Engineering Manager - Merchandising Technology (REMOTE)
Core
Leads a team of software engineers to deliver inventory planning and purchasing solutions, including custom software, packaged/SaaS tools, and data-driven analyses for Merchandise Planning.
Role type
Engineering Manager - Merchandising Technology
Builds
Inventory planning and purchasing solutions (custom software, SaaS, data engineering tools)
Domain
Retail / Merchandising Technology
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Team leadership and talent management, end-to-end delivery of technology solutions, agile methodology facilitation, cross-functional collaboration, strategic roadmap planning, quality assurance and scalability, budget management, cybersecurity incident leadership, performance management, organizational capability building, data engineering direction, complex data modeling, resource planning, contractor team management
Preferred skills
Merchandising planning software experience (Financial Planning, Open To Buy, Inventory Planning), Blue Yonder and SAS retail planning solutions
Technologies
Angular, .NET Core, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure SQL Server, RabbitMQ, MassTransit, AgGrid, Google Big Query, Snowflake, Databricks
Responsibilities
Mentor and coach software engineers; set team goals aligned with business priorities; drive end-to-end delivery from requirements to support; collaborate with product management and architects; champion agile ceremonies; balance custom, packaged, and SaaS tool usage; ensure system quality and scalability; monitor team performance and morale; stay current with emerging technologies; advocate for diversity and inclusion; develop digital training programs; manage project portfolios; lead cybersecurity incident detection and remediation; build organizational capabilities; manage team performance objectives.
Seniority
Manager, hands-on leadership