North America MES Deployment Lead

Kenvue; Lititz (Lancaster County); Hybrid; USD 124,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Benefit Package

Paid Holidays, Vacation, VolunteerTime

Learning & Development Opportunities

Kenvuer Impact Networks

Job summary

Kenvue in Lititz, PA seeks a North America MES Deployment Lead to define regional deployment strategy and timing, coordinating with regional network leadership to align with global template. The role links local, regional, and global stakeholders to ensure successful MES rollout across North and Latin America.

You will monitor progress, escalate issues, collaborate with System Integrator PMs and site deployment leads, collect lessons learned, and support change management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or similar.
• 10+ years of business experience with at least 5 years of leadings project in the supply chain or IT manufacturing space.
• Experience with MES systems (AVEVA Model Driven MES a plus).
• Excellent communication, motivation, team building, employee involvement, diplomacy, delegating skills, as well as confidence and enthusiasm
• Strategic planning and disruptive thinking. Agile and entrepreneurial mindset
• Proven track record of dealing well with ambiguity, prioritizing needs, and delivering results in a dynamic environment
• Ability to collaborate within and across companies, cultures, functions, and geographies to lead change and action
• Strong experience in automation and engineering
• Experience in how to best apply the latest digital technologies to advance a manufacturing site and overall the E2E Supply Chain

Responsibilities

• Define regional MES deployment strategy and timing.
• Coordinate MES implementation activities across region.
• Monitor and report regional program progress.
• Escalate project issues at local or regional level.
• Actively collaborate with the System Integrator PMs and Site Deployment Leads to remove obstacles.
• Collect lessons learned from local project execution and feed them into the MES governance continuous improvement process.
• Support change management efforts within the region in alignment with regional Network leadership and the Global Change Management lead.
• Ensure sites meet quarter spending commitments and that all regional actual spending data will be available to the Global MES Finance Lead when needed.
• Support Sites and Regional Deployment leads in the collection, validation and approval of benefits linked to the MES project execution.
• Monitor and report to the global team the start of regional initiatives in the Manufacturing Execution space, to detect potential duplicates or projects deviating from the defined global strategy.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Agile mindset

Strategic planning

Change management

Collaboration across cultures

Automation & engineering

Digital manufacturing

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Tools

AVEVA Model Driven MES

MES systems

Job description

What We Do

At Kenvue, we realize the extraordinary power of everyday care. Built on over a century of heritage and rooted in science, we’re the house of iconic brands - including NEUTROGENA®, AVEENO®, TYLENOL®, LISTERINE®, JOHNSON’S® and BAND-AID® that you already know and love. Science is our passion; care is our talent.

Kenvue Is Currently Recruiting For a North America MES Deployment Lead

What We Do

At Kenvue, we realize the extraordinary power of everyday care. Built on over a century of heritage and rooted in science, we’re the house of iconic brands - including NEUTROGENA®, AVEENO®, TYLENOL®, LISTERINE®, JOHNSON’S® and BAND-AID® that you already know and love. Science is our passion; care is our talent.

Who We Are

Our global team is ~ 22,000 brilliant people with a workplace culture where every voice matters, and every contribution is appreciated. We are passionate about insights, innovation and committed to delivering the best products to our customers. With expertise and empathy, being a Kenvuer means having the power to impact millions of people every day. We put people first, care fiercely, earn trust with science and solve with courage – and have brilliant opportunities waiting for you! Join us in shaping our future–and yours. For more information, click here.

Role Reports To

Director MAKE Global Systems & Solutions

Location

North America, United States, Pennsylvania, Lititz

Work Location

Hybrid

What You Will Do

The North America Deployment Lead will define the regional MES deployment Strategy and timing including installation and validation of technologies for both North and Latin America. He/she will work with the Regional network leadership to ensure program execution is always aligned to expectations, acting as a link between local, regional and global stakeholders. In his/her role the [Region] Deployment Lead will coordinate MES implementation activities for the region ensuring full alignment with the global template and strategy. He/she will work with the North America Regional and Site Deployment Leads to ensure timely and effective project execution and proactive risks management.

He/she Will

• Monitor and report regional program progress
• Act as first level escalation for project related issues detected at local or regional level
• Actively collaborate with the System Integrator Project managers and Kenvue’s Site Deployment Leads to remove obstacles
• Collect lessons learned from local project execution and feed them into the MES governance continuous improvement process
• Support change management efforts within the region in alignment with regional Network leadership and the Global Change Management lead
• Ensure sites meet quarter spending commitments and that all regional actual spending data will be available to the Global MES Finance Lead when needed (BP, JU, MU, etc.)
• Support Sites and Regional Deployment leads in the collection, validation and approval of benefits linked to the MES project execution, including a benefit evaluation cycle to be conducted periodically as instructed by the Global Team
• Monitor and report to the global team the start of regional initiatives in the Manufacturing Execution space, to detect potential duplicates or projects deviating from the defined global strategy

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or similar
• Minimum of 10 years of business experience with at least 5 years of leadings project in the supply chain or IT manufacturing space
• Experience working with MES systems (AVEVA Model Driven MES experience is a plus) either as a user or as a consultant/system integrator
• Possesses excellent communication, motivation, team building, employee involvement, diplomacy, delegating skills, as well as confidence and enthusiasm
• Strategic planning and disruptive thinking. Agile and entrepreneurial mindset
• Proven track record of dealing well with ambiguity, prioritizing needs, and delivering results in a dynamic environment
• Ability to collaborate within and across companies, cultures, functions, and geographies to lead change and action
• Strong experience in automation and engineering
• Experience in how to best apply the latest digital technologies to advance a manufacturing site and overall the E2E Supply Chain

Desired Qualifications

• Specific Project Management documented training (PMP certification is a plus)
• Fluency in speaking Spanish and/or Portugues
• Experience working in a consumer goods or pharmaceutical supply chain environment is preferred.
• Experience in global consultancy and corporate environment managing and coordinating large teams in matrix organization is preferred

What’s In It For You

Annual base salary for new hires in this position ranges:

$124,100.00 - $175,200.00

This takes into account a number of factors including work location, the candidate’s skills, experience, education level & other job-related factors.

• Competitive Benefit Package*
• Paid Company Holidays, Paid Vacation, Volunteer Time & More!
• Learning & Development Opportunities
• Kenvuer Impact Networks
• This list could vary based on location/region
• Note: Total Rewards at Kenvue include salary, bonus (if applicable) and benefits. Your Talent Access Partner will be able to share more about our total rewards offerings and the specific salary range for the relevant location(s) during the recruitment & hiring process.

Kenvue is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on merit without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. If you are an individual with a disability, please check our Disability Assistance page for information on how to request an accommodation.