Industry Solutions Product Manager

ToolsGroup; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ToolsGroup in Cincinnati seeks a Product Manager focused on manufacturing solutions. You will drive product strategy, translating complex workflows into actionable roadmaps and enhancing service delivery through AI tools.

The ideal candidate has over 7 years of experience in manufacturing or SaaS products and excels in communication and customer engagement. ToolsGroup offers a collaborative environment and is committed to compliance with employment regulations.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in manufacturing planning or enterprise SaaS products for manufacturers.
• Ability to translate workflows into product direction and communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive market-facing product priorities for discrete manufacturing.
• Translate workflows into actionable product roadmap candidates.
• Partner with sales and marketing to shape value propositions.
• Create repeatable manufacturing-first assets for demos.
• Drive cross-functional execution to deliver market value.

Skills

Experience in industrial/discrete manufacturing

Customer-facing skills

Strong communication

Proficiency with AI tools

Job description

About ToolsGroup

ToolsGroup delivers AI-powered supply chain planning solutions that help companies forecast demand, optimize inventory, and plan supply in complex, volatile environments. We partner with global customers to increase service levels, reduce working capital, and respond faster to disruption-by combining deep domain expertise with probabilistic modeling, advanced optimization, and modern SaaS delivery.

The Opportunity

ToolsGroup serves hundreds of manufacturers globally for their Demand Forecasting, Inventory Optimization and Replenishment needs. As Product Manager for our manufacturing solutions, you will drive the strategy around serving this critical market and the delivery of high-impact capabilities that address core customer challenges, including planning around BOM complexity, multi-site production networks, and service expectations that make inventory decisions economically outsized (line-down risk, missed delivery penalties, premium freight, expediting).

The Role

As anIndustry Solutions Product Manager (Industrial / Discrete Manufacturing), you will define and drive ToolsGroup’s market-facing product priorities for discretemanufacturing,including industrial equipment, components, automotive/assembly, high-mix manufacturing,aftermarket serviceparts,andrelated discrete environments.

You will:

• Own the “manufacturing POV”for product discovery and prioritization (what matters, why it matters, and what to build next).Map “day-in-the-life” workflows for planners, supply chain leaders, and operations stakeholders in discrete manufacturing.

• Translate manufacturing workflows into product betswithclear problems, measurable outcomes, and actionable roadmap candidates. Capture market needs, run structured feedback loopswith customers and partnersandtranslateinsights intoprioritized product requirementsthat drive development work.

• Partnerwith go-to-market teams(Sales, marketing, etc.) to shape value propositions and brandpromise. Engageas a key subject matter expertin strategic customer conversations—discovery, value engineering, solution validation, and roadmap discussions.

• Operate hands-on with AI toolsto accelerate discovery, prototype workflows,create user journeys, PRDs, acceptance criteria in partnership with design/engineering)and validate solution direction with customers and internal teams.

• Create Repeatable “Manufacturing-First” Assetsincluding product templates, demo storylines, and ROI narratives. Advise on complementary services offerings.

• Drive cross-functional executionto delivermarket compellingvalue, support enablement and RFP/RFI inputs and customer-facing engagements.

What You Bring (Minimum Qualifications)

Experience (Required)

• 7+ yearsof experience either:
  A)Working in or withindustrial/discrete manufacturingorganizations in roles tied to manufacturing planning/operations (supply chain planning, production planning, materials, inventory, operations excellence, digital transformation),andyou have reached a level where you were responsible for defining key processes/solutions used in core manufacturing workflows;OR
  B)Buildingenterprise SaaS products used by manufacturersfor 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 intoclear 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”

• 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.

Applying to this job the candidate consents that his/her data are treated by ToolsGroup in compliance with the GDPR n. 2016/679 GDPR and Transparency Document

U.S. applicant notice: This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. ToolsGroup is CCPA/CPRA compliant.