Senior Manager, AI-Driven Manufacturing Transformation

Ernst & Young Oman; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 150,000 - 375,000; Full time

Job summary

EY is seeking a Senior Manager in Supply Chain Manufacturing to lead client-facing transformation programs across manufacturing strategy, operational excellence, and digital manufacturing. You will guide problem definition, value-case development, and design, implementation, adoption, stabilization, scaling, and value realization.

This role requires deep manufacturing expertise paired with strong data, AI, and IT/OT delivery fluency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, supply chain, operations, information systems, business, or a related discipline.
• Master's degree preferred.
• No less than 5–7 years of relevant experience spanning manufacturing, supply chain, operational excellence, digital manufacturing, industrial data and AI, technology consulting, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of complex manufacturing transformation programs, from mobilization and design through implementation, deployment, stabilization, and value realization.
• Own senior client relationships, establish delivery governance, align stakeholders, facilitate decisions, and communicate program status, risks, dependencies, and outcomes.
• Translate manufacturing priorities and P&L value levers into executable workplans, functional and technical solution designs, process changes, AI use cases, technology requirements, data products, operating-model changes, and adoption plans.
• Direct multidisciplinary teams across manufacturing operations, functional design, product management, data engineering, data science, AI, enterprise and solution architecture, application delivery, integration, change management, testing, deployment, and support.
• Manage scope, schedule, quality, budget, resources, dependencies, issues, risks, and contractual commitments using disciplined delivery and risk-management practices.
• Lead manufacturing process and solution design across production performance, asset productivity, maintenance, quality, planning, warehousing, operational excellence, and IT/OT integration.

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, supply chain, operations, information systems, business, or a related discipline

Master's degree preferred

Job description

EY is seeking a Senior Manager in Supply Chain Manufacturing to lead client-facing transformation programs across manufacturing strategy, operational excellence, and digital manufacturing. You will guide problem definition, value-case development, and design, implementation, adoption, stabilization, scaling, and value realization.

This role requires deep manufacturing expertise paired with strong data, AI, and IT/OT delivery fluency.