Product Manager, Supply Chain

True Talent Solutions Partners; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

True Talent Solutions Partners in Los Angeles is seeking a product leader to own the supply chain software area for an industrial manufacturing platform. You will turn complex factory and hardware workflows into practical software, working with customers and engineering to improve procurement, inventory and traceability.

You will travel to customer sites, translate operations into technical specs, and build prototypes and APIs with engineering.

Qualifications

• Three to ten years in product management, software or hands-on coding with manufacturing or supply chain ops.
• Experience taking features from customer research through launch in procurement, BOM/MRP, or traceability.
• Strong technical skills and ability to translate workflows into specs and prototypes.

Responsibilities

• Set roadmap and strategy for procurement, inventory, traceability, vendor management, and BOM/MRP.
• Visit customer floors to understand operational challenges and translate into specs.
• Collaborate with engineering to create prototypes, wireframes, and APIs.
• Use AI-assisted tools to prototype and query data, and contribute code where useful.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to deliver customer outcomes and onboarding.
• Review metrics and feedback to guide iteration.

Skills

Procurement

Inventory management

Traceability

Product strategy

Factory workflows

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering / computer science / supply chain

Tools

Python

React

SQL

PostgreSQL

AWS

APIs

ERP

MES

PLM

Job description

About the Role

Own the supply chain product area at an industrial manufacturing software company. You will turn complex factory and hardware supply chain workflows into practical software, working closely with customers and engineering to improve procurement, inventory, and traceability.

What You’ll Do

• Set the roadmap and product strategy for procurement, inventory management, traceability, vendor management, and BOM/MRP capabilities.

• Visit customer factory floors and work with procurement and supply chain leaders to understand operational challenges.

• Translate domain workflows into technical specifications, wireframes, and functional prototypes in partnership with engineering.

• Use AI-assisted tools to prototype, query data, work with APIs, and contribute code where useful.

• Coordinate with engineering, design, customer success, and sales to deliver features that support customer outcomes and onboarding.

• Review inventory metrics, product usage, and customer feedback to evaluate results and guide iteration.

What We’re Looking For

• Three to ten years of experience across product management, software engineering or hands-on coding, and manufacturing or supply chain operations.

• Experience taking software features from customer research through launch, with a background in procurement, BOM/MRP, inventory allocation, logistics, or traceability.

• Strong technical skills, including experience with Python, React, SQL, PostgreSQL, AWS, APIs, or related tools, and familiarity with ERP, MES, or PLM systems.

• Ability to build functional prototypes and explain complex operational logic through clear technical specifications.

• A bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, supply chain, or a related technical field.

• Exposure to manufacturing or advanced hardware industries such as aerospace, defense, energy, robotics, or automotive.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary is $175,000 to $200,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Location

Hybrid role based in Los Angeles, California, with at least three days per week on-site.