Manager, Manufacturing Solutions Business Consultant

C&F; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Matching

Medical Insurance

Remote work (US)

Development stipend

Wellness stipend

Paid time off

Job summary

C&F is expanding its Manufacturing – Business Consulting team and seeks a Manager, Manufacturing Solutions Business Consultant to lead product ownership for manufacturing digital initiatives. You will translate client goals into product roadmaps, collaborate with engineering, and drive value through Agile delivery and AI-enabled enhancements.

Remote role (US) with responsibilities spanning strategy, requirements, and cross-functional leadership.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in manufacturing, digital manufacturing, or management/technology consulting.
• Experience as Product Owner or functional lead in digital initiatives.
• Experience working in Agile delivery models.

Responsibilities

• Translate client objectives into actionable digital product roadmaps and backlogs.
• Serve as liaison between client stakeholders and engineering teams.
• Lead backlog grooming, sprint planning, and feature prioritization.
• Apply structured problem solving to client challenges and produce concise materials.
• Support account leadership with expansion opportunities and solution documentation.
• Contribute to manufacturing offering development and reusable templates.
• Demonstrate manufacturing domain knowledge and cross-functional collaboration.
• Identify AI-enabled opportunities and translate use cases into measurable outcomes.

Skills

Product Owner

Agile Delivery

Stakeholder Management

Manufacturing Domain

AI & Gen AI

Structured Problem Solving

Communication

Tools

Jira

SAFe

Job description

C&F is a technology services company providing innovative solutions in Data Management, Big Data, Advanced Analytics and Compliance. With a highly integrated team of 400+ experts, for over 20 years C&F has been delivering superior engineering and premium operations to Fortune 500 companies, primarily in the Life Science industry. www.candf.com

About Our Manufacturing Business Unit

Our company is organized into unique Business Units, each delivering innovative and differentiated business technology solutions across industries.

The Manufacturing Business Unit specializes in enterprise-scale manufacturing solutions that drive site- and network-level outcomes aligned to strategic objectives and KPIs. Our applications, data products, and advanced platform technologies—including AI and IoT—enable Digital Manufacturing at Scale.

We primarily serve enterprise clients across Human Pharma, Animal Health, and Consumer Goods industries.

Our Manufacturing Business Unit operates through three integrated functions:

Strategy & Growth – Develops differentiated offerings and industry thought leadership.

Business Consulting – Defines client-customized solutions and ensures sustained value realization.

Engineering Delivery – Delivers solution architecture, development, deployment, and sustainment.

The Business Consulting function is hiring a Manager, Manufacturing Solutions Business Consultant to serve as a Product Owner and consulting lead across manufacturing digital initiatives.

Manager, Manufacturing Solutions Business Consultant

Business Unit: Manufacturing – Business Consulting

Location: Remote (US)

Position Overview

The Manager acts as a Product Owner and consulting leader responsible for translating client business objectives into actionable digital product roadmaps and prioritized backlogs.

This role partners closely with Senior Managers and Account Leads to support client success while serving as the primary functional liaison to Engineering Delivery teams. The Manager ensures that solutions are clearly defined, value-driven, and executed efficiently within Agile delivery models.

This role requires strong manufacturing domain understanding, structured consulting skills, and the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and operational stakeholders.

The role also requires practical understanding of artificial intelligence (AI), including generative AI and agentic technologies, and the ability to identify where these capabilities can responsibly improve manufacturing decisions, workflows, and user experiences.

Key Responsibilities

Product Ownership & Roadmap Execution

Translate client business objectives into actionable digital product roadmaps aligned to manufacturing KPIs (OEE, throughput, quality, asset utilization, etc.).

Define, prioritize, and manage the product backlog, ensuring alignment to agreed scope and value targets.

Decompose roadmap initiatives into epics, features, and user stories with clear acceptance criteria.

Support development of phased delivery plans that balance speed-to-value with technical sustainability.

Track delivery progress against roadmap milestones and proactively manage scope adjustments.

Partner with Product Managers to refine long-term roadmap strategy.

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Business-to-Technical Translation

Serve as the day-to-day liaison between client stakeholders and internal architecture and engineering teams.

Facilitate requirements workshops and working sessions with plant, quality, operations, and IT stakeholders.

Translate business requirements into functional specifications that engineering teams can execute effectively.

Clarify assumptions, constraints, and dependencies across workstreams.

Ensure deliverables meet defined business acceptance criteria.

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Agile Delivery Leadership

Operate effectively within Agile environments (Scrum, SAFe, or hybrid models).

Lead backlog grooming, sprint planning inputs, and feature prioritization.

Participate actively in sprint reviews, demos, and retrospectives.

Promote iterative delivery and incremental value realization.

Balance Agile principles with manufacturing-specific requirements such as validation and change control.

Maintain transparency through milestone tracking and clear documentation.

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Consulting Excellence & Structured Problem Solving

Apply structured, hypothesis-driven problem solving to ambiguous client challenges.

Develop clear and concise client-ready materials, including roadmap decks, requirement summaries, and solution overviews.

Communicate complex technical topics in business-relevant language.

Support executive presentations prepared by leadership, contributing analysis and structured insights.

Drive clarity and alignment across stakeholders through disciplined facilitation.

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Support Account Management & Growth

Support account leadership in identifying expansion opportunities within active engagements.

Contribute to roadmap extensions and incremental business case development.

Help prepare proposal materials and functional solution documentation.

Maintain strong working relationships with client stakeholders to ensure satisfaction and continuity.

Background in Manufacturing OT, Manufacturing IT, or Manufacturing Data Engineering.

Elevate voice-of-customer feedback to leadership.

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Contribute to Manufacturing Offering Development

Provide insights to Strategy & Growth teams regarding recurring client needs and improvement areas.

Contribute to development of reusable templates, accelerators, and backlog artifacts.

Support development of credentials and case studies demonstrating client value realization.

Collaborate with UX and technical teams on solution mock-ups or proof-of-concept artifacts.

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Manufacturing Domain & Technology Acumen

Demonstrate understanding of core manufacturing processes including production execution, quality, maintenance, and material traceability.

Understand integration across MES, ERP, IoT platforms, and data ecosystems.

Apply industry awareness across Human Pharma, Animal Health, and Consumer Goods environments.

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AI & Agentic Solution Leadership

Identify and evaluate AI-enabled opportunities across manufacturing processes, including decision support, knowledge retrieval, workflow automation, and intelligent user experiences.

Translate AI use cases into clear business outcomes, functional requirements, roadmap priorities, user stories, acceptance criteria, and measurable value hypotheses.

Partner with data, architecture, engineering, security, and client stakeholders to shape solutions using generative AI, AI agents, retrieval-augmented generation, machine learning or related capabilities where appropriate.

Stay current on evolving AI and agentic technology patterns and communicate their business relevance, limitations, dependencies, and risks to technical and operational stakeholders.

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Qualifications:

5+ years of experience in manufacturing, digital manufacturing, or management/technology consulting.

Experience operating as a Product Owner or functional lead within digital initiatives.

Experience working within Agile delivery models.

Strong communication and structured problem-solving skills.

Ability to interface effectively with both technical and operational stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Background in Manufacturing OT, Manufacturing IT, or Manufacturing Data Engineering.
• Prior consulting experience (technology or management consulting).
• Familiarity with industrial standards and enterprise architecture principles.
• Experience supporting MES, IoT, or cloud-based manufacturing data initiatives.
• Exposure to enterprise-scale, multi-site manufacturing programs.

What we offer

Competitive remuneration and various benefits:

• 401(k) Retirement Plan (Immediate eligibility with 100% employer match up to 4%.)
• Medical Insurance
• Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Long-Term Disability
• Internet and Phone stipend
• Development stipend
• Wellness stipend
• Generous Paid Time Off: 20 days in the first year, increasing to 25 days
• We work fully remotely but expect openness to occasional travel
• Company culture is rooted in respect and cooperation. You'll be working with great people, who are open to new challenges and directions. If you are tired of the proverbial corporate treadmill, come to us to rest mentally. If you've had luck with employers, we'll do our best not to buck the trend.