Product Expert PLM and ERP

Altana is the network for trusted trade empowering a new era of global commerce by uniting businesses and governments on an AI-powered platform to build a more resilient and secure global supply chain. Enterprises like Boston Scientific General Atomics and L.L.Bean use Altana to map and manage their multi-tier value chains. Logistics leaders like UPS and Maersk use Altana to help customers reduce risk and prevent delays. And governments across the U.S. and its allies use Altana to prevent supply chain disruptions and protect national security.

We are a team of ambitious mission-driven engineers data scientists and domain experts. If you are passionate about solving complex real-world problems with global impact we want you to join us.

Altana's mission is to fix globalization. At the heart of that mission is a problem most enterprises know intimately but haven't been able to solve: the systems that define source build and ship products don't talk to each other — and the cracks between them are where compliance breaks down duties are miscalculated and supply chain risk hides in plain sight.

PLM systems know what a product is designed to be. ERP systems know what was ordered and built. Trade and logistics systems know what was shipped and declared. In theory these should tell a coherent story. In practice the products these systems model diverge lack granularity or were stylized in a way that makes the changing face of globalization break down.  The as-designed BOM the as-sourced BOM and the as-built BOM diverge — silently constantly — and nobody finds out until a shipment is held an audit is triggered or a forced labor allegation surfaces three tiers deep in a supply chain no one has fully mapped.

It doesn't have to be this way.

Altana's Product Passports represent a fundamentally different model: a structured continuously maintained product identity that spans the full lifecycle — from design intent through physical production and across international borders. Imagine a world where an enterprise's bill of materials component origins supplier relationships and classification logic are maintained as living collaborative records — so that when a commercial invoice becomes a customs entry the data flows automatically the classifications are defensible and the compliance posture is built into the product itself not reconstructed after the fact. Where the gap between a SKU in an ERP and a line item on a CBP entry is closed not by manual rekeying but by a product model that was right from the start.

As Product Expert for PLM and ERP you will be the domain authority who helps Altana build this future. You've lived inside these systems — implementing PLM platforms configuring ERP workflows tracing the broken handoffs between product engineering procurement manufacturing and trade compliance. You know exactly where the seams fail. Now you're ready to stop patching them and build the solution.

You will work at the intersection of deep enterprise systems expertise product strategy and modern AI tooling — translating what you know about how PLM ERP and trade systems actually interact into product experiences that make the complexity invisible and the compliance automatic.

• Own the product vision for how Altana's Product Passports serve as the connective tissue between PLM ERP and trade compliance systems — replacing the fragmented snapshot-in-time data handoffs that define enterprise product data today.
• Define how the as-designed as-sourced and as-built views of a bill of materials are reconciled and maintained over time — and what it means for trade compliance when they diverge.
• Design the workflows that allow enterprises to propagate product changes — new suppliers substitute components revised country-of-origin determinations — continuously across their commercial documents classifications and regulatory filings.

• Own the product vision for how structured product data flows from a SKU definition through a commercial invoice advance ship notice and customs entry — automatically accurately and with full audit trail.
• Identify where manual error-prone processes (data re-entry between systems BOM-to-invoice reconciliation HTS classification at the line-item level) can be automated validated or eliminated entirely through a well-modeled product identity.
• Build the case — with data customer evidence and working prototypes — for prioritizing the integrations and automations that unlock the most compliance value.

• Translate your firsthand experience with PLM implementations ERP configurations and the broken handoffs between them into concrete product features your engineering partners can build.
• Define how Altana captures the product model — components materials suppliers origin determinations — in a way that is rich enough to support trade compliance flexible enough to reflect real-world manufacturing variance and structured enough to be machine-readable.
• Serve as the internal authority on how enterprise product data is created versioned and consumed across the supply chain lifecycle keeping product decisions grounded in operational reality.

• Use AI tools to prototype workflows generate explanations and rapidly test ideas with customers and engineers — before a single line of production code is written.
• Think creatively about where AI can eliminate friction at the PLM-ERP-trade interface: extracting structured BOMs from unstructured documents reconciling as-designed vs. as-built discrepancies recommending classifications from component-level data or flagging origin risks before a shipment is tendered.
• Champion a culture of "show don't tell" — use demos mockups and AI-assisted visualizations to align stakeholders and accelerate decision-making.

• Engage directly with enterprise product engineers trade compliance teams procurement leaders and ERP/PLM administrators to deeply understand their workflows pain points and workarounds.
• Work with government-facing product teams to ensure the enterprise product data model is designed as the complement to CBP's enforcement and facilitation tools — so that what an importer knows about a product is what regulators need to see.
• Collaborate with engineering on API design and data schemas that connect PLM platforms ERP systems logistics networks and Altana's Product Passport layer in ways that feel seamless — not like another integration project.

You know these systems from the inside. You have spent 5+ years working with PLM and ERP systems in an enterprise manufacturing sourcing or trade compliance context — not as a software vendor but as someone who had to make them work together. You've traced a component through a multi-level BOM watched the as-sourced reality diverge from the as-designed spec and dealt with the downstream consequences in procurement manufacturing and customs.

You understand the full product-to-shipment data chain. You know the difference between a SKU a BOM line a purchase order a commercial invoice an advance ship notice and a customs entry — and you understand precisely how data integrity breaks down at each handoff. You've seen what happens when an ERP item master doesn't match what's actually being shipped and you know why that matters for trade compliance.

You're a systems thinker. You don't just know the configurations — you understand why the architecture works the way it does where the seams fail under real-world conditions and what a genuinely better version would look like. You're frustrated by friction that has been normalized and energized by the opportunity to fix it at scale.

You're tech-enabled and AI-curious. You don't need to write code but you're comfortable talking to engineers about data structures API design and integration architecture. You use AI tools actively in your own work — to draft prototype analyze and explain. You're excited about what automation and machine learning make possible at the intersection of enterprise product data and global trade compliance.

You communicate with clarity and conviction. You can explain a BOM reconciliation problem to an engineer who has never worked in manufacturing and explain a data integration architecture to a trade compliance officer who has never opened an API spec. You write clearly prototype quickly and bring people along.

You're a builder not just an advisor. You're ready to move from identifying problems to owning their solution. You want your fingerprints on a product that changes how enterprises connect their internal systems to the demands of global trade — not just a deck that describes it.

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with PLM and/or ERP systems (SAP Oracle Teamcenter Windchill Arena or equivalent) in a manufacturing sourcing or trade compliance context
• Deep familiarity with bill of materials structures — multi-level configurable and as-built variants — and how they are created maintained and consumed across the product lifecycle
• Working knowledge of how product data flows into commercial documents: commercial invoices packing lists advance ship notices and customs entries
• Experience with the PLM-ERP integration layer — item master synchronization BOM transfer ECO/ECN workflows and the failure modes that emerge at each handoff
• Familiarity with trade compliance data requirements and how traditional PLM and ERP systems breakdown when interacting with fright and customs.
• Experience with data modeling integration architecture or enterprise system implementation is a strong plus
• Prior product management business analysis or enterprise technology strategy experience is a strong plus — but domain depth is the priority

This role can be fully remote or based in our Brooklyn NY or Washington DC hub locations 

$200000 - $255000 USD

The salary range to the extent specified for this role is a good faith statement of the minimum and maximum levels of the annual based salary for the position. The base salary offered to a successful candidate will depend on a wide range of compensation factors including but not limited to work experience education and/or training critical skills and/or business considerations. Competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Altana's total compensation package. Altana also offers either a discretionary bonus or a variable compensation plan depending on the role. Additionally Altana offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees including:

• Flexible Time Off: Altana operates with a Flexible Time Off (FTO) policy that gives you agency over your own time off so you can maximize your work-life balance.
• Parental Leave: We offer industry leading Paid Parental Leave (PPL) providing 14 weeks of leave for non-birthing adoptive and foster parents and up to 26 weeks of leave for birthing parents all paid at 100% of your base salary.
• Health Benefits: We have a full suite of medical vision and dental benefits with generous employer contributions designed to give you flexibility and choice for your individual health situation. Our high deductible health plan is 100% employer paid for employees and supplemented with an employer contribution to your Health Savings Account (HSA). There is also a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) option.
• Supplemental Benefits: Altana provides life short- and long-term disability and AD&D insurance coverage all at no cost to you so you know that you and your loved ones are covered in case of an emergency.
• 401(k) Savings: Save for and invest in your future using our Guideline 401(k) retirement savings program.
• Commuter Benefits: Save money on your commute by setting aside pre-tax funds for public transit or parking!
• Wellness: Because we value mental and emotional health every Altana employee has access to a free premium subscription to Calm the #1 app for meditation sleep and mindfulness.
• Pet Insurance: Pets are family too! Keep them healthy with Wishbone insurance and/or our Total Pet vet service and telehealth discount plan.
• Employee Assistance Program: Free access to confidential personal support.
• Dependent Care FSA: You will have access to a Dependent Care FSA which allows you to set aside pre-tax funds for childcare expenses.

The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process.

What We Do

Altana is the world's product network empowering a new era of global commerce by uniting businesses and governments on a trusted AI-powered platform to build a safer more resilient supply chain. The United States and allied governments use Altana’s product network to enforce tariffs and manage their borders. Five of the world’s 10 largest logistics providers use Altana to efficiently manage cross-border trade and 140 million buyer-supplier connections are managed on the network.

Why Work With Us

Altana provides competitive base salaries full global benefits including a 100% employer-paid plan and tax-advantaged HSA and FSA options in the US. Plus we provide a generous PTO policy annual stipends for wellness and learning and development equity program and up to 26 weeks of fully paid parental leave

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