A consulting firm in Germany is seeking a Business Consultant specializing in OT, IoT, and Industry 4.0. The role involves engaging with clients, driving innovation workshops, and developing digital strategies. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in Industry 4.0 and IIoT architecture, along with excellent communication skills in English and German.
Qualifikationen
5+ years in Industry 4.0 / smart-manufacturing roles with measurable outcomes.
Deep knowledge of IIoT architectures and hands-on experience.
Proven experience executing Data / Digital strategies for manufacturing.
Aufgaben
Drive sales by scoping consulting offers.
Lead factory and business assessments.
Advise on IT / OT architecture across design to run.
Kenntnisse
Consulting
Industry 4.0 knowledge
Communication skills
Innovation workshop facilitation
Technical architecture understanding
Jobbeschreibung
Business Consultant - OT / IoT / Industry 4.0
12 month engagement
B22 Freelancing role
Drive sales by scoping and positioning consulting offers (innovation workshops, strategy, data / AI programs, migrations).
Lead factory and business assessments; map value cases; build roadmaps, PoCs / pilots.
Advise on IT / OT architecture (edge, connectivity, data integration) across design → build → run, including governance.
Run innovation workshops with business and technical stakeholders; discover use cases and value propositions.
Build commercially viable business cases and decision logic (cost, productivity, quality, safety).
Provide digital-manufacturing thought leadership and customer inspiration.
Act as front-of-house consultant with client executives and plant leadership; coordinate multi-disciplinary delivery teams.
Produce customer deliverables : requirements analyses, presentations, reports; run on-site and virtual engagements.
Grow the ecosystem with internal teams and external partners (startups, labs, research centers).
Qualifications / Experience Required :
5+ years in Industry 4.0 / smart-manufacturing roles (consulting or in-house) with measurable optimisation outcomes.
Deep knowledge of IIoT architectures and players and hands-on experience implementing UNS in production environments.
Proven experience crafting and executing Data / Digital strategy for manufacturing / logistics organisations.
Strong background in technical architecture and data operations or data-service management across OT / IT (e.g., SCADA / MES / ERP integration, data pipelines, historians / cloud landing zones).Track record designing, improving and scaling digital-transformation solutions.
Strong grasp of technology and data trends relevant to smart industry.
Facilitation experience running innovation workshops with business and technical stakeholders.
Ability to combine business and engineering viewpoints; trusted-advisor presence with C-level and plant leadership.
Excellent communication and presentation skills; fluent English and German (written and spoken).Ways of working : self-driven, transparent, pragmatic, bold and energetic.
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