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MISUMI Americas, a division of MISUMI Group, is a leading provider of standard, configurable, and custom manufacturing solutions. They operate a digital manufacturing platform serving engineers and procurement teams across the Americas, with offices in the San Francisco Bay Area and Chicago.
As Senior Product Manager, you will own and evolve the Manufacturing Quoting & Fulfillment platform—the intelligent backbone powering collaboration between customers, operations teams, and global manufacturing partners. This is a strategic role defining the next-generation Operating System for New Product Development (NPD), leveraging AI, automation, and deep manufacturing intelligence.
Key responsibilities include:
**Product Strategy & Vision**: Define long-term vision for the manufacturing intelligence platform, emphasizing AI and automation ROI. Identify opportunities to integrate machine learning, natural language understanding, and computer vision into quoting, routing, and supplier selection workflows. Build business cases for AI investments articulating improved quote accuracy, reduced turnaround time, and increased partner throughput. Partner with data science and R&D leaders to shape the roadmap for AI-enabled quoting, intelligent fulfillment, and predictive supply orchestration.
**AI Product Development & R&D Partnership**: Collaborate with AI research and data engineering teams to translate complex models into usable, scalable product features. Define requirements for systems leveraging large language models, predictive algorithms, and generative tools to extract, classify, and structure manufacturing data from drawings, CAD files, and natural language requirements. Create feedback loops between AI systems and operational users to continuously improve model performance. Lead experiments and pilot programs validating new AI capabilities before wide-scale deployment.
**Roadmap Execution & Delivery**: Translate strategic initiatives into clear, actionable roadmaps with measurable outcomes. Establish frameworks to track input/output metrics, quantifying how new AI and automation features improve key business KPIs.
You'll work at the intersection of product management, advanced technology, and manufacturing operations—turning cutting-edge research into production-ready solutions that dramatically increase accuracy, speed, and efficiency across the manufacturing lifecycle.
