations, Transportation, Finance, Technology, Engineering, Enterprise Architecture, operational support, and strategic technology partners. The Director also sets product management standards, develops the Product capability, guides vendor roadmaps, supports major go-lives and peak readiness, and contributes to portfolio financial planning and investment decisions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• 12+ years of progressive technology, digital product, or supply chain systems experience, including significant product leadership responsibility for complex, business-critical platforms.
• Deep understanding of warehouse, distribution, transportation, and logistics operating processes and the technology capabilities that enable them.
• Experience creating and executing multi-year product visions, strategies, and roadmaps that deliver measurable business and operational outcomes.
• Experience building, leading, and developing product teams, including Product Managers, Product Owners, and Product Analysts, across multiple products or platforms.
• Demonstrated experience leading product discovery, prioritization, requirements and capability definition, adoption, and value realization across large-scale transformation initiatives.
• Experience evaluating technology solutions and partner platforms for fit, viability, scalability, and alignment to business use cases and product strategy.
• Strong experience partnering with third-party technology providers and influencing vendor product roadmaps to support enterprise priorities.
• Ability to use operational, product, and user metrics to generate actionable insights, establish priorities, and measure product value.
• Ability to balance long-term product strategy with near-term delivery, operational needs, and changing business priorities.
• Ability to collaborate and communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders at all levels, including Supply Chain and executive leadership.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to influence peer leaders, facilitate complex trade-off decisions, and align organizations around priorities and outcomes.
• Strong leadership skills and demonstrated ability to drive organizational change, coach and mentor talent, and influence teams without direct authority.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with WMS, WES, WCS/warehouse automation, manifesting, and/or TMS capabilities.
• Experience in high-volume retail or omnichannel distribution environments is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive the multi-year product vision, strategy, and roadmap for the Supply Chain Systems portfolio, aligned with Ulta’s Supply Chain strategy and network growth objectives.
• Lead portfolio-level product planning and prioritization, translating Supply Chain and Distribution Center operational strategies into sequenced, outcome-based roadmaps across product teams and platforms.
• Define and own product Objectives and Key Results, KPIs, and performance measures, linking technology investments to measurable operational outcomes.
• Partner with Supply Chain, Distribution Center Operations, Transportation, Finance, and Technology leaders to understand operational opportunities and pain points, shape future-state processes, and define enabling product capabilities.
• Lead product discovery and capability definition, clarifying business problems, associate and operational needs, process impacts, expected outcomes, and adoption requirements before solution design and delivery.
• Partner with the Director of LOGWHO Engineering and Enterprise Architecture to translate product strategy and business capabilities into scalable technology solutions, aligning priorities with architecture, engineering capacity, delivery plans, and technical dependencies.
• Set product management standards and operating models across the LOGWHO portfolio for discovery, prioritization, backlog management, delivery, adoption, measurement, and value realization.
• Serve as the senior Product leader for strategic LOGWHO technology partners, influencing vendor roadmaps and aligning future capabilities with Ulta’s Supply Chain strategy, product priorities, and operational requirements.
• Advocate for product-led Supply Chain transformation, modern product practices, and continuous improvement across business and technology teams.
• Build, scale, and develop a high-performing Product capability.
• Drive product value realization across the full lifecycle using operational analytics, associate feedback, adoption measures, and business outcomes to optimize capabilities after deployment.
• Partner with Engineering and operational support leaders on major go-lives, peak readiness, stabilization, and recurring production issues.
• Contribute to LOGWHO portfolio financial planning, business cases, investment recommendations, forecasts, and prioritization decisions with Supply Chain, Finance, and Engineering leadership.

Benefits

• Eligible full-time associates receive paid time off and health, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits.
• Eligible associates may earn additional compensation pursuant to the Company’s bonus plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director