Program Manager – MES (GE Proficy Preferred)
Drive next-generation manufacturing solutions through MES, Industrial AI, OT integration, and strategic program leadership.
Position summary
The role oversees end-to-end program delivery, manufacturing operations management solutions, digital transformation, and AI adoption while managing global client relationships, delivery teams, budgets, and business outcomes.
The role oversees end-to-end program delivery, manufacturing operations management solutions, digital transformation, and AI adoption while managing global client relationships, delivery teams, budgets, and business outcomes.
Key responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end MES and Industry 4.0 programs, from assessment and solution selection to deployment, rollout, adoption, and value realization
- Oversee Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM), including production, quality, inventory, maintenance, and energy management
- Architect next-generation MOM solutions integrating MES with operational technology (OT), enterprise systems, edge infrastructure, and cloud platforms
- Drive predictive, Generative AI, and Industrial AI use cases across manufacturing applications
- Act as the primary contact for senior customer stakeholders across business and IT
- Govern program scope, operating models, milestones, risks, change management, and delivery performance
- Coordinate multidisciplinary technical and functional teams to ensure quality, timelines, and delivery efficiency
- Drive AI adoption, automation, and continuous improvement across programs
- Manage a portfolio valued at approximately $20 million, including budgets, contracts, Statements of Work (SOWs), invoices, and change orders
- Build, mentor, and scale large MES and Industry 4.0 delivery teams
- Lead governance reviews, executive updates, KPI tracking, and benefits realization
- Monitor service-level compliance, defects, resource utilization, productivity, customer satisfaction, and delivery metrics
- Strong Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) domain experience, with knowledge of shop-floor manufacturing and end-to-end warehouse operations
- Proven experience leading large-scale MES and Industry 4.0 transformation programs
- Technical and functional expertise in Manufacturing Operations Management
- Hands-on experience architecting MES solutions integrating OT, ERP, edge, and cloud environments
- MES experience, preferably with GE Proficy MES, alongside SQL, historians, OPC, and system integrations
- Experience with predictive analytics, Generative AI, and Industrial AI in manufacturing
- Proven track record building and leading delivery teams of at least 200 members
- Strong global client-facing, executive stakeholder management, and governance experience
- Experience with Waterfall, Agile, SAFe, stage-gate methodologies, Azure DevOps, and CI/CD
- Expertise in program financial management, risk mitigation, resource planning, and value realization
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