Digital Manufacturing Senior Manager

Join Danone as a Digital Manufacturing Senior Manager!

Are you seeking a dynamic position within an international FMCG manufacturing setting? Do you aspire to contribute significantly to a worldwide digital transformation and play a pivotal role in the implementation of Industry 5.0?

Then join us as a Digital Manufacturing Senior Manager at Danone! You will be part of the Digital Manufacturing team within the Global Digital Operations Transformation organization. The role would mainly be located in either Amsterdam or Paris, following a hybrid working model.

About the Job

As a Digital Manufacturing Senior Manager, you will lead the rollout of the Digital Manufacturing Standards at Danone, setting the foundations for predictive models, advanced analytics, and generative AI. You will be accountable for maximizing the impact of our core Digital Catalogue use cases and solutions, ensuring their implementation, utilization, and the value they generate in factories. This role involves direct and indirect management of Solution Value Owners (SVOs) and animation of internal communities and external partners.

The role requires a candidate to help shape the future of digital manufacturing for Danone’s global manufacturing footprint with the implementation of the Digital Factory of the Future program.

Your main activities will be:

• Business Strategy / Strategic Vision: Own and implement the strategy for Industry 5.0 with the program Digital Factory of the Future and the direct leadership of the team for Digital Manufacturing Standards.

• Expertise in Digital Solutions and Platforms: Facilitate the coordination and engagement of the Solutions Value Owners (SVOs). Assist SVOs and Suppliers in identifying necessary functionalities and enhancements in the platforms to help factories achieve their value delivery goals, problem solve the main roadblocks & interacting with internal and external stakeholders. Design, maintain and improve, core standards and processes for Catalogues Solutions implementations, prioritizing Digital Manufacturing Standards.
• Impact on Business Results: Support and challenge the Digital Productivity roadmap of the plants as part of the Digital Manufacturing Acceleration (DMA) & Digital Factory of the Future programs. Enhance performance across factories through evaluations and continuous improvement strategies to optimize implementation timing, user adoption, functionality depth, and solution interfacing. Mentor and challenge the implementation plan across the factories to maximize value capture. Monitor the impact on value and implementation KPIs on a weekly basis.
• Management: Capable of overseeing direct teams and influencing cross-functional teams to achieve the global digital manufacturing team's objectives. Provides cross-functional leadership at a global scale to ensure implementation and adoption of solutions.

Your Main Stakeholders

Internal:

• Community of Factory Digital Leaders.
• Factory Leadership Teams.
• Regional/global Industrial Directors.
• Various IT Departments in Danone (IT & Data, IT/OT).
• Procurement teams.
• Business & transformation teams.

External:

• Digital solution providers.
• System integrators.
• Consultants.

"Meet your future manager! German FIGUEROA."
German Figueroa, Digital Manufacturing Team Leader

About You

You are a team player who can easily connect with cross-functional departments and are strong in stakeholder management. You have strong communication skills to communicate and influence at all levels and can easily build effective working relationships. For this role, it is important to have a proactive attitude, prioritization skills with a strong eye for detail.

You’ll fit perfectly if:

• A master’s degree in Engineering, IT, Computer Science or a related field.
• A minimum of 10 years professional experience with a demonstrated track record of delivering large scale transformation projects gained in consulting and/or the industry.
• You have certifications or deep knowledge in Project Management, Continuous improvement & Agile.
• You feel comfortable building strategic visions and have strong leadership and coordination skills.
• You can understand technical topics and communicate with non-technical communities.
• Expertise in deploying Industry 4.0 technologies, including IoT, automation, and big data.
• Knowledge of technologies such as Low Code, REST API, SQL, event-driven.
• Willingness to travel globally, up to 20-40% depending on business needs.
• Willing to be hands-on and continuously learn about new technologies.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.

About Danone

Working at Danone is a unique experience. It’s fast-paced and complex and, at times, it can get a little challenging. But it’s packed with opportunities to learn and grow working with some of the best-known brands in the world, like Evian, Alpro, Nutricia, Activia and Nutrilon. Bring your unique perspective, ambitions and entrepreneurial ideas to the table – the impact you could make might just surprise you. One Planet. One Health – BY YOU.

We’re proud to be a B-Corp certified company. That means we meet the highest verified standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability in everything we do.

We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we base our hiring decisions on merit, job requirements and business needs.

We Offer

It’s an exciting time to join Danone. You’ll build meaningful relationships and networks working with large, dynamic brands. And the best part? You’ll be supported to grow an impactful career that you can be proud of. Together, we’ll build a healthier world.

All Danoners receive a complete package of benefits. This includes a competitive salary and yearly bonus, a premium-free pension and great discounts on health insurance and Danone products. We understand the importance of flexibility and offer 30 days of annual leave (with the opportunity to purchase more) and a hybrid working environment, where you can work either from home or from one of our People Hubs in Hoofddorp, Utrecht, and Rijswijk.

What’s next?

It’s simple – hit the “apply” button before the application deadline of November 25th. In order to comply with GDPR, we can’t process your personal data without your given consent, so please apply directly via this website. Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you.

Need more information? Please contact Ruben Martin, Talent Manager ruben.martin1@danone.com

* All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status

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