Data Product Owner, Distribution & Freight (M/F/D) Lisboa

Data Product Owner, Distribution & Freight (M/F/D)
Lisboa
Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

Havi Tech Hub | Intelligent Automation, Data & Analytics | Data Products & Analytics

Your new Company

Havi , a global leader since 1974, employs over 10, 000 people and serves customers in more than 100 countries. Specializing in the foodservice industry, Havi provides innovative supply chain and logistics solutions, including analytics, planning, distribution, and freight management.

Havi’s diverse teams collaborate seamlessly across locations and functions, embodying a spirit of integrity and creativity to serve their customers in the best way possible.

Your new Role

The Data Product Owner, Distribution & Freight will be responsible for impact through scalable Data Products. This person will be responsible for owing the vision, roadmap, and value delivery for one or more
- specific data products, such as Distribution & Freight, GBS/Control Tower, or HR. Deliver trusted, certified datasets and a robust semantic layer that powers BI,
- serve analytics, Intelligent Automation, and enterprise AI (via the AI Gateway/RAG).

The Data Product Owner, Distribution & Freight will operate through a
- impact triad – Data Product Owner - IA Pod Lead - Solution Architect – to translate business needs into scalable,
- driven Data Products with measurable value.

The Data Product Owner, Distribution & Freight will:

Product Strategy & Roadmap:

• Define the vision, OKRs, and roadmap for domain data products aligned with business KPIs (e. G. , OTIF, dwell time,
  -
  - serve);
  
  
• Prioritize demand into a clear backlog with value hypotheses and acceptance criteria, managing dependencies via PMO.

Data Product Delivery:

• Lead Analytics Engineering to build layered dbt models and a certified semantic layer;
  
  
• Ensure datasetsmeet standards for testing, documentation, ownership, SLAs, and deliver on performance, cost, and scalability targets.

Metrics & Trust:

• Own KPI definitions and prevent metric drift;
  
  
• Deliver a single source of truth through the semantic layer;
  
  
• Collaborate with Governance to meet data quality SLOs, lineage coverage, access policies, and enforce data contracts.

AI & Automation Enablement:

• Provide AI-ready features and certified sources for DS models and RAG ingestion;
  
  
• Align with AI Platform & Safety and IA/AI COE to embed insights into copilots and automations with proper guardrails.

Adoption & Change:

• Promote
  - serve analytics through training, documentation, and usage tracking;
  
  
• Retire legacy reports, gather feedback, and iterate to improve decision speed and user satisfaction.

Security, Privacy & Compliance:

• Enforce secure access patterns (RBAC/ABAC), apply masking/pseudonymisation for sensitive data, and ensure compliance with retention/residency policies;
  
  
• Maintain
  - ready evidence.

Vendor & Platform Collaboration:

• Coordinate with EPAM on data readiness and incident resolution;
  
  
• Ensure changes meet acceptance criteria;
  
  
• Guide EY and other partners to deliver within standards and hand over maintainable assets.

Reporting & Value Realisation:

• Track business impact with PMO (e. G. ,
  - time reduction, cost savings, SLA adherence);
  
  
• Publish monthlyproduct scorecards to demonstrate value and progress.

What you will need to succeed

To succeed as a Data Product Owner, Distribution & Freight you will need:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science , Information Systems , Data/Analytics , Statistics , Industrial Engineering or related (mandatory);
  
  
• Master’s Degreein Information Systems or Data/Analytics, or MBA in Analytics or Product focus (would be a plus);
  
  
• Certifications in dbt (Fundamentals/AE), Snowflake Snow
  Pro , Databricks , Google/AWS , Power BI , Tableau , Looker/Look
  ML , Scrum Product Owner , SAFe POPM (would be a plus);
  
  
• Credentials in Supply Chain , such as APICS/ASCM CPIM/CSCP (would be a plus);
  
  
• + 6 years of experience working in Analytics/Product roles , including +3 years owning data/BI products with measurable adoption and business impact;
  
  
• Proven deliveryof modeled datasets (dbt/SQL) , metrics layers , and high-adoption dashboards/self-serve ;
  
  
• Proven experience within data contracts , data quality/lineage , privacy for sensitive domains (HR/Legal), and partnering to operationalize models (batch/real-time or RAG) with the AI Platform team;
  
  
• Understanding of Supply Chain data – orders, shipments, lanes,
  -
  - serve and OTIF (would be a plus);
  
  
• Innovative mindset – Thinks beyond the obvious, ask questions, adapt fast, learns from failure and anticipates risks and opportunities;
  
  
• Collaborating skills – Builds trust relationships, avoid isolation, promotes open dialogue, shares information, supports team decisions, embraces diverse perspectives, listens actively;
  
  
• Delivering Results – Sets ambitious goals, speaks up about risks, proposes solutions, and acts swiftly. Takes ownership and empowers others. Avoids complacency and
  - shifting;
  
  
• Customer Focus – Build partnerships, seeks feedback, anticipates needs, communicates transparently, and adapts to change;
  
  
• Excellent communication skills – Fluency in English.

What the Company can offer you

Have the opportunity to join a
- functional team in an international company with a multicultural working environment!