Digital Process Optimization Lead

BASF SE • Southfield, MI

2d • Onsite

About The Position

As the world’s leading chemical company, we help our customers in nearly every industry meet the current and future needs of society through science and innovation. We achieve this through our commitment to continuous improvement and operational excellence, which gives us the opportunity to set and deliver on ambitious, long-term goals. We provide a challenging and rewarding work environment with a strong emphasis on process safety, as well as the safety of our employees and the communities we operate in and are always working to form the best team—especially from within, through an emphasis on lifelong learning and development. This allows for our employees to innovate and generate new ideas, put them into action, and gain insights from them to further advance our collective expertise.

You will execute and deliver global digital initiatives from regional direction that improves process efficiency, asset utilization, and decision-making across manufacturing operations with the goal of turning data into decisions. You will be responsible for hands-on implementation, collaboration, and technical execution to achieve our strategic goals.

Requirements

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to leverage data for process optimization.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong motivation for hands-on digital implementation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate, MES, and ERP systems such as SAP.
• Project management experience
• Strong collaboration and communication skills.
• Willingness to travel.
• Ownership, speed, and cost-focused mindset.
• Agile, results-oriented way of working.

Responsibilities

• Deploying, adopting, and actively using digital solutions at sites.
• Using standard KPIs and dashboards for performance comparison and decisions.
• Showing measurable impact on Fixed Manufacturing Costs and asset utilization.
• Enabling Operators and teams to use digital tools independently.
• Executing digital transformation initiatives in process optimization using data-driven solutions to reduce waste, waiting times, transportation losses, and inefficiencies.
• Modernizing virtual assessment and benchmarking practices to compare site performance, evaluate innovation initiatives, and identify rollout potential.
• Supporting the definition, development, and rollout of standardized global KPIs and dashboards.
• Developing and deploying digital decision-support tools for shop-floor operations and cross-functional processes.
• Driving the shift from traditional continuous improvement methods to a digital-first approach.
• Designing and delivering training and enablement programs focused on practical digital tool usage.
• Managing international cross-functional projects with focus on cost awareness and measurable outcomes.
• Collaborating closely with operations teams while enabling future digital capabilities.

Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements whenever possible
• Highly competitive retirement savings plan with company match and investment options
• Well-being programs that include comprehensive mental health support for you and your household family members
• Family forming benefits (fertility, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, maternity/parental leave, and more)
• Back-up child and elder care with discount programs for families of all ages and stages
• Mentoring and career development opportunities that allow you to share, learn, and thrive
• Matching gifts program that allows you to deepen the impact of your contributions to qualified charities.
• Employee crisis support for when the unexpected happens
• Access to our BASF wine cellar, employee discounts, and much more!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level