Product Owner - Hershey DI

The Hershey Company • Hershey, PA

42d • Remote

About The Position

The Product Owner will take end-to-end ownership of 2-3 decision intelligence (DI) applications from initial design through full implementation and value realization. This individual will play a crucial role ensuring that we meet our program objectives of value and change management by deploying high-value transformative applications on time and on budget. Key responsibilities include business value case creation, business requirements and application design, end user change management, backlog management, and reporting for relevant KPIs.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Supply Chain Management, or a related field.
• Experience: Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in manufacturing, supply chain, or digital transformation roles within the food and beverage or consumer packaged goods industries.

Responsibilities

• End-to-End Skill Ownership: Take complete ownership of digital "skills" from initial design and development through full implementation and seamless handoff
• Forward-Deployed Leadership: Serve in a strategic "forward deployed" capacity across a rotating portfolio of 3+ DI skills, driving rapid value creation and meeting deadlines
• Business Intelligence & Value Creation: Develop comprehensive knowledge of core business operations and data ecosystems to rapidly master new domains.
• Analytics Operations Management: Lead reporting excellence, value tracking, and administrative oversight for assigned DI skills, ensuring transparent communication of transformative business impact and operational performance metrics.
• Technical Program Leadership: Drive CI & COE initiatives including management of outsourced development teams, strategic enhancement prioritization, defect resolution, testing leadership, and seamless new feature release management for cutting-edge supply chain intelligence tools.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Food Manufacturing
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees