Partner Success Operations Manager

Ocado Group•Cincinnati, OH

About The Position

The Ocado Smart Platform (OSP) is a modular, scalable software and hardware solution supporting highly automated customer fulfilment warehouses (CFCs) integrated with a fully fledged grocery e-commerce platform. The vision is to provide large bricks and mortar retailers across the globe with an online service using our disruptive technology. Partner Success Managers are the primary point of contact for our OSP Partners to ensure they are using OSP to maximum potential. They work with Partners to identify areas of opportunity to drive maximum performance and business value for the Partners and for Ocado. Partner Success Managers work closely with Partners from pre go-live through the lifetime of the contract. They form part of the Partner Account Team and collaborate closely with other Partner Success teams and teams across the Ocado Group to ensure Partners receive expert knowledge and support in the effective use of OSP and the seamless deployment of new features and products. The Partner Success Manager is the primary point of contact for their assigned Partner(s) for the effective, stable and value-driven use of the Ocado Smart Platform (OSP), covering fulfilment, supply chain, and last mile operations. A core member of the Partner Account Team, working closely with Partner operational teams and cross-functional Ocado teams to ensure Partner priorities are clearly represented and delivered in a joined-up way. Uses operational data, performance metrics and analytics to develop and maintain a deep understanding of Partner performance, risks and dependencies, and to identify opportunities to improve efficiency, resilience and service outcomes. Accountable for understanding the Partner’s operating model, contractual scope and operational objectives, and for supporting Partners to achieve strong, sustainable performance within the agreed framework. Acts as the primary operational and platform liaison between the Partner and Ocado, ensuring Partner context, requirements, constraints and business case are clearly understood and appropriately prioritised for implementation. Owns the Partner relationship for operational OSP roadmap engagement, acting as the named point of contact for operational roadmap topics, feature delivery queries and platform evolution in the context of operations. Represents Partner operational requirements and priorities into Ocado’s roadmap and change governance processes, ensuring clear problem definition, Partner impact and business case and operational context are understood. Owns Partner readiness for change, including the preparation and delivery of operational go-lives and deployments, ensuring Partners are informed, prepared and able to adopt new functionality effectively. Ensures Partners are making effective use of relevant and available OSP functionality, promoting adoption of standard capabilities and best practice to maximise operational value. Proactively monitors delivery of Partner-relevant platform changes, working with internal stakeholders to resolve issues, manage dependencies and escalate risks where delivery may impact Partner operations or confidence. Balances Partner support needs with contractual commitments and commercial considerations, ensuring support is delivered in a way that is both Partner-centric and commercially responsible. Builds and maintains strong, positive working relationships with Partner teams and internal stakeholders, fostering trust, transparency and effective collaboration. Contributes to the continuous improvement of Partner Success ways of working through sharing best practice, supporting cross-partner initiatives, and helping evolve processes, standards and tooling across the function.

Requirements

Experience in a retail or logistics operation
Familiarity with continuous improvement and optimisation processes
Stakeholder, relationship building and networking skills
Self-motivated with an ability to deliver to deadlines and multi-task under pressure
Highly organised and resilient with an eye for detail
Ability to think strategically beyond the needs of the organisation today
Understanding of project management frameworks
Experience of working cross-functionally both internally and externally to drive partnerships or projects
Business management experience and commercial awareness

Responsibilities

Ensure Partners are using OSP to maximum potential.
Work with Partners to identify areas of opportunity to drive maximum performance and business value.
Collaborate closely with other Partner Success teams and teams across Ocado Group.
Ensure Partners receive expert knowledge and support in the effective use of OSP and the seamless deployment of new features and products.
Act as the primary operational and platform liaison between the Partner and Ocado.
Own the Partner relationship for operational OSP roadmap engagement.
Represent Partner operational requirements and priorities into Ocado’s roadmap and change governance processes.
Own Partner readiness for change, including the preparation and delivery of operational go-lives and deployments.
Ensure Partners are making effective use of relevant and available OSP functionality.
Proactively monitor delivery of Partner-relevant platform changes.
Balance Partner support needs with contractual commitments and commercial considerations.
Build and maintain strong, positive working relationships with Partner teams and internal stakeholders.
Contribute to the continuous improvement of Partner Success ways of working.