Gridware · 2 hours ago
Senior Product Manager, Manufacturing Systems
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$160K/yr - $180K/yr
5+ years expGridware is a San Francisco-based technology company dedicated to protecting and enhancing the electrical grid. The Manufacturing Systems Product Manager is responsible for the strategy, implementation, and ongoing evolution of ERP and manufacturing systems, ensuring scalable and efficient operations while acting as a liaison between various teams.
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Responsibilities
Lead end-to-end ERP implementation and program management, including:
Requirements definition, process mapping, and vendor selection
System configuration and validation
Data migration and cutover planning
Go-live and post-implementation stabilization
Configuration for manufacturing modules (MRP, BOMs, routings, inventory, quality, costing)
Own relationship with ERP vendors and implementation partners with expectation to move teams off spreadsheets and manual workarounds
Make pragmatic decisions on configuration vs customization vs custom build, with explicit bias toward minimizing customizations for scalability
Ensure implementation timelines align with operational milestones
Own integration between ERP, MES, PLM, WMS, and external systems
Scale & Stabilize Manufacturing Systems
Own the roadmap for manufacturing systems as production volume, SKUs, and complexity increase
Ensure manufacturing processes (BOMs, routings, MRP, costing, inventory, quality, etc) are scalable and auditable
Identify and eliminate manual processes and fragile workarounds
Prepare systems for multi-site manufacturing as we scale
Product Ownership
Act as Product Manager / Product Owner for ERP and manufacturing platforms
Define system vision, roadmap, and success metrics
Maintain and prioritize backlog across implementation, enhancements, and technical debt
Balance operational urgency with platform stability and future needs
Partner with business and technical stakeholders to gather requirements and align priorities
Collaborate with engineering and vendors to deliver solutions from discovery through release
Software & Data Engineering Integration
Partner with software engineers to design clean, API-driven integrations
Collaborate with data engineers to define manufacturing data models
Ensure ERP data is reliable, timely, and analytics-ready
Support planning, forecasting, finance, and operational reporting needs
Ownership of master data integrity
Cross-Functional Leadership & Change Management
Serve as the primary interface between Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Finance, Engineering, SW, and Data Engineering
Drive alignment on standard processes during implementation
Lead user acceptance testing and training strategy
Manage change in a fast-growing organization
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience across manufacturing systems, ERP, product management, or related roles
Led at least one full ERP implementation in a manufacturing environment
Strong hands-on experience with manufacturing ERP modules: BOMs, routings, work orders, MRP, inventory, costing
PLM -> ERP integration / EBOM to MBOM
Proven ability to translate manufacturing workflows into system and data requirements
Experience working directly with software engineers and technical teams
Comfortable owning ambiguous, cross-functional initiatives in a scaling company
Preferred
Experience with dashboarding or reporting tools (Excel power user, SQL, or BI tools a plus)
Experience in the energy, utilities, or hardware startup space
Benefits
Health, Dental & Vision (Gold and Platinum with some providers plans fully covered)
Paid parental leave
Alternating day off (every other Monday)
“Off the Grid”, a two week per year paid break for all employees.
Commuter allowance
Company-paid training
Company
Gridware
Gridware is a grid‑technology company dedicated to improving safety and reliability on the electrical transmission and distribution systems.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$97.2MKey Investors
Sequoia Capital
2025-11-17Series B· $55M
2025-01-08Series A· $26.4M
2023-06-13Seed· $10.5M
Leadership Team
Timothy Barat
Co-Founder & CEO
Abdulrahman Bin Omar
Chief Product Officer & Co-founder
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