Company Description

Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) is a global materials science company specializing in the design and manufacture of a wide variety of labeling and functional materials. The company’s products and solutions, which are used in nearly every major industry, include pressure-sensitive materials for labels and graphic applications; tapes and other bonding solutions for industrial, medical, and retail applications; tags, labels and embellishments for apparel; and radio frequency identification (RFID) solutions serving retail apparel and other markets. The company employs approximately 36,000 employees in more than 50 countries. Reported sales in 2021 were $8.4 billion. Learn more at www.averydennison.com

Job Description

As a diverse group of women and men, Avery Dennison is seeking an experienced, hands-on leader to apply a high level of software delivery expertise as an integral member of the RBIS IT department.   Reporting to the IT Director eCommerce, this role is focused on the success of eCommerce initiatives specifically within the eCommerce Group.    

RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE:

• Provide leadership for assigned projects and tasks
• Participate in product strategy and roadmap planning as key member of the product team
• Become an expert in the product area providing subject matter expertise
• Work to deliver business requirements documents with prioritized features and corresponding justifications
• Partner with specified senior business executive(s) to assure the executive understands RBIS IT initiatives not just affecting their area, but within the entire division. 
• Effectively leads change, working with management and users to ensure involvement, participation, and encouragement of others ideas and contributions for effective teamwork and successful project execution.
• Critically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, decompose high-level information into details, abstract up from low-level information to a general understanding, and distinguish user requests from the underlying true needs.
• Monitors project dates and meets individual deliverables as well as support and mentor other team members.
• Setting up procedural guidelines to establish a successful delivery process.
• Acting as liaison officer between different teams to build partnerships and develop solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in computer science, engineering or business preferred
• Ten or more years of experience as a Product Manager/Sr Business Analyst
• Strong technical background with ability to understand technical requirements and bridge the gap between the business requirements and the development teams
• Independent worker -- must be able to self-manage to a large part while planning and reporting task progress to supervisor and team.
• Sensitivity and persuasiveness skills to help the users understand what they may need vs. what they request.
• Assertive leadership, with effective skills in gaining internal customers’ - management and users’ - cooperation and acceptance of changes and the need for performing value analysis of their requirements.
• Highly effective communication and listening skills to grasp complex tasks and adapt communications to be most understandable for the audience. 
• Must be fluent in English, written and spoken.
• Apparel industry background is a strong plus.
• Knowledge of the eCommerce solution market and/or bespoke solution development process is a strong plus.
• Knowledge of In-plant printing solutions and/or bespoke solution development process is a strong plus.
• Knowledge of using management tools such as Jira, Smartsheet, Clarity, Service Now, Mural, 
• Experience with project management and  SCRUM/AGILE techniques

Additional Information

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or other protected status. EEOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.