Sr Manager, Product Information & Maintenance
Zoro•Chicago, IL
•$127,100 - $211,900•Hybrid
About The Position
The Senior Manager, Product Information and Maintenance Operations is responsible for leading the teams and operating processes that add new items and maintain product information. This role sets and executes the strategy for new product information and maintenance processes in partnership with Product Information, Digital Merchandising, Pricing, Legal, and Category Management. This role establishes operating practices, quality standards, and performance measures that improve product information quality, process efficiency, and the customer experience.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required, MBA or equivalent preferred
- 7+ years of proven experience in a related field
- People leadership experience required with a proven ability to lead through others
- Strong critical thinking, analytical and presentation skills
- Demonstrates extensive knowledge and exposure to New Product Information workflows and product information governance
- Proven ability to collaborate with and influence cross-functional partners to drive key initiatives
- Experience working with JIRA, BigQuery, Looker, and ability to apply AI tooling to create efficiencies
Responsibilities
- Lead the team that manages new item additions and maintenance processes while driving continuous improvement.
- Own strategy around end-to-end NPI processes, including collection, normalization, ingestion, quality review, and strategic prioritization to ensure accurate, high-quality product content.
- Operationalize product and content quality standards across internal teams and suppliers, while enhancing tools and processes for duplicate review, NPI scrubbing, and overall data quality.
- Partner with Product Information, Digital Merchandising, Legal and Category Management teams to continuously strengthen data quality and content for new and existing items, to align with Zoro’s strategic priorities.
- Present operational metrics, strategic priorities, and go-forward plans to leadership across Category Management and cross functional teams.
- Evaluate workload, performance, and capacity to flex resources dynamically toward high-impact priorities.
- Define functional KPIs, establish operating mechanisms to track performance, and communicate monthly progress.
- Develop team vision, mission, and annual roadmaps aligning operational priorities with overall business strategy.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans with coverage starting on day one of employment
- Maternity support programs, nursing benefits, and up to 14 weeks paid leave for birth parents and up to 4 weeks paid leave for non-birth parents.
- Adoption assistance program
- 6 free sessions each year with a licensed therapist and Wellhub portal membership to support your mental and emotional wellbeing
- At least 18 paid time off days annually for full-time employees
- 6 company holidays per year
- 6% company contribution to a 401K Retirement Savings Plan each pay period, no employee contribution required
- Tuition reimbursement, student loan refinancing and access to financial counseling, education, and tools
- Charitable Gift Program - match gift to an eligible educational, cultural, community health, and human service organizations
- Employee discounts and admission to various civic and cultural institutions around Chicago
- Coffee bar, beer on tap, unlimited snacks, access to the onsite gym, and incredible city skyline views
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
