Product Owner - Retail - 6 month FTC

About the role

The IS Product Owner for retailer works within in the IS team of Booker, and is responsible for delivering effective, secure and efficient systems in Retail to help improve customer satisfaction and cash profit. The Product Manager is responsible for overseeing the entire product lifecycle to deliver exceptional value and user experience. 

Main Responsibilities

•    Product Backlog Management: Creating, prioritizing, and refining the product backlog to reflect business and customer needs, while collaborating with stakeholders for requirements and feedback.

•    Product Documentation: Developing comprehensive specification documents to guide design and technical teams, ensuring clarity and actionable direction.

•    Quality Assurance: Implementing processes for testing and defect resolution to maintain high-quality standards and meet acceptance criteria.

•    Stakeholder Engagement: Facilitating alignment through discussions, updates, and effective communication with internal and external stakeholders.

•    Team Collaboration: Partnering with external development teams to define acceptance criteria, plan development sprints, and ensure timely delivery.

•    Stakeholder Engagement: Facilitating alignment through discussions, updates, and effective communication with internal and external stakeholders

•    Customer Advocacy: Championing customer needs via feedback incorporation and prioritising user experience throughout product decisions.

You will need

• Good understanding of retail technology including EPOS, Home delivery and order capture systems. 
• Knowledge of wholesale industry business processes.
• Good people management, with proven ability to effectively work with other internal and external teams. 
• Technical project management skills and successful delivery of retail applications.
• Consistent delivery of results.

What's in it for you

At Booker, along with being a great place to work and giving you an opportunity to get on in your career, we also offer the following fantastic package of benefits:

• A Booker colleague card with 10% off purchases at Booker and double discount events up to three times a year.
• After 3 months service, a Tesco colleague discount card with 10% increasing to 15% off most purchases at Tesco for a 4 day period after every four-weekly pay day, ie. thirteen times a year. In addition to 10% off at Tesco Cafe and 20% off all F&F purchases.
• 10% off pay monthly & SIM only deals with Tesco Mobile for yourself, along with further great deals through-out the year.
• Up to 30% off car, pet and home insurance at Tesco bank. Terms and conditions apply.
• Free eye test when you spend £50 or more. You can also save 30% when you spend £50 or more on glasses, prescription sunglasses and contact lenses.
• 50% off health checks at Tesco Pharmacy.
• Exclusive access to discounted RAC breakdown cover rates
• An exclusive deals and discounts website saving you money on everyday purchases including a cycle to work scheme.
• After 3 months service, you can join our annual Save As You Earn share scheme which allows you to buy Tesco shares in the future at a discount.
• Retirement savings plan (pension) - save up to 5% and Booker will match your contribution.
• Life Assurance - You are covered for death in service life cover of up to three times annual pay
• Health and Wellbeing support and resources including our 24/7, confidential Employee Assistance Programme and Virtual GP for you and your family.
• A great holiday package

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