Manufacturing Systems Architect – MES & Digital Transformation

Bekaert; Lisboa; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Bekaert is seeking a Business Architect – Manufacturing Systems to shape and govern end-to-end manufacturing processes and IT architecture across plants worldwide.

You will bridge business needs with IT capabilities, drive standardization, and lead transformations in MES, SAP, and connected manufacturing technologies. A strategic, hands-on leader with 10+ years in manufacturing IT is ideal.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in Manufacturing IT, Digital Manufacturing, or Manufacturing Systems.
• Strong end-to-end business and solution architecture experience in manufacturing.
• Proven MES delivery experience, ideally with DELMIA Apriso or similar.
• Deep knowledge of SAP manufacturing processes across Plan, Source, Make and Deliver.
• Experience with SAP-MES integrations, APIs, middleware, PLC, SCADA, IoT.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain end-to-end business processes and architecture for manufacturing and shopfloor operations.
• Align IT solutions with plant strategies and the digital manufacturing roadmap.
• Translate business capabilities into system requirements and technology solutions.
• Develop future-state architecture and transformation roadmaps for manufacturing systems.
• Drive process design and standardization across production planning, shopfloor execution, quality management, inventory, and material flow.
• Govern data flows and system integration between SAP, MES, and connected manufacturing technologies.
• Lead MES platform governance and drive fit-gap analysis and optimization for DELMIA Apriso.
• Partner with plant managers and IT to identify Industry 4.0 opportunities and transformation programs.
• Facilitate workshops, requirements sessions, and cross-functional programs.

Skills

Manufacturing IT

End-to-end architecture

Stakeholder management

Digital transformation

MES platforms

DELMIA Apriso

SAP manufacturing

Integration architecture

Tools

DELMIA Apriso

SAP

APIs / Middleware

Job description

Bekaert is seeking a Business Architect – Manufacturing Systems to shape and govern end-to-end manufacturing processes and IT architecture across plants worldwide.

You will bridge business needs with IT capabilities, drive standardization, and lead transformations in MES, SAP, and connected manufacturing technologies. A strategic, hands-on leader with 10+ years in manufacturing IT is ideal.