Digital Enablement Specialist

Bayer•St. Louis, MO

3d•$137,000 - $155,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Bayer is seeking a Digital Enablement Specialist for its vegetable seed processing operations in St. Louis, Missouri. The role leads digital transformation strategy and the program portfolio, builds business cases for digital investments, and drives change management and adoption programs to support sustainable integration of digital solutions across global vegetable seed processing sites. The specialist assesses and implements fit-for-purpose digital tools and develops and maintains cloud-based data pipelines, analytics platforms, and visualization solutions. Telecommuting from a home office within reasonable commuting distance of St. Louis is permitted up to two days per week. The role requires up to 25% domestic and international travel. The stated salary range is $137,000 to $155,000; additional compensation may include a bonus or commission, if relevant. Bayer also lists health care, vision, dental, retirement, PTO, and sick leave among its benefits. Salary may vary based on location, market data, skills, relevant experience, degrees, certifications, and other factors.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, Engineering Management, or a closely related field.
At least 3 years of experience performing capability prioritization, multi-site roadmap development, and cross-functional program governance in the agricultural and/or manufacturing industry.
Experience building business cases for digital investments in a manufacturing environment, including ROI quantification, cost-benefit analysis, and executive-level stakeholder alignment.
Experience developing data pipelines and analytics solutions using AWS and GCP BigQuery, and scripting languages including Python and SQL to automate reporting.
Experience building visualization solutions using Power BI, Spotfire, and/or Tableau.
Experience conducting ad hoc and structured quantitative analyses in live manufacturing environments to diagnose issues, identify improvement opportunities, and quantify business impact.

Responsibilities

Lead digital transformation strategy and the program portfolio for vegetable seed processing operations.
Build business cases for digital investments.
Drive change management and adoption programs for sustainable integration of digital solutions across global vegetable seed processing sites.
Assess and implement fit-for-purpose digital tools.
Develop and maintain cloud-based data pipelines, analytics platforms, and visualization solutions.
Conduct quantitative analyses in live manufacturing environments, including root cause analysis of ERP data discrepancies, production system integration failures, process automation gap analysis, and operational cost modeling.