Senior Smart Manufacturing Consultant

at  Yokogawa

Not just a job, but a career
Yokogawa, award winner for ‘Best Asset Monitoring Technology’ and ‘Best Digital Twin Technology’ at the HP Awards, is a leading provider of industrial automation, test and measurement, information systems and industrial services in several industries.
Our aim is to shape a better future for our planet through supporting the energy transition, (bio)technology, artificial intelligence, industrial cybersecurity, etc. We are committed to the United Nations sustainable development goals by utilizing our ability to measure and connect.
About the Team
Our 18,000 employees work in over 60 countries with one corporate mission, to “co-innovate tomorrow”. We are looking for dynamic colleagues who share our passion for technology and care for our planet. In return, we offer you great career opportunities to grow yourself in a truly global culture where respect, value creation, collaboration, integrity, and gratitude are highly valued and exhibited in everything we do.
This role offers the opportunity to guide and design digital transformation projects as a trusted advisor and consultant to our clients in manufacturing and various industries. The job involves identification of business cases for digital solutions, developing transformation plans, and drive the sequence of events towards completion of client buying process. The ideal candidate should be able to engage with client senior management with confidence and elevate the brand image of Yokogawa as trusted partner to our customers.

Responsibilities

• Engage with client senior management to identify gaps and value creation opportunities which could be addressed by Yokogawa Digital Enterprise Solutions Portfolios of products and services.
• Lead and facilitate smart manufacturing (Industry 4.0) assessment program workshops using independent frameworks such as Smart Industry Readiness Index (SIRI) and relevant Functional Area Assessment methodologies developed by Yokogawa.
• Create digital transformation roadmaps following these assessments, and to support proposal and delivery team to defining scope, spend budget and timelines prior to presentation to the client.
• Develop engaging and succinct presentations to clients independently or with the support of Subject Matters Experts.
• Collaborate with client or Yokogawa field sales to justify the project and to initiate a sequence of events that will lead to the completion of the buying process.
• Developing sales pipeline for Operations Management and Control of Work Solutions in YEA regions by driving the go to market strategies, in collaborations with Yokogawa’s established sales teams.
• Ultimately this role will contribute to expansion of Yokogawa market share in new solutions area and/or new customer base, measured by pipeline quality and order intake.

Requirements

• Minimum 10 years operation experience in process industry company and/or technical sales and consulting experience.
• Experienced in facilitating discussions with client’s senior management levels and deliver formal presentations.
• Ability to assess customer’s operational challenge, clearly explain the problems on hand, formulate a solution and define a deliverable scope.
• Proven track record of success in driving revenue growth and closing deals.
• Experience with scoping and deploying OT and IT digital solutions for a variety of manufacturing environments.
• Thorough understanding of Industry 4.0 principles and technology across energy & sustainability, material, and life industries.
• Good understanding of OT/IT architectures and digital applications in process industry.
• Consulting experience or internal consulting roles with experience a plus
• Ability to facilitate the development of a transformation roadmap that achieves the business objectives with a senior team.
• Excellent verbal and written and presentation skills.

Yokogawa is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Yokogawa wants a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture. We will actively recruit, develop, and promote people from a variety of backgrounds who differ in terms of experience, knowledge, thinking styles, perspective, cultural background, and socioeconomic status. We will not discriminate based on race, skin color, age, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, belief, political opinion, nationality, ethnicity, place of origin, disability, family relations or any other circumstances. Yokogawa values differences and enables everyone to belong, contribute, succeed, and demonstrate their full potential.
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• Engage with client senior management to identify gaps and value creation opportunities which could be addressed by Yokogawa Digital Enterprise Solutions Portfolios of products and services.
• Lead and facilitate smart manufacturing (Industry 4.0) assessment program workshops using independent frameworks such as Smart Industry Readiness Index (SIRI) and relevant Functional Area Assessment methodologies developed by Yokogawa.
• Create digital transformation roadmaps following these assessments, and to support proposal and delivery team to defining scope, spend budget and timelines prior to presentation to the client.
• Develop engaging and succinct presentations to clients independently or with the support of Subject Matters Experts.
• Collaborate with client or Yokogawa field sales to justify the project and to initiate a sequence of events that will lead to the completion of the buying process.
• Developing sales pipeline for Operations Management and Control of Work Solutions in YEA regions by driving the go to market strategies, in collaborations with Yokogawa’s established sales teams.
• Ultimately this role will contribute to expansion of Yokogawa market share in new solutions area and/or new customer base, measured by pipeline quality and order intake