Automation Manager / Solution Architects

Accenture; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm is seeking a Digital Manufacturing & Operations Automation Manager to focus on digital transformation and automation in manufacturing operations. This role involves working with clients to modernize factory processes through technology-driven solutions, fostering collaboration, and building strong relationships. Candidates must have hands-on experience and a strong grasp of operational challenges in manufacturing. The position is available in the UK and Ireland with a commitment to inclusion and diversity.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Inclusive workplace environment

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in process or technology solutions.
• In-depth knowledge of operational challenges in manufacturing.
• Experience with application integration and shop floor security.

Responsibilities

• Help clients through digital transformation of operations.
• Develop relationships with clients at all levels.
• Support sales processes and prepare proposals.

Skills

Analysing clients' strategy

Knowledge of digital technologies

Designing solutions

Client management

Tools

MES/MOM systems

Robotics and Automation

IIoT platforms

Job description

Accenture is looking to recruit a Digital Manufacturing & Operations Automation Manager and/or Solution Architects within our Industry X consulting practice in the UK or Ireland with a focus on designing and implementing automated manufacturing operations‑oriented applications and technologies that enable operational efficiency and effectiveness.

We focus on areas such as manufacturing execution, factory automation and robotics, asset and equipment maintenance, connected worker, virtual and augmented reality, sophisticated analytics for operational and strategic decision making, and industrial IoT – all operating within a robust and secure infrastructure – both on‑premise and in the Cloud.

This role is focused on helping our clients achieve their ambitions for digital transformation whilst delivering greenfield and brownfield factory / plant modernisation programmes. You will be working closely with technology and consulting colleagues across our Manufacturing and Operations domain throughout the lifecycle of a project, right from initial scoping to design and subsequent implementation, testing and support.

We digitise, optimise and transform our clients' traditional ways of planning, producing and shipping to be more agile and dynamic.

In this role you will

• Help clients target and deliver value through the digital transformation of their factory / plant / infrastructure operations.
• Help shape, sell and deliver projects that create tangible value – including current state assessments, seeing opportunities to increase efficiency, and developing application & technology‑enabled solutions and providing input into business cases and journey plans, to achieve the right value‑led outcomes for the client.
• Design the application technology solutions to enable future ways of working – new operating models, business functions and processes, whilst working closely with business strategists, process owners and domain experts.
• Use digital technologies to enable clients' future‑state business capabilities and drive targeted business outcomes.
• Develop enduring, trust‑based relationships with people at all career levels, both professionally and personally, internally and externally. This includes receiving and providing (based on experience) coaching and career development across the IX practice.
• Provide points of view on key industry challenges and technology trends and present an impetus for change in industry context.
• Help drive the development and refinement of offerings and generate collateral to support sales and origination activities (overviews, case studies, account planning, marketing information).
• Support the sales process from origination to successful closing (including offering fine tuning, solution shaping, proposal preparation, client presentations).
• Facilitate client innovation and requirements workshops and use a human‑centred approach to solve problems, frame opportunities and achieve innovation through collaboration and co‑creation.

The Person

The successful candidate will be a hands‑on process / technology practitioner with good knowledge and experience in designing and implementing solutions (processes and supporting technical infrastructure) in either discrete or process manufacturing environments.

We are seeking motivated professionals who are driven by the ability to address client problems with insights and innovation, and who thrive in a highly collaborative environment where team success takes priority over individual metrics.

We are looking for experience in the following areas

• Analysing clients' strategy, operating vision, business imperatives and capabilities.
• Selecting the appropriate application, technology and infrastructure components.
• In-depth experience of factory / plant operational challenges and opportunities.
• Knowledge of existing, new and emerging digital technologies and being able to practically apply them for shop floor operational processes.
• Awareness of all aspects of designing and constructing end‑to‑end solutions, including application integration and shop floor security, within local (edge), enterprise (on‑premise) and cloud architectures.
• Assisting client business case development by estimating technology and implementation costs and effort estimation using own experience and Accenture‑guided estimating tools.

Set Yourself Apart

• Robotics and Automation
• MES/MOM systems
• Enterprise asset management / computerised maintenance management
• Plant / factory automation and control systems (PLC, DCS, SCADA)
• IIoT platforms and connected machines and sensors

We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person.