(Senior) Digital Transformation Manager - MES implementation - #45025

Context

AETHER is a key partner for intrapreneurial projects in Belgium, and we want to reinforce our support in the sector of advanced industrial manufacturing and defense-related technologies, facing interesting challenges:

You know how transformation programs can rapidly lose operational efficiency, stakeholder alignment, and process consistency when large-scale ERP-driven process changes are not properly deployed and adopted across industrial operations, especially in the context of complex manufacturing environments involving supply chain, production activities, and cross-functional business transformation initiatives.

=> We therefore invite you to collaborate with AETHER as a senior Business Transformation Lead.

Job Description

As a Consultant, your objective is to ensure the successful deployment, adoption, and continuous improvement of business transformation initiatives and harmonized operational processes within an industrial environment.

Key Responsibilities Might Include

Stakeholder Coordination, Change Leadership & Transformation Governance

• Pilot and coordinate change management activities within transformation projects and programs
• Define and deploy structured change management plans, including stakeholder analysis, impact assessments, communication, training, and adoption actions
• Support leaders and managers in their role as sponsors of change
• Coordinate the preparation and execution of deployment activities, including testing, training, data readiness, and cutover support
• Support operational teams in adopting harmonized processes and new ways of working
• Facilitate the resolution of functional and organizational blockers
• Coordinate change management activities, including communication and end-user support
• Share business expertise to support the development of training materials, documentation, and hypercare activities
• Act as the main process reference for the functional domain
• Coordinate contributions from Subject Matter Experts and Key Users
• Communicate progress, risks, and impacts to management and program teams
• Collaborate with program partners and consultants involved in the transformation initiatives
  
  

Process Assessment, Operational Analysis & Performance Control

• Assess the organization’s maturity and capacity to absorb change, and identify associated risks
• Measure change effectiveness through KPIs, operational feedback, and adoption indicators
• Identify resistance to change and monitor mitigation actions
• Understand and apply standardized process models within the functional domain
• Evaluate operational feasibility, constraints, and organizational impacts
• Identify required adaptations and escalate exceptions for validation when necessary
• Coordinate test execution and ensure sufficient scenario coverage
• Validate data quality and completeness in alignment with new processes
• Provide feedback on process performance and identify improvement opportunities
  
  

Process Deployment, Documentation & Continuous Improvement

• Contribute to workshops, documentation, and Fit/Gap analyses to ensure clear and complete capture of process requirements
• Ensure that required roles, responsibilities, and competencies are in place to operate solutions effectively
• Capitalize on lessons learned and contribute to the continuous improvement of change management practices
• Ensure sustainability of knowledge and integrity of documentation
• Support stabilization activities and contribute to post-deployment evolutions
  
  

Profile

• Master’s degree in Engineering, Business, Supply Chain, Operations, or equivalent
• Minimum 10 years of experience within industrial environments
• Experience in supply chain and/or production management
• Strong understanding of business processes within operational functions
• Ability to translate standardized process models into operational execution
• Experience with transformation programs involving ERP-integrated processes
• Good understanding of organizational structures and operational ways of working
• Strong collaboration and partnership capabilities with business teams
• Excellent communication and coordination skills
• Structured, organized, and proactive mindset
• Ability to anticipate operational impacts and associated risks
• Collaborative leadership with the ability to influence without direct authority
• Ability to simplify complexity and guide teams through change
• An entrepreneurial experience or ambition is a plus (extra-professional or extra-academic as well)
• Fast availability is preferred
  
  

Our Vision

Success in industries often relies on key individuals demonstrating intrapreneurial leadership, i.e. who continuously launch new initiatives and seek for excellence.

The best way to develop this strength is through ad interim projects, i.e. working as a consultant with established intrapreneurs in international companies, to support their major expansion or improvement initiatives regarding governance, studies, or operations.

Since 2014, AETHER is managing these opportunities for outstanding consultants in key international groups, as these offer greater learning opportunities with multi-million impacts.

Please share your cv and we will check if this demand is the current best opportunity for your career as a consultant.

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