Job title : MES MOM Senior Manager
Job Location : Gauteng, Johannesburg
Deadline : October 17, 2024
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Position Overview:
- Accenture’s Industry X is seeking a dynamic and experienced leader with deep domain expertise in heavy industries. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in consulting, system integration, and consultative selling, combined with hands-on experience in manufacturing environments.
- This role demands a professional who can drive strategic initiatives, deliver transformative solutions, foster robust client relationships, and build a high-performing consulting practice. The primary industry focus will be on mining, petrochemicals and utilities.
- The position is based in South Africa, and a proven track record in the operational technology industry is critical for this role.
Key Responsibilities:
Consulting and Advisory:
- Provide expert advice and strategic guidance to clients in the mining, petrochemicals and utilities sectors, especially on MES implementations.
- Develop and implement comprehensive consulting strategies to address client challenges specific to manufacturing operations.
- Conduct thorough assessments of manufacturing processes and provide actionable recommendations to optimize client operations.
System Integration:
- Lead and manage system integration projects, ensuring seamless implementation and integration of operational technologies.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and deploy integrated solutions for manufacturing clients.
- Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.
Technical Stack Experience:
- Demonstrated experience with MES technologies from AVEVA, Dassault, Siemens and other major OEM’s
- Knowledge of manufacturing execution systems (MES), enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, and other key industrial software platforms.
- Familiarity with integration and deployment of these systems in manufacturing environments.
- Strong technical skills in data management, system integration, and automation technologies.
Consultative Selling:
- Identify and pursue new business opportunities through consultative selling techniques.
- Build and maintain strong client relationships, understanding their manufacturing needs and providing tailored solutions.
- Develop and deliver compelling proposals and presentations to prospective clients.
Project Management:
- Oversee project lifecycle from initiation to completion, ensuring successful delivery of client engagements.
- Manage project risks, issues, and changes to ensure project success.
- Monitor project performance and provide regular updates to stakeholders.
Data and Integration Skills:
- Develop and implement data integration strategies to support seamless information flow across manufacturing systems.
- Leverage data analytics to provide insights and drive decision-making processes.
- Ensure data integrity, security, and compliance with industry standards.
- Collaborate with IT teams to integrate various data sources and systems, ensuring a cohesive digital ecosystem.
Smart Manufacturing and Advanced Technologies:
- Drive the adoption and implementation of smart manufacturing solutions, including IoT/IIoT, AI for manufacturing, and Industry 4.0 technologies.
- Implement Digital Twin technologies to create virtual replicas of physical manufacturing processes and optimize performance.
- Utilize AI and machine learning to enhance manufacturing efficiency, predictive maintenance, and quality control.
- Stay current with advancements in smart manufacturing technologies and apply them to improve client operations.
Standards and Protocols:
- Deep understanding and experience with ISA 95, RAMI 4.0, UNS (Unified Namespace), and IT-OT Integration.
- Expertise in integrating and managing PLC (Programmable Logic Controllers), SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition), and Historian systems.
- Ability to implement and leverage these standards and protocols to ensure seamless and efficient manufacturing operations.
Intersection of Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Engineering:
- Knowledge of the interplay between asset management, supply chain management, manufacturing processes, and engineering principles.
- Ability to optimize supply chain operations in conjunction with manufacturing and engineering requirements.
- Experience in aligning supply chain strategies with manufacturing capabilities and engineering design processes.
Industrial Automation, Instrumentation, and Control:
- Extensive experience with industrial automation, instrumentation, and control systems.
- Proficiency in designing and implementing automated manufacturing systems to improve efficiency and reduce operational costs.
- Strong knowledge of control system architecture and the integration of various control systems within manufacturing operations.
Greenfield and Brownfield:
- Proven experience in managing greenfield and brownfield factory projects from design to commissioning and sustenance.
- Expertise in planning, designing, and executing new factory setups (greenfield) and upgrading existing facilities (brownfield).
- Ability to ensure project sustainability and continuous improvement post-commissioning.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Key to this role, will be an individual who can continue to grow the existing MES business in Accenture
- Identify business needs, develop value propositions, and contribute to the generation of compelling proposals.
- Lead discovery sessions with customers to qualify opportunities.
- Develop and articulate trends, implications, possibilities, and solutions; build compelling presentations to align with customer needs; deliver presentations to executive and mid-manager levels.
- Own and manage the discovery phase with clients.
- Leverage Challenger methodology to understand and challenge customer status quo.
- Clearly articulate “why Accenture?” in non-technical and technical terms as required.
- Manage and execute tactics using account-based research, social media, executive outreach, etc.
- Collaborate with Industry Portfolio Directors and Country Managers/Sales Leaders to drive key business metrics.
- Understand campaign/initiative value propositions and presentation materials.
- Drive campaign execution with Industry, Marketing, and Sales teams.
- Deliver sales enablement training on collateral as required.
- Coordinate with PreSales to deliver effective, value-focused demonstrations.
- Manage execution plans and report weekly progress.
- Support the closing process if required.
- Build a strategy and roadmap interacting with Senior Executives, including C-Suite, and execute selling experience across the Smart Manufacturing Digital Thread.
- Sell and deliver complex projects with a high degree of technical and functional knowledge.
Minimum Requirements:
- Must have 12 to 15 years of Industry experience with a strong grasp of heavy industry and technology/solutions.
- At least 5 years of consulting or system integration experience.
- Proven track record in South Africa is crucial.
- Proven experience in carrying an individual quota and achieving targets.
- Hands-on experience in shopfloor manufacturing operations and a strong understanding of end-to-end manufacturing processes.
- Ability to articulate end-to-end digitalization messages to customers and map Accenture technology to customer requirements and vision.
- Demonstrated capability to be a trusted advisor for clients within new or existing customers at various organizational levels.
- Practical experience with Manufacturing Planning, MES, Quality, Scheduling, Plant and Process Simulation, and Manufacturing Intelligence software
- Experience working with clients in IoT/IIoT and Industry 4.0-based solutions.
- Experience with cloud-based technologies and deployment on-premise and in the cloud.
- Proven written and presentation development skills, with strong skills in MS Excel, PowerPoint, and Tableau.
- Strong data and integration skills, with the ability to develop and implement data integration strategies.
- Proven experience with smart manufacturing, Digital Twin technologies, and AI for manufacturing applications.
- Demonstrated experience with SAP Digital Manufacturing, Siemens OpCenter, AVEVA, and SAP Production Planning.
- Deep understanding and experience with ISA 95, RAMI 4.0, UNS, IT-OT Integration, PLC, SCADA, and Historian systems.
- Knowledge of the intersection of supply chain, manufacturing, and engineering.
- Extensive experience with industrial automation, instrumentation, and control systems.
- Proven experience in managing greenfield and brownfield factory projects from design to commissioning and sustenance.
- Ability to multi-task and align with mid/upper-level management and technical users.
- Approximately 50% travel.
- BA/BS degree required.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Multi-solution and multi-industry experience.
- MBA preferred.
- Six Sigma Black Belt and LEAN manufacturing expertise.
- Lead or actively involved in digital transformation and large systems implementation (e.g., PLM, MES).
Qualifications
- Multi-solution and multi-industry experience.
- MBA preferred.
- Six Sigma Black Belt and LEAN manufacturing expertise.
- Lead or actively involved in digital transformation and large systems implementation (e.g., PLM, MES).
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