OMS Tech Lead /Manager
Jobs via Dice · United States
- Hybrid
- Full-time
- $150,000 / year
- United States
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Job highlights
- Lead OMS product backlog and roadmap.
- Drive requirements for inventory and order orchestration.
- Translate business needs into product features.
- Align stakeholders on product decisions and priorities.
- Improve sourcing accuracy and fulfillment efficiency.
About the role
OMS Tech Lead Manager
Dice is seeking an OMS Tech Lead Manager for their client, Long Finch Technologies. This is a remote, contract position for candidates in the US or Canada.
Role Summary
As the OMS Tech Lead Manager, you will own the product backlog and roadmap for inventory management, sourcing rules, scheduling logic, and order orchestration modules. You will leverage your expertise to translate business needs into actionable product increments, ensuring alignment with business strategy and customer impact. This role requires deep functional expertise in order management systems and supply chain domains, with a strong focus on Agile/Scrum methodologies.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the Product Backlog & Roadmap: Define, prioritize, and continuously refine the product backlog for inventory management, sourcing rules, scheduling logic, and order orchestration modules, ensuring alignment with business strategy and customer impact.
- Drive Domain-Led Requirements: Leverage SME-level expertise in inventory availability (ATP/AFS), sourcing algorithms, fulfillment scheduling, and allocation logic to author detailed user stories, acceptance criteria, and functional specifications that engineering teams can execute against with clarity.
- Translate Business Complexity into Product Increments: Decompose large-scale sourcing optimization and inventory management capabilities into well-defined, sprint-ready features—balancing business urgency, technical feasibility, and cross-system dependencies.
- Stakeholder Alignment & Decision-Making: Serve as the single point of accountability for product decisions; partner with Supply Chain, Merchandising, Store Operations, and Technology leadership to align on priorities, trade-offs, and go-to-market readiness.
- Validate Delivery & Business Outcomes: Own UAT sign-off, sprint demos, and release acceptance; ensure delivered features meet functional requirements and drive measurable improvements in sourcing accuracy, inventory visibility, fulfillment cost, and order cycle times.
- Champion Continuous Improvement: Analyze production performance data, customer feedback, and operational KPIs to identify optimization opportunities—feeding insights back into the backlog to drive iterative enhancements across sourcing and scheduling capabilities.
Required Qualifications
- 8+ years in Product Owner / Product Manager roles within Order Management, Inventory Management, or Supply Chain domains.
- Deep functional expertise in sourcing logic, scheduling rules, inventory segmentation, allocation, and fulfillment orchestration.
- Hands-on experience with OMS platforms (IBM Sterling OMS, Blue Yonder, or equivalent).
- Strong Agile/Scrum practitioner with experience using JIRA, Confluence, and similar tools.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence both technical and executive stakeholders.
Success Metrics
- Clear, well-prioritized backlog with high sprint delivery predictability.
- Measurable improvements in sourcing accuracy, inventory turn, and scheduling efficiency.
- Smooth feature releases with strong business adoption and minimal post-production defects.
- High stakeholder confidence and alignment on product direction.
Key skills/competency
- Order Management Systems (OMS)
- Inventory Management
- Product Management
- Agile/Scrum
- Supply Chain
- IBM Sterling OMS
- Blue Yonder
- Fulfillment Optimization
- API & Microservices
- Omnichannel Commerce
Skills & topics
- OMS Tech Lead
- Order Management
- Inventory Management
- Product Manager
- Supply Chain
- Agile
- Scrum
- IBM Sterling
- Blue Yonder
- Fulfillment Optimization
- Remote
- Contract
- US
- Canada
How to get hired
- Tailor your resume: Highlight your 8+ years in OMS/Inventory/Supply Chain product roles, emphasizing IBM Sterling or Blue Yonder experience.
- Showcase Agile expertise: Detail your proficiency with Agile/Scrum, JIRA, and Confluence in your application.
- Quantify achievements: Use success metrics like improved sourcing accuracy and fulfillment efficiency in your resume.
- Prepare for technical interviews: Be ready to discuss OMS platforms, fulfillment optimization, and API/microservices.
- Demonstrate leadership: Highlight experience influencing technical and executive stakeholders in your cover letter and interviews.
Technical preparation
Master OMS concepts: ATP, AFS, allocation.,Deep dive into sourcing and scheduling logic.,Practice writing user stories and functional specs.,Review API and microservices patterns.
Behavioral questions
Describe a complex backlog prioritization challenge.,How do you translate business needs to engineering?,Share an experience influencing executive stakeholders.,How do you handle conflicting priorities?
Frequently asked questions
- What are the primary responsibilities of an OMS Tech Lead Manager at Long Finch Technologies?
- The OMS Tech Lead Manager at Long Finch Technologies is responsible for owning the product backlog and roadmap for inventory management, sourcing, and order orchestration. This includes defining requirements, translating business needs into technical specifications, ensuring stakeholder alignment, and validating delivery to drive measurable improvements in supply chain operations.
- What specific OMS platforms are preferred for this remote role?
- The role requires hands-on experience with Order Management Systems (OMS) platforms. Specifically mentioned are IBM Sterling OMS and Blue Yonder, but equivalent platforms are also acceptable. Demonstrating expertise in either of these is highly recommended.
- What is the expected level of experience for the OMS Tech Lead Manager position?
- The ideal candidate will have 8+ years of experience in Product Owner or Product Manager roles, with a deep functional expertise in Order Management, Inventory Management, or Supply Chain domains. Strong experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies is also required.
- Is this a remote position, and what are the location requirements for the OMS Tech Lead Manager role?
- Yes, this OMS Tech Lead Manager position is fully remote. Candidates are welcome to apply from anywhere in the US or Canada.
- What kind of business outcomes are expected from this role?
- Success in this role is measured by clear, prioritized backlogs, high sprint delivery predictability, measurable improvements in sourcing accuracy, inventory turn, and scheduling efficiency, smooth feature releases with strong business adoption, and high stakeholder confidence.
- How does Long Finch Technologies utilize Agile/Scrum in this role?
- Agile/Scrum is a core methodology for this role. The OMS Tech Lead Manager is expected to be a strong practitioner, using tools like JIRA and Confluence to manage the product backlog, define user stories, and facilitate sprint planning and delivery.