Tech Principal Product Manager

Williams-Sonoma•Claremont, NC

4h•Hybrid

About The Position

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is in the business of enhancing the quality of our customers' lives at home. This critical Principal Product Manager role owns the product strategy, roadmap, and execution for Williams-Sonoma's Manufacturing technology domain, supporting our in-house furniture and lighting manufacturing operations. This leader will define and deliver capabilities that improve manufacturing planning, production execution, inventory visibility, quality, scheduling, materials management, shop floor operations, and fulfillment while enabling scalable growth across our manufacturing network. This role operates across strategy and execution, partnering with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Technology leaders to define product strategy, prioritize investments, and deliver measurable business outcomes across Williams-Sonoma's manufacturing network. The right candidate will have deep experience with discrete manufacturing as well as the associated logistics and transportation activities and a techno-functional / Product Management background.

Requirements

10 years of Product Management or techno-functional experience supporting Manufacturing, Supply Chain, ERP, or related enterprise technology platforms.
Experience with discrete manufacturing, configurable products, production planning, bills of material, routings, work centers, capacity planning, quality management, and manufacturing execution preferred.
Demonstrated ability to influence senior business and technology leaders, drive executive alignment, manage competing priorities, and communicate effectively across executive, operational, and technical audiences without direct authority.
Deep understanding of Microsoft Dynamics AX/Dynamics 365 Manufacturing, Supply Chain Management, Production Control, Inventory Management, Procurement, Warehouse Management, and related manufacturing processes.
Demonstrated experience owning product strategy, roadmaps, and execution for complex enterprise platforms supporting manufacturing or supply chain operations.
Own the product lifecycle from discovery through adoption, continuously measuring business outcomes and incorporating customer feedback into future roadmap priorities.
Experience applying AI, generative AI, machine learning, automation, or advanced analytics to improve manufacturing operations, product management practices, or business processes. Demonstrated ability to identify and deliver AI-enabled business capabilities.
Experience with related supply chain operations, order management, eCommerce and finance / accounting processes.
Experience leading large-scale business transformation initiatives from product discovery through implementation, including business process redesign, organizational change management, UAT, training, and production adoption.
Experience with the process of configurable products as they flow from the eCommerce customer’s orders through order management (OMS) and to Dynamics 365 for manufacturing and order fulfillment.
You have a proven ability to understand and discuss technical concepts, manage difficult tradeoffs, and evaluate new ideas with partners across the organization.
Experience in a large, multi-brand business preferred. Consulting experience is also desirable.
Experience creating and managing product backlogs, including writing epics, features, user stories, acceptance criteria, and prioritizing work within Jira for Agile software delivery.
Strong communication and negotiation skills and the ability to lead and influence others.
Bachelor's degree or more in Engineering, Marketing, Computer Science, or a related field or equivalent work experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience with discrete manufacturing, configurable products, production planning, bills of material, routings, work centers, capacity planning, quality management, and manufacturing execution preferred.
Experience in a large, multi-brand business preferred. Consulting experience is also desirable.

Responsibilities

This role operates across product strategy and execution, partnering with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Technology leaders to modernize manufacturing capabilities and deliver measurable business outcomes across Williams-Sonoma's manufacturing network.
Own the Manufacturing product strategy, roadmap, and investment priorities, identifying opportunities through customer insights, operational data, and hypothesis-driven product discovery focused on measurable business outcomes.
Monitor emerging manufacturing, supply chain, ERP, AI, and digital manufacturing trends, evaluating new technologies and industry practices that can improve Williams-Sonoma's competitive advantage.
Define product success metrics and measurement plans tied to manufacturing efficiency, production throughput, inventory accuracy, schedule adherence, quality, operational productivity, adoption, and business value realization. Continuously measure outcomes to guide product investment decisions and optimization.
Lead product discovery, business process analysis, and solution definition for manufacturing capabilities, translating business needs into product strategy, roadmaps, epics, features, user stories, acceptance criteria, and prioritized Jira backlogs that enable iterative Agile delivery.
Identify, prioritize, and deliver AI-enabled capabilities that improve manufacturing planning, shop floor productivity, quality, scheduling, operational efficiency, and business decision making while leveraging generative AI to improve product discovery, requirements quality, documentation, and team productivity.
Serve as the primary product leader across Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Engineering, Architecture, and Technology teams, aligning stakeholders around product vision, priorities, delivery, and measurable business value.
Partner with Engineering and Architecture teams to deliver iterative product capabilities using Agile methodologies while balancing business value, technical debt, scalability, and long-term platform health.
Serve as the manufacturing product subject matter expert, leading cross-functional exploration, making informed product recommendations, and communicating roadmap priorities, tradeoffs, progress, and outcomes to business partners and senior Technology leadership.
Lead organizational readiness and product adoption activities, including stakeholder alignment, business process design, SOP documentation, training, UAT, hyper-care, and adoption measurement.
Ensure manufacturing solutions meet governance, security, audit, licensing, and compliance requirements while partnering with Internal Audit and Technology teams to establish appropriate operational controls.

Benefits

A generous discount on all WSI brands
A 401(k) plan and other investment opportunities
Paid vacations, holidays, and time off to volunteer
Health benefits, dental and vision insurance, including same-sex domestic partner benefits
Tax-free commuter benefits
A wellness program that supports your physical, financial and emotional health
In-person and online learning opportunities through WSI University
Cross-brand and cross-function career opportunities
Resources for self-development
Advisor (Mentor) program
Career development workshops, learning programs, and speaker series