Portfolio Manager- Lathe

Fictiv; Monterrey; On-site; MXN 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

MISUMI Americas is seeking a Portfolio Manager for Lathe/Turning to drive growth in CNC turning within a cross‑functional team. You will own strategy, bookings targets, and margin improvements across prototype to production cycles.

The role requires deep CNC turning expertise, strong business development instincts, and the ability to collaborate across Sales, Marketing, Solution Engineering, and Program Management. Travel up to 40% may be involved.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Industrial), Operations Management, or related field — or equivalent hands‑on experience.
• 5+ years of experience in CNC turning, with meaningful exposure to business development, commercial strategy, or growth ownership.
• Direct working knowledge of CNC lathe and Swiss‑type turning technologies.
• Familiarity with production program management.
• Strong commercial/business‑development instincts.
• Excellent communication skills to translate technical considerations into business terms.

Responsibilities

• Own the business development strategy and growth plan for the lathe/turning line of business, setting bookings and transaction‑margin targets aligned to the CNC organization’s growth goals.
• Identify and pursue new turning demand — prototype through production — partnering with Sales and Marketing to target customer segments where turning growth is concentrated.
• Use demand, quoting, and win/loss data to find where turning is under‑serviced or mis‑positioned and convert findings into growth actions.
• Serve as the internal subject‑matter reference for turning and Swiss‑type machining (DFM, tolerancing, workholding, threading, secondary operations, material machinability).
• Support production‑turning pursuits end to end: scope requirements, validate feasibility, and track programs against schedules.
• Establish and report turning metrics (bookings growth, transaction margin, quote‑to‑order conversion, autoquote coverage, on‑time delivery).
• Work in a collaborative, matrixed team structure without formal reporting lines to move quickly on opportunities.
• Maintain and contribute to the QMS by all employees.

Skills

CNC turning

Business development

Strategic growth

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

MISUMI Americas, a division of MISUMI Group, is a leading provider of standard, configurable, and custom manufacturing solutions. By integrating a vast catalog of components with a world-class digital manufacturing platform, MISUMI Americas empowers engineers and procurement teams to accelerate innovation across the entire product lifecycle. With operations in the San Francisco Bay Area and Chicago, the company serves as a vital partner for the most innovative companies in the Americas.

MISUMI Americas, a division of MISUMI Group, is a leading provider of standard, configurable, and custom manufacturing solutions. By integrating a vast catalog of components with a world-class digital manufacturing platform, MISUMI Americas empowers engineers and procurement teams to accelerate innovation across the entire product lifecycle. With operations in the San Francisco Bay Area and Chicago, the company serves as a vital partner for the most innovative companies in the Americas.

Impact In This Role

CNC is the largest business in MISUMI Americas’ custom manufacturing portfolio, and turning is one of its fastest-growing processes. The Portfolio Manager, Lathe / Turning owns the business development and growth strategy for Fictiv’s turning offering — CNC lathe production turning and Swiss-type (sliding-headstock) machining — within the broader CNC line of business. This role is accountable for turning current momentum into a scaled, profitable line of business: finding and winning new turning demand, shaping how we position and sell turned parts, and following production programs through to on-time delivery. Success means profitable growth in turning bookings and margin, a stronger pipeline of turning production programs, and close, flexible collaboration across Sales, Marketing, Solution Engineering, Program Management, and regional teams — this is a highly cross-functional role, not a formal chain-of-command one.

Areas of Responsibility

• Own the business development strategy and growth plan for the lathe/turning line of business, setting bookings and transaction‑margin targets aligned to the CNC organization’s growth goals.
• Identify and pursue new turning demand — prototype through production — partnering with Sales and Marketing to target the customer segments where turning growth is concentrated (Product Innovation accounts, Machine Builders, and MRO).
• Use demand, quoting, and win/loss data to find where turning is under‑served, mis‑positioned, or losing to competitors, and turn those findings into concrete growth actions.
• Serve as the internal subject‑matter reference for turning and Swiss‑type machining (DFM, tolerancing, workholding, threading, secondary operations, material machinability).
• Support production‑turning pursuits end to end: scope requirements, validate feasibility, and track production programs against their schedules.
• Establish and report turning metrics (bookings growth, transaction margin, quote‑to‑order conversion, autoquote coverage, on‑time delivery).
• Work in a highly collaborative, flexible team structure, without relying on formal reporting lines, to move quickly on opportunities.
• All employees are expected to maintain and contribute to the QMS.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Industrial), Operations Management, or related field — or equivalent hands‑on experience.
• 5+ years of experience in CNC turning, with meaningful exposure to business development, commercial strategy, or growth ownership.
• Direct working knowledge of CNC lathe and Swiss‑type turning technologies.
• Familiarity with production program management. Strong commercial/business‑development instincts.
• Comfortable operating in a flexible, matrixed, highly collaborative team structure without needing formal authority.
• Excellent communication skills to translate technical considerations into business terms.

Physical Demands

• Standard office/remote work environment; primarily computer‑based work (video calls, quoting tools, reporting); no unusual physical requirements.

Travel

• Ability to travel as needed (estimate ~40% annually) to support customers, manufacturing partners, and regional operations (team meetings, trade shows, customer visits).

We’re actively seeking teammates who:

• Bring diverse perspectives and experience to our culture and company.
• Excel at being part of a strong, empathetic team.
• Thrive in an environment emphasizing respect, honesty, collaboration, and growth.
• Have an ‘always learning’ mindset that celebrates learning, not just wins.
• Help us continue to build a world‑class organization that values the contributions of all of our teammates

We encourage applications from members of underrepresented groups, including but not limited to women, members of the LGBTQ community, people of color, people with disabilities, and veterans.