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True ValueHub, Inc. · 2 weeks ago

Principal Product Manager Supplier Discovery

Texas, United States

Full-time

Hybrid

Lead/Staff

8+ years exp

True ValueHub is an AI-native direct-material sourcing solution for discrete manufacturers. They are seeking a Principal Product Manager to own and drive the Supplier Discovery engine, enabling manufacturers to find and evaluate the right suppliers while shaping the product roadmap and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Information TechnologySoftware

Hiring Manager

Sophia Banar

Responsibilities

Own Supplier Discovery

Drive the product roadmap

Prioritize based on customer impact, business value, and platform leverage

Balance near-term customer needs with long-term data strategy and scalability

Build the Supplier Discovery Engine

Expand supplier search and matching capabilities by manufacturing process, capability, capacity, geography, certifications, and risk profile

Develop supplier qualification and assessment workflows enabling procurement and supplier quality teams to evaluate and onboard suppliers efficiently

Build supplier database management tools ensuring customers can maintain, enrich, and leverage their supplier data over time

Enable geographic and regional filtering to support nearshoring, reshoring, and supply chain diversification strategies

Integrate risk profiling financial health, geopolitical exposure, ESG factors, and supply chain resilience indicators

Build & Scale Digital Factory Models

Drive the strategy for building and maintaining True ValueHub's proprietary digital factory models representing supplier facilities and regional manufacturing benchmarks

Enable accurate cost simulation and manufacturing process modelling that powers True ValueHub's should cost engine

Expand regional coverage ensuring digital factories reflect the global manufacturing landscape (North America, Mexico, China, India, Southeast Asia, Europe, and beyond)

Partner with data and research teams to continuously update and validate factory models against real-world supplier and market data

Drive Platform Integration

Ensure tight integration with the Cost Engineering module digital factory models must seamlessly power should cost analysis

ERFX module integration discovered and qualified suppliers should flow directly into sourcing events

Go Deep with Customers

Conduct customer interviews, discovery calls, and on-site visits to understand how procurement, sourcing, engineering, and supplier quality teams find and evaluate suppliers

Understand customer pain points around supplier data quality, regional sourcing decisions, and cost benchmarking

Translate customer insights into clear product requirements and user stories

Collaborate Cross-Functionally

Partner with software engineering to deliver high-quality releases on time

Work closely with data science and research teams to build intelligent matching algorithms and maintain accurate factory models

Collaborate with the Cost Engineering and eRFX product teams to ensure a cohesive platform experience

Align with sales, customer success, and marketing to support go-to-market efforts and gather feedback from the field

Drive Execution

Define clear success metrics and track product performance post-launch

Run sprint planning, backlog grooming, and release coordination

Communicate progress, trade-offs, and decisions clearly to stakeholders at all levels

Build & Lead (as the team grows)

Mentoring, hiring, and leading product leads as the modules scale

Establish best practices for product development within your domain

Qualification

Product managementB2B SaaS productsSupplier managementData-intensive productsManufacturing expertiseCost modelingCustomer orientationTechnical fluencyCuriosityCommunicationCollaborative mindset

Required

8+ years of product management experience, with a strong track record of owning and scaling B2B SaaS products

Deep domain expertise in manufacturing, procurement, sourcing, or supply chain ideally with direct experience in supplier management, supplier discovery platforms, or manufacturing cost modeling

Experience building data-intensive products you understand how to source, structure, validate, and leverage complex datasets

Familiarity with global manufacturing landscapes regional cost structures, supplier ecosystems, and sourcing dynamics across North America, Asia, and Europe

Strong business and customer orientation you start with the problem, not the solution

Ability to translate complex, multi-stakeholder workflows into clear product direction

Excellent communication skills written, verbal, and visual. You can present to executives, whiteboard with engineers, and facilitate workshops with customers

Comfort with data you use metrics to inform decisions and measure success

Technical fluency you can engage deeply with engineers on APIs, integrations, data models, and workflow automation

Thrives in fast-paced, startup-like environments with evolving priorities and ambiguity

Bias toward action you move quickly, learn fast, and iterate

Collaborative and low ego you build trust across teams, functions, and even with external suppliers

Curious and customer obsessed you dig until you understand the real problem, for both internal users and suppliers

Engineering degree required (Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical, or related field)

Preferred

MBA or advanced degree is a plus, but not required

Experience building or working with supplier databases, supplier networks, or procurement platforms

Background in manufacturing cost estimation, should-cost modeling, or parametric costing

Familiarity with specific manufacturing processes (machining, sheet metal, casting, injection molding, electronics assembly, etc.)

Experience with data enrichment, third-party data integration, or building proprietary datasets

Understanding of nearshoring/reshoring trends and regional supply chain dynamics

Benefits

High-impact work: You'll own a core module that directly drives customer value and company growth.

Growth-stage opportunity: Join at a stage where you can shape the product, influence strategy, and grow with the company.

Real problems, real customers: We work with both large(Fortune 100) and mid-size manufacturers, solving tangible, complex challenges not abstract tech problems.

Fast-paced, transparent culture: We move quickly, communicate openly, and trust each other to deliver.