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The Impact of Principal Product Manager to Coupa
As a Principal Product Manager for Coupa you will be responsible for the overall product strategy as well as its critical synergies with other Coupa products such as Procurement, Risk, Supplier Management and more.
In this role, you will communicate with all the key stakeholders—our customers, partners and the various internal teams within the company— and ensure that our vision is clearly articulated in the market. You will work with PMs, developers, UX, architects, and quality engineering to define thoughtful, detailed product release requirements. You will work with the marketing team to define the go-to-market strategy, helping them crystallize the product positioning, its business value, key benefits, and target customers. You will also evangelize your product offering internally (e.g., sales)
and externally with our customers and partners
What you’ll do:
Define the complete set of product requirements by engaging with customers & other internal stakeholders
Be the “CEO of the product” and manage the entire product life cycle from strategic planning, road mapping, feature design, development support, go-to-market, and field support for components of the Coupa Sourcing product
Own the product vision and roadmap for direct procurement mainly focussing on upstream procurement process
Work cross-functionally to ensure alignment between other product areas and the wider organization
Specify market requirements for current and future products by conducting market research supported by close collaboration with customers and prospects
Work closely with engineering through design, build, test of requirements (stories) and documentation
Continually assess our products’ competitive market position
Give polished presentations to stakeholders and customers.
What you bring to Coupa:
8+ years of experience in Product Management, Consulting or Supply Chain/Procurement Solutions
Strong consulting background implementing upstream / direct procurement processes for manufacturing customers
Deep domain expertise in:
Direct material procurement
Bill of Materials (BOM) driven processes
Managing materials master
Direct material price modelling and cost structures
APQP, PPAP and supplier quality processes
Supplier qualification and lifecycle management
Proven ability to convert process knowledge into product capabilities
Experience in integrating ERP with best of breed procurement solutions
Experience working with enterprise SaaS or procurement platforms
BA/BS in Computer Science with the strong Direct Material background is a strong plus
Preferred Skill:
Experience with ERP or procurement systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Coupa, Ariba, GEP, Jaggaer, Ivalua)
Experience in working with automotive, industrial manufacturing, electronics, CPG, Food or Chemical industry customers
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Strong fundamentals with application development, Agile software development, Jira, Confluence
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