Senior Manager Digital and Tech Plant and Automation (Princeton, NJ)
About The Position
As Sr. Manager D&T Plant & Automation, you will lead and inspire a global team of plant automation professionals, building organizational capability, developing talent, and creating an environment where people can do the best work of their careers. You will serve as a trusted partner to senior leaders, helping shape priorities, influence investments, and drive the digital manufacturing roadmap across our global operations. You will also play a senior delivery role, aligning demand and capacity while delivering digital manufacturing solutions that enhance performance across MES, warehousing, automation, and robotics. Your leadership will accelerate digital transformation, strengthen operational discipline, and drive meaningful business results.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Manufacturing, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, with approximately 10+ years of relevant experience.
- Demonstrated success leading and developing global technical teams, including employees and contractors, within complex manufacturing or industrial environments.
- Deep expertise in digital manufacturing technologies including MES, warehousing, ACM, batch management, SCADA, DCS, PLC, automation, or robotics.
- Strong executive presence with the ability to influence senior stakeholders, manage competing priorities, and communicate effectively across all organizational levels.
- Experience driving operational excellence through incident management, ITIL disciplines, root cause analysis, service delivery, and continuous improvement.
- Flexibility to collaborate across global time zones and a passion for advancing digital transformation, innovation, and manufacturing performance.
Responsibilities
- Lead, coach, and develop a global Plant & Automation team, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and high performance.
- Balance demand, capacity, and team priorities across a global support organization, ensuring effective deployment of resources for incidents, enhancements, and strategic initiatives.
- Influence senior business and technology leaders with trusted recommendations that help shape priorities, investments, and long-term manufacturing technology roadmaps.
- Deliver digital manufacturing solutions (MES, warehousing, automation, robotics) that improve operational stability, efficiency, and scalability across manufacturing sites.
- Strengthen operational excellence through disciplined P1/P2 management, ITIL practices, root cause analysis, and proactive problem prevention.
- Champion digitalization and modernization efforts, inspiring teams and partners to adopt new technologies and drive measurable business value.
Benefits
- Impact that reaches millions, with sustainability embedded in all we do.
- Flexible, accountable work that supports life and performance.
- Growth pathways across health, nutrition and beauty; learn fast and lead confidently.
- A culture that prioritizes safety and wellbeing, physically and mentally.
- Barrier-free communities where every voice is valued and respected.
- Curious, science-led teams solving real manufacturing challenges together.
- annual incentive pay
- a retirement savings plan
- health care coverage
- paid time off
- recognition programs
- a broad range of other benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
