Description

Introduction

A career in IBM Consulting embraces long-term relationships and close collaboration with clients across the globe.

You’ll work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio; including IBM Software and Red Hat.

Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success in IBM Consulting. In your role, you’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm, investigate ideas outside of your role, and come up with creative solutions resulting in ground breaking impact for a wide network of clients. Our culture of evolution and empathy centers on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.

Your role and responsibilities

As a Senior PLM (Product Lifecycle Manager) for FMCG and CPG clients (f/m/x), you will serve as a client-facing practitioner who sells, leads and implements expert services utilizing the breadth of IBM's offerings and technologies. A successful Consultant is regarded by clients as a trusted business advisor who collaborates to provide innovative solutions used to solve the most challenging business problems.

You will work on projects that help clients integrate strategy, process, technology, and information to increase effectiveness, reduce costs and improve profit and shareholder value. You can take advantage of opportunities to master new skills, work across different disciplines, move into new challenges and develop a robust understanding of different industries.

Your primary responsibilities include:

- Provide strategic leadership and develop advanced digital PLM initiatives for global FMCG and CPG companies.
- Ensuring that all PLM projects are delivered on time and in budget and will be first point of contact for escalations for delivery issues.
- Oversee the PLM integration to cutting-edge technologies—including IoT, automation, data analytics, and AI—to maximize operational efficiency and productivity.
- Own the technical leadership of the PLM platform across design, configuration, integration, and deployment.
- Conduct business workshop and translate business process requirements into scalable technical designs and system architectures.
- Lead system integration efforts across the digital ecosystem (e.g., ERP, Regulatory, Quality, Manufacturing systems).
- Guide data architecture decisions, ensuring accurate and consistent product data flow throughout the product value chain.
- Oversee deployment activities, including technical planning, data migration, testing, issue resolution, and hypercare.
- Ensure product compliance with security, data governance, and architecture standards.
- Mentor and support PLM deployments across globe and key users to drive system adoption and long-term success
- Develop strategic thinking & leadership with strong abilities in relationship management, flexibility/ adaptability, and accountability to targeted business outcome.

What we offer:

- Individual career path
- Access to countless trainings and certification offerings
- A knowledge sharing culture
- An environment where you are actively contributing your ideas
- The possibility to work in projects in one of the largest IT companies


Required technical and professional expertise

- 15 to 20 years in PLM digital transformation experience with CPG & process industries and knowledge of business processes
- Proven track record of managing delivery, operations, or teams; seasoned leader who thrives on the challenge to innovate and raise the bar continuously.
- Well versed with industry business process such as Idea to Market, Change and Configuration Management, Formula and Recipe Management, eBOM and mBOM Management, Pack and Artwork Management, Variant Management etc.
- Hands-on experience in Oracle Agile PLM, Aras Innovator PLM, ECAD/MCAD and downstream system integrations, SDLC, proficiency in working on qualification protocols (IQ/CQ/OQ/PQ) for GxP applications.
- Ability to develop transformation program plan using agile based implementation approach for large scale engagements.
- Ability to interact effectively with global cross-functional teams and translate business process requirements into PLM.
- Expertise in managing PLM IT projects from RFI/RFP phase till Run & Support, PLM IT Upgrades & Enhancements, performing CSV including Oracle Agile PLM, Aras Innovator PLM in regulated companies in accordance with 21 CFR Part11, IDMP Compliance, Annex16, and GxP regulations.
- Good understanding of SDLC practices, with experience using tools like JIRA, Git, Jenkins, and Confluence.
- Excellent communication and influencing skills. Communicate with senior leaders effectively to drive resolution & decisions.
- English business fluency is a must.


Preferred technical and professional experience

- Supporting PLM projects presales, RFI/RFP involving PTC and Siemens PLM applications
- Experience preferably with R&D and manufacturing fields
- Oracle Product Lifecycle Management Cloud 2024 certified Specialist
- Advanced CAD software expertise (Siemens NX)
- Advanced manufacturing and PLM 4.0 certification