The Product Owner – AI Trade Planning will be responsible for defining and delivering products that automate campaign and assortment planning. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in machine learning concepts, data-driven decision-making, and product strategy, coupled with a deep understanding of e-commerce merchandising and campaign workflows.
This role requires a unique blend of business acumen and technical understanding - someone who can work with campaign planners and data scientists to build tools to automate manual campaign setup with intelligent automation.
Key Responsibilities
- Product Strategy & Vision
- Define the roadmap for AI/ML-based trade planning and campaign automation tools
- Translate campaign team workflows into scalable, data-driven systems for SKU and collection selection
- Identify and prioritize opportunities for automation and personalization using machine learning
- Collaboration & Execution
- Partner with data science, engineering, and campaign teams to design, test, and deploy AI-based solutions for trade planning.
- Work with AI/ML teams to conceptualize models that optimize product inclusion, campaign timing, and personalization.
- Collaborate with marketing, merchandising, and analytics stakeholders to align system outputs with business goals.
- Product Design & Delivery
- Define product requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria for automation tools.
- Oversee prototype development, pilot programs, and scaling of ML-driven trade planning systems.
- Evaluate and iterate on product performance using measurable success metrics (e.g., revenue uplift, manual effort reduction, personalization accuracy).
- Data & Insights
- Leverage historical campaign data, user behavior, and product performance to inform model design and prioritization.
- Analyze results and create data-driven business presentations for leadership review.
- Serve as the business liaison for AI/ML initiatives - interpreting model outcomes for non-technical stakeholders.
- Change Management
- Drive adoption of AI-led trade planning among campaign teams through clear communication, documentation, and training.
- Work cross-functionally to ensure smooth integration of AI solutions into existing workflows and planning cycles.
Requirements
Education:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Engineering, or similar quantitative discipline.
Experience:
- 3 - 6 years of experience in Product Management, Data Product Management, or E-commerce Operations
- Prior experience working on AI/ML-enabled products, personalization, or recommendation systems is highly desirable.
- Strong understanding of:
- Campaign planning, merchandising, or trade promotions in e-commerce
- ML concepts such as clustering, classification, ranking, and recommendation engines (familiarity, not coding-level expertise)
- Data analytics tools (SQL, Mixpanel, Power BI, or equivalent)
Skills:
- Ability to translate complex technical ideas into practical business applications.
- Strong analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills.
- Proficiency in preparing structured, high-quality business presentations.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication abilities.
- Comfortable working with data scientists, engineers, and marketing stakeholders simultaneously.
Preferred Attributes
- Prior experience in retail or e-commerce product management.
- Exposure to campaign automation, personalization engines, or AI recommendation systems.
- Demonstrated ability to deliver products that reduced manual workflows through automation.
- Curiosity and aptitude for learning new AI tools and technologies.
Benefits
Health Insurance – At Makro PRO, we care about your health! Group insurance from a top insurance company is included in your benefits—OPD, IPD, Emergency OPD
Provident Fund – Makro PRO cares about your long-term plan! We offer 3% provident fund.
Year-end bonus – We include variable and performance bonus for our employees.
Gym Facilities – Our Head office has a fitness center, yoga room, and recreational space. Enjoy Bangkok scenery and work your body!
Attractive Vacations days – Enjoy our attractive annual leave. Let’s say the minimum is 16 days!
No overtime – We work 5 days a week with. We set our own goals and deadlines.
Free car parking space – No more stress or extra cost if you drive to work. We offer free parking space for our employees.
Best Culture
- Clear focus.
- Diverse Workplace (Our members are from around the world!)
- Thai and Non-Thai are both welcome!
- Non-hierarchical and agile environment
- Growth opportunity and career path