Associate Manager – Global Automation Operations
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Associate Manager supporting design and deployment of automation solutions for global manufacturing. Collaborating across teams to drive efficiency and savings using data-driven insights.
Responsibilities:
- Identify, charter, and support automation and operational improvement initiatives, delivering measurable results on time and within scope.
- Apply Lean, PEAK, and DMAIC methodologies to analyze current–state processes, eliminate inefficiencies, and resolve automation/system issues.
- Develop future–state workflows aligned to productivity, quality, safety, service, and cost objectives across manufacturing and distribution.
- Leverage global automation and analytics tools (e.g., Labor Management, SQL, Power BI, AI, Excel) to drive productivity and savings across the network.
- Analyze operational data to uncover trends, opportunities, and risks; translate insights into clear, actionable recommendations.
- Build and maintain dashboards, KPIs, and reporting to track automation performance, benefits realization, and sustainability of gains.
- Support the global automation pipeline, including opportunity identification, business cases, ROI analysis, and benefit tracking.
- Partner with site leadership, operations, IT, engineering, and vendors to support pilots, deployments, and global rollouts.
- Act as a change agent by challenging traditional ways of working and driving adoption of new tools, processes, and ways of operating.
- Support project management governance by providing clear status updates, risks, mitigation plans, and escalation to stakeholders.
- Develop and deliver training, documentation, and sustainability plans to ensure capability building, adoption, and long–term value realization
Requirements:
- Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering, Engineering, Supply Chain, or equivalent degree preferred
- 3–5 years of experience in distribution, manufacturing, or a central supply chain role, including project management experience
- Manufacturing experience—or exposure to manufacturing-style operations (daily metrics, root cause analysis, standard work)—strongly preferred
- Experience improving processes in fast–paced operations
- Interpersonal skills, self-confidence, leadership abilities
- Ability to lead and sustain change in a fast–moving operation
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong communication skills (verbal and written)
- Working knowledge of operational KPIs (productivity, quality, cost, safety, service)
- Working knowledge of continuous improvement methodologies (TPM, Lean, and Six Sigma) preferred
- Creative, reliable, organized, adaptable, flexible, innovative, and a self-starter
- Proficient in Power BI/Power Automate tools
- SQL experience is preferred
- Computer literate (including mastery of all Microsoft Office Suite)
- Customer Service Orientation
- Focus on adding value to a fast and performance driven business
- Ability to travel up to 50% to automation locations across the US and Internationally
Benefits:
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Flexible work hours
- Paid time off
- Professional development opportunities
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