Product Manager

Role - Product Manager - TMS

Loc - Gurgaon/Bengaluru

Delhivery is building out a team based in Gurgaon to power the next generation of logistics and supply chain management. We are already on track to be India’s largest logistics provider and now we’re looking to expand and enhance that network. As the reach and complexity of our operations has increased, the challenges of massive scale and heavy volume in a low latency and price sensitive environment have become critical.

We are looking to onboard enterprise customers on OS1 which is a platform to serve all logistics requirements. We need a broader “portfolio” of solutions (in addition to P2P/ Multi-leg dispatcher) to make our offerings more relevant to that market segment. Based on market research, and DLV IN’s own experience, a Transportation Mgmt System (TMS) has broad applicability for multiple enterprise use cases across industries (Mfg, Retail, E-com etc.), and should therefore be built in-house.

What is TMS?

A transportation management system (TMS) is a logistics platform that uses technology to help businesses plan, execute, and optimize the physical movement of goods (inbound and outbound).

It provides visibility into day-to-day transportation operations, ensures regulatory/ trade compliance and associated documentation, and tracks the timely delivery of freight and goods. TMS also streamlines the shipping process and makes it easier for businesses to manage and optimize their transportation operations. It includes the following modules (to be validated further):

We are seeking a Product Manager to help bring this vision to life. As part of the team, your job will be to identify and define the underlying components/ primitive services required for TMS system and build it on top of our Core O/S, determine development approach to ensure a high degree of reliability, consistency and universal applicability that will leverage the Core O/S to build business and functional applications on it. The role is an inherent blend of technology, product management, and product marketing. To succeed, you need to be a highly analytical, first principles thinker who is resourceful, goal-driven, is able to convert abstract thoughts/ ideas into tactical developer-friendly documentation, and has the ability to marry technological competence with an in-depth understanding of customer requirements. Above all - you should should enjoy getting your hands dirty, and thrive on end-to-end ownership.

What you will do:

● Create the vision, define the product roadmaps, and own execution

● Identify and define associated integration services and solutions required to ensure TMS serves the requirement of target Enterprise customers

● Competitor Benchmarking

● Lead cross-functional teams in close partnership with engineering and design

What we are looking for:

● Undergraduate degree in engineering or a related technical discipline from a Tier-I institute, MBA preferred

● 2+ years of product management experience in Enterprise-grade SaaS products/ supply chain organization

● Strong communication and organization skills, as well as the ability to think clearly, analyze quantitatively, problem-solve, multi-task and prioritize

● Sound business judgment, attention to detail, proven ability to influence others, demonstrated experience engaging and influencing senior executives, and a strong analytical mindset

● Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, along with the tenacity to develop ideas independently and the conviction to drive them to completion is crucial for this role

● Experience in building product and/ or platform-based integration technology suited for high scale and performance is a big plus

● Domain knowledge of supply chain/ logistics is preferable, but not required