Product Manager - Inventory Forecasting and Replenishment

• Our eCommerce team delivers customer-centric site experiences to position
• Staples as a digital selling platform of choice. Our team ensures that our
• mobile, desktop, and app platforms deliver the digital experience that our
• customers expect.  We do this through customer insights, analytics, and testing
• to build a strong innovation pipeline for the future and to bring products and
• solutions to market seamlessly. We utilize online merchandising and campaigns
• executed by both humans and automated tools to convert new and returning website
• visitors into customers. We work end-to-end with our sales, merchandising,
• finance, logistics and technology teams to provide a world-class, holistic
• digital experience, growing profitable results in a fun and rewarding work
• environment. We are inclusive, customer-obsessed, and are looking for
• well-rounded professionals with strong eCommerce business acumen to join our
• team.

• The Product Manager - Inventory Forecasting and Replenishment is responsible for
• defining product priorities, managing the product backlog, and translating
• customer and business needs into actionable product requirements. This role
• collaborates closely with cross-functional teams to develop and enhance digital
• products and capabilities that improve customer experience and deliver
• measurable business results. Leveraging customer insights, analytics, market
• trends, and business priorities, the Product Manager drives roadmap execution,
• influences stakeholders, solves complex challenges, and supports innovation
• across Staples' digital platforms, including opportunities to leverage
• AI-enabled tools and capabilities.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Define, prioritize, and manage the product backlog for assigned digital

products, platforms, and capabilities.

• Collaborate with business leaders and stakeholders to align product

priorities with customer needs, digital strategy, and business objectives.

• Translate customer insights, analytics, market trends, and stakeholder

• feedback into user stories, requirements, acceptance criteria, and product
• recommendations.

• Serve as a key liaison between business partners, engineering teams, UX,

analytics, data science, and external vendors.

• Prioritize enhancements, defects, technical work, and feature development

• based on customer value, business impact, team capacity, and delivery
• timelines.

• Partner with engineering and UX teams throughout Agile ceremonies, including

• backlog refinement, sprint planning, testing, product reviews, and release
• readiness.

• Monitor product performance through KPIs, OKRs, customer feedback, and

digital analytics to identify optimization opportunities.

• Drive discovery, experimentation, and continuous improvement efforts that

enhance product performance and customer experience.

• Anticipate, manage, and resolve product issues, dependencies, and risks while

ensuring successful delivery outcomes.

• Utilize AI productivity tools and partner with technical teams to evaluate

• AI/ML-enabled opportunities that improve customer experiences, operational
• efficiency, and decision-making.

• Mentor and support less experienced team members by sharing product

management best practices and Agile expertise.

• Drive the strategy, roadmap, and execution of supply chain planning products,

• including opportunities to build new capabilities from concept through
• launch.

• Partner with supply chain, inventory, planning, merchandising, and technology

• teams to improve demand planning, inventory forecasting, and operational
• decision-making.

• Lead modernization efforts for legacy planning systems, helping evolve

capabilities toward scalable, modern product and technology architectures.

What You Bring To The Table

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a data-driven approach to

decision-making.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to

influence both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple

priorities and competing business needs.

• Strong collaboration skills and experience leading cross-functional

initiatives without direct authority.

• Passion for creating customer-focused digital experiences and continuously

improving product performance.

• Agile mindset with the ability to adapt quickly to changing business

priorities.

• Leadership and mentoring capabilities with a commitment to developing others.
• Curiosity and practical experience leveraging AI tools to enhance

productivity and product outcomes.

What’s Needed- Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Technology, Product Management, Information

• Systems, Computer Science, Marketing, Engineering, a related field, or
• equivalent professional experience.

• 5+ years of product management experience with a focus on digital products or

eCommerce platforms.

• Experience managing product backlogs, user stories, requirements, acceptance

criteria, and feature prioritization.

• Experience delivering digital products through partnership with engineering,

UX, analytics, data science, or other technical teams.

• Proven experience managing products through the full product lifecycle, from

concept through launch and continuous improvement.

• Experience leveraging customer insights, analytics, KPIs, OKRs, and

performance metrics to drive product decisions.

• Strong experience managing multiple stakeholders, priorities, dependencies,

and cross-functional initiatives.

• Experience creating product documentation, roadmap updates, business cases,

and stakeholder communications.

• Strong analytical and quantitative skills with a bias toward data-driven

decision-making.

• Comprehensive understanding and practical application of Agile methodologies,

tools, and frameworks.

What’s Needed - Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in a related field.
• Agile certifications such as Certified Scrum Master (CSM), SAFe Agilist,

PMI-ACP, or similar credentials.

• Product management certifications such as AIPMM Certified Product Manager.
• Experience managing products across desktop, mobile, app, or eCommerce

platforms.

• Experience with A/B testing, experimentation, conversion optimization, and

customer journey analysis.

• Experience working with AI/ML-enabled products, personalization, automation,

recommendations, search, or other data-driven capabilities.

• Experience partnering with data science and engineering teams to define

success metrics, validate solutions, and drive continuous improvement.

• Experience using AI productivity tools to support product discovery,

analysis, backlog management, and stakeholder communication.

• Experience working in B2B, commercial eCommerce, retail, supply chain, office

products, or related industries.

• Experience building 0-1 supply chain products.
• Strong understanding of demand planning, inventory forecasting and supply

chain operations to drive data-driven decision-making.

• Understanding of core planning concepts such as forecast accuracy, safety

stock, service levels, lead times, order cycles, and inventory positioning.

• Familiarity with S&OP/IBP, allocation, purchase-order planning, and inventory

availability.

• Experience modernizing legacy planning systems to modern architecture.
• Familiarity with Blue Yonder (formerly JDA), O9, or similar supply chain

planning suites is a big plus.

We Offer

• Inclusive culture with associate-led Business Resource Groups
• 22 days of PTO and Holiday Schedule (7 observed paid holidays + 1 floating

holiday)

• Online and Retail Discounts, Company Match 401(k), Physical and Mental Health

Wellness programs, and more!

• It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as
• a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this
• law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

• The salary range represents the expected compensation for this role at the time
• of posting. The specific base pay may be influenced by a variety of factors to
• include the candidate's experience, skill set, education, geography, business
• considerations, and internal equity. In addition to base pay, this role may be
• eligible for bonuses, or other forms of variable compensation.

• Staples is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive
• consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex,
• gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, protected veteran
• status, disability, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local
• law.