Manufacturing AI Transformation Delivery Manager

Ernst & Young Oman; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

EY is seeking a Manager in our Supply Chain Manufacturing practice to lead market-facing manufacturing transformations that blend operational improvement, digital technology, analytics, and AI. You will partner with client executives and plant leaders to translate priorities into actionable, measurable improvements.

You will design and deploy AI-enabled solutions across ERP/MES and data platforms, guide delivery, and manage cross-functional teams and client relationships.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, supply chain, operations, information systems, computer science, business or a related field.
• 4–6 years of relevant experience in digital manufacturing, manufacturing operations, supply chain, industrial technology, systems implementation, consulting, or a related environment.
• Experience shaping or delivering AI, advanced analytics, or knowledge-enabled solutions within manufacturing, supply chain, engineering, quality, maintenance, or industrial operations.
• Experience working with manufacturing data models, semantic models, ontologies, knowledge graphs, RAG solutions, or comparable approaches for contextualizing and governing operational data.
• Experience translating AI use cases into data, knowledge, architecture, integration, security, evaluation, adoption, and value-realization requirements.
• Experience leading client-facing workstreams or projects that connect manufacturing processes with technology implementation.
• Experience translating between functional stakeholders and technical teams, with ownership of delivery artifacts such as process maps, requirements, functional designs, data mappings, interface requirements, test strategies, deployment plans, or value cases.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary teams, delivery plans, project risks, quality, and stakeholder communications.
• Ability and willingness to travel to client and manufacturing sites as required by engagement needs. Travel can range from 80-100%.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead client-facing manufacturing transformation workstreams and programs from opportunity shaping through design, implementation, deployment, and value realization.
• Act as the two-way liaison between design and delivery teams by translating client needs into solution requirements and translating reusable capabilities into practical engagement plans.
• Partner with the design the team prioritize solution enhancements, validate use cases, shape demonstrations, assess implementation readiness, and define the documentation, training, and support needed for scalable delivery.
• Capture lessons, recurring requirements, configuration patterns, technical constraints, and delivery feedback from engagements and incorporate them into the design backlog and solution roadmap.
• Guide solution design across ERP, MES/MOM, connected worker, SCADA, historians, LIMS, QMS, EAM/CMMS, WMS, APS, industrial data platforms, knowledge platforms, AI services, analytics, and reporting environments.

Skills

Client-facing leadership

Stakeholder management

Delivery leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Travel willingness

Problem solving

PM/Agile experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, supply chain, operations, information systems, computer science, business or related field

Tools

ERP

MES/MOM

SCADA

LIMS

QMS

EAM/CMMS

WMS

AI services

Job description

EY is seeking a Manager in our Supply Chain Manufacturing practice to lead market-facing manufacturing transformations that blend operational improvement, digital technology, analytics, and AI. You will partner with client executives and plant leaders to translate priorities into actionable, measurable improvements.

You will design and deploy AI-enabled solutions across ERP/MES and data platforms, guide delivery, and manage cross-functional teams and client relationships.