Product Expert, PLM, ERP

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in District of Columbia, +1 more state.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of the product vision for Altana’s Product Passports, serving as the link between PLM, ERP, and trade compliance systems.

• Establish how the as-designed, as-sourced, and as-built BOM views are managed and reconciled.

• Create workflows to facilitate the propagation of product changes across commercial documents, classifications, and regulatory submissions.

• Lead the product vision for structured product data, from SKU definition through commercial invoices, advance ship notices, and customs entries.

• Identify manual processes suitable for automation, validation, or removal.

• Develop prioritization cases utilizing data, customer insights, and working prototypes.

• Convert PLM implementation and ERP configuration knowledge into product requirements and features.

• Define a machine-readable product model encompassing components, materials, suppliers, and origin determinations.

• Act as the internal expert on enterprise product data throughout the supply chain lifecycle.

• Leverage AI tools to prototype workflows, generate explanations, and test concepts with customers and engineers.

• Investigate AI applications for BOM extraction, discrepancy reconciliation, classification suggestions, and origin-risk detection.

• Produce demos, mockups, and AI-assisted visualizations to ensure stakeholder alignment.

• Collaborate with enterprise product engineers, trade compliance teams, procurement leaders, and ERP/PLM administrators.

• Partner with government-facing product teams to align enterprise product data with CBP tools.

• Work alongside engineering teams on API design and data schemas that integrate PLM, ERP, logistics networks, and Product Passports.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience with PLM and ERP systems in an enterprise manufacturing, sourcing, or trade compliance environment.

• Practical experience with PLM and/or ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, Teamcenter, Windchill, Arena, or equivalent platforms.

• Extensive understanding of multi-level, configurable, and as-built bill of materials structures.

• Proficient knowledge of product data flows into commercial invoices, packing lists, advance ship notices, and customs entries.

• Experience with PLM-ERP integration, including item master synchronization, BOM transfer, and ECO/ECN workflows.

• Familiarity with trade compliance data requirements and customs-related processes.

• Comfortable discussing data structures, API design, and integration architecture with engineering teams.

• Active engagement with AI tools for drafting, prototyping, analysis, and explanation purposes.

• Strong background in data modeling, integration architecture, or enterprise system implementation is highly desirable.

• Previous experience in product management, business analysis, or enterprise technology strategy is a significant advantage.

• Capability to articulate BOM reconciliation and data integration concepts to both technical and trade compliance audiences.

• No specific educational qualifications are required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive equity grants are included in most full-time offers.

• Discretionary bonus or variable compensation plan based on the role.

• Flexible Time Off (FTO) policy.

• Paid Parental Leave: 14 weeks for non-birthing, adoptive, and foster parents, and up to 26 weeks for birthing parents, compensated at 100% of base salary.

• Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental benefits with generous employer contributions.

• Fully employer-paid high deductible health plan for employees.

• Employer contributions to Health Savings Account (HSA).

• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) available.

• Life, short- and long-term disability, and AD&D insurance provided at no cost.

• Guideline 401(k) retirement savings program.

• Pre-tax commuter benefits for public transport or parking.

• Complimentary premium Calm subscription.

• Wishbone pet insurance and/or Total Pet veterinary service and telehealth discount plan.

• Confidential Employee Assistance Program.

• Dependent Care FSA for childcare expenses.