Industry Solutions Product Manager
ToolsGroup · Greenville, NC · 2 mo ago
MarketingFull-time
The Opportunity
The Opportunity
To serve hundreds of manufacturers globally for their Demand Forecasting, Inventory Optimization and Replenishment needs.
The Role
The Role
- Define and drive ToolsGroup’s market-facing product priorities for discrete manufacturing, including industrial equipment, components, automotive/assembly, high-mix manufacturing, aftermarket service parts, and related discrete environments.
What You Bring (Minimum Qualifications)
What You Bring (Minimum Qualifications)
- Experience (Required): 7+ years of experience either:
- A) Working in or with industrial/discrete manufacturing organizations in roles tied to manufacturing planning/operations (supply chain planning, production planning, materials, inventory, operations excellence, digital transformation), and you have reached a level where you were responsible for defining key processes/solutions used in core manufacturing workflows;
- B) Building enterprise SaaS products used by manufacturers for inventory optimization, production planning, APS, MRP, S&OP / IBP, or adjacent planning/optimization domains.
- Product Craft + Communication (Required): Proven ability to translate messy, real-world workflows into clear product direction: problem statements, requirements, prioritization logic, and success metrics. Customer-facing confidence: you can lead discovery sessions, challenge assumptions professionally, and communicate value to practitioners and executives. Strong written and verbal communication—able to move between executive narratives and detailed workflows.
- AI Comfort (Required): Comfortable using AI tools to accelerate product work (research synthesis, requirements drafting, prototyping, workflow exploration), while maintaining rigor and validation discipline.
Preferred / “Nice to Have”
Preferred / “Nice to Have”
- Experience with (or strong familiarity with) supply chain planning and APS ecosystems—how manufacturers integrate planning with ERP/MES and surrounding systems, S&OP, Inventory management/optimization.
- Background in implementing, supporting, or product-managing planning solutions across manufacturing contexts (production planning/scheduling, inventory optimization, S&OP/IBP).
- Comfort collaborating with Design on prototypes and with Engineering/Data Science on feasibility tradeoffs and instrumentation.