MAIN JOB PURPOSE
Strategic, tech-savvy Digital Lead to spearhead the digital transformation initiatives within the foodssourcing unit. This role will be responsible foridentifying, implementing, and optimizing digital tools and systems that enhance production efficiency, quality, compliance, and sustainability.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Safety, Health, and Environment
- Follows all SHE policies and procedures according toexisting guidelines
- Ensures that his/her work area is free of safety risks and/or hazards
- Reports unsafe conditions and unsafe acts accordingly
- Completely wears / uses prescribed PPEs
- Follows prescribed work procedures and company safety rules / regulations
Quality
- Follows all quality policies and procedures according to existing guidelines
- Ensures that his/her work area is free of quality risks and/or hazards
- Reports quality behavioral observations accordingly
- Adheres to guidelines on personal hygiene
Engineering/Digital
- Digital Strategy & Execution: Develop and execute a digital roadmap aligned withoperational goals, focusing on automation, data analytics, IoT, and smart manufacturing technologies.
- Process Optimization: Lead the deployment of digital solutions (e.g., MES, ERP, SCADA, predictive maintenance tools) to streamline end-to-end manufacturing processes.
- Data-Driven Decision Making:Leverage real-time data and analytics to improve yield, reduce waste, and enable continuous improvement.
- Stakeholder Engagement:Collaborate closely with Production, Quality Assurance, IT, and Supply Chain teams to identify pain points and co-create digital solutions.
- Change Management:Drive adoption of digital tools across the plant floor, providing training and support to ensure user engagement and competency.
- Vendor & Technology Management:Evaluate and manage third-party vendors and platforms to ensure alignment with compliance, security, and scalability requirements.
- Performance Monitoring:Define KPIs, track ROI, and report progress of digital initiatives to senior leadership.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS/ SKILLS REQUIRED
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Information Systems, Data Science, or a related field
- 5+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably food or FMCG, with at least 2 years in a digital/IT-focused role.
- Proven experience implementing Industry 4.0 or smart manufacturing solutions.
- Strong understanding of manufacturing systems (MES, ERP, SCADA, PLCs, etc.).
- Exceptional project management, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Strong communication skills and able to work well in a team.
- Visionary with self-learning initiative
We highly encourage applicants to exclude information on age, gender, and school/s in view of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. Unilever assesses candidates based on skills, performance, experience and leadership.
Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.
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