Smart Manufacturing & Supply Chain Product Manager
Cargill
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Minneapolis • Minnesota • United States
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About the role
- Own product strategy from ideation through delivery, adoption, and continuous improvement, with clear articulation of business value and user outcomes.
- Translate business needs into a clear product vision, roadmap, and backlog, balancing near-term priorities with long-term strategic direction.
- Partner with stakeholders to define key performance indicators (KPIs), success measures, and return on investment, using data to track and communicate progress.
- Prioritize backlog items based on business value, customer impact, risk, and dependencies, enabling effective sequencing of development work.
- Serve as the primary point of contact with the Oilseeds processing operations teams leading the development and improvement of the Smart Manufacturing portfolio/pipeline.
- Build technology solutions and partner collaboratively with cross-functional teams in data, technology, digital, analytics and AI to meet operations requirements ensuring solutions are feasible, scalable, and aligned with company standards.
- Establish clear deliverables for projects and develop project charters, protocols and reports to effectively plan, execute and document the related work – using project management skills and tools.
- Drive business readiness and adoption, working closely with change management and operational teams to ensure successful implementation and sustained value.
- Identify risks, dependencies, and constraints early, proactively recommending mitigation strategies and trade-off decisions.
- Provide thought leadership in product management practices, market trends, and emerging technologies relevant to the product domain.
- Support continuous improvement of product ways of working, including agile practices, customer feedback loops, and outcome-based delivery.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
- Minimum of 4–6 years of relevant experience in product management, product ownership, digital delivery, or related roles
- Working knowledge of agile values, frameworks, and metrics
- Experience translating business requirements into prioritized product backlogs and deliverables
- Proven ability to influence and collaborate with diverse stakeholder groups
- Ability to travel 10-20%
Benefits
- Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
product strategyproduct visionroadmapbacklog managementkey performance indicatorsproject managementagile practicesdata analysistechnology solutionscontinuous improvement
Soft Skills
collaborationinfluencecommunicationstakeholder managementproblem-solvingleadershipadaptabilitystrategic thinkingchange managementcustomer focus
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree