Smart Factory Project Leader: MES & Digital Manufacturing

Sanofi Aventis Singapore Pte. Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanofi Aventis Singapore Pte. Ltd is seeking a Project Manager – Smart Factory to lead the deployment of strategic Smart Factory and digital manufacturing initiatives on site in Singapore.

You will manage end-to-end projects and act as an End-to-End IMS expert, integrating MES, Data Historian, OT connectivity and other digital systems to enable a connected, reliable manufacturing environment. You will drive governance, requirements gathering with stakeholders, and change management to ensure

Qualifications

• Experience leading end-to-end Smart Factory projects.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing execution systems.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate Smart Factory projects from planning through implementation and deployment, ensuring delivery in accordance with timelines, scope, budget, global core models and deployment standards.
• Own overall project planning, schedule, cost, scope, resources, risks and dependencies, with mitigation and escalation.
• Lead project governance and stakeholder communication across site and global teams.
• Partner with users and stakeholders to define requirements and ensure solutions meet operational needs.
• Drive user adoption and change management with communication, training and readiness for implementation.
• Manage project priorities and backlog to focus on critical deliverables and risks.
• Establish effective project execution routines with regular team check-ins and action follow-ups.
• Provide technical leadership for end-to-end manufacturing system integration and connectivity.
• Lead MES-related implementation for new products, production setups, CAPAs, and upgrades.
• Configure, optimize and support MES, Data Historian and OT Connectivity systems.
• Ensure data completeness and compliance in MES and Data Historian systems.
• Troubleshoot complex system and integration issues to minimize downtime.
• Provide SME support for deviation investigations and root-cause analysis.
• Ensure site implementation aligns with global architecture and standards.
• Build site capability through knowledge transfer and upskilling.

Skills

Project management

Smart Factory

MES integration

Stakeholder management

Change management

Tools

MES

Data Historian

OT Connectivity

Job description

Sanofi Aventis Singapore Pte. Ltd is seeking a Project Manager – Smart Factory to lead the deployment of strategic Smart Factory and digital manufacturing initiatives on site in Singapore.

You will manage end-to-end projects and act as an End-to-End IMS expert, integrating MES, Data Historian, OT connectivity and other digital systems to enable a connected, reliable manufacturing environment. You will drive governance, requirements gathering with stakeholders, and change management to ensure