Smart Factory & Automation Leader - GSC International

The Regional Smart & Automation Leader is the strategic architect and facilitator of digital disruption across the manufacturing landscape.

This role is designed for a visionary leader who thrives in hyper-agile environments and possesses the unique ability to translate operational chaos into transformative digital strategies.

Beyond traditional automation, this role orchestrates the radical evolution of shopfloor operations, leveraging disruptive technologies to fundamentally redefine manufacturing excellence.

This role acts as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for smart manufacturing technologies and leads the deployment of standardized, value-driven digital solutions aligned with the Minimum Mandatory requirements (MMR) for Smart Factory.

The role partners closely with plant leadership, central digital teams, IT/OT, and external technology partners to deliver measurable business outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Smart Factory Leadership & Strategy


* Architect of change: Lead and govern shopfloor digitization initiatives across 10+ smart factories in alignment with the MMR framework.


* Define and execute the regional smart factory roadmap, ensuring consistency, scalability, and sustainability of solutions.


* Serve as the regional SME for smart manufacturing, advising sites on solution design, technology selection, and deployment strategies.


* Act as the deployment leader of smart factory solution roll outs, pilots, and scale-up of smart factory solutions, ensuring adherence to timelines, scope, and business value.


* Enforce global standard solutions (Best of breeds) within the factories in the region along


* Be part of Design authority influencing the evolution of best of breeds with respect to regional needs.


* Serve as an Automation SME and provide expertise on line automation activities, physical automation (AMR, ASRS, VLM etc) within the factory

Technology & Solution Expertise


* Drive adoption of best-of-breed shopfloor solutions rather than monolithic platforms, ensuring interoperability and future readiness.


* Provide deep expertise in:



* Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)


* Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)


* Shopfloor AI and Advanced Analytics


* Generative AI (Gen AI) use cases for operations, quality, maintenance, and workforce enablement

Program & Deployment Management


* Act as the deployment leader of smart factory solution roll outs, pilots, and scale-up of smart factory solutions, ensuring adherence to timelines, scope, and business value.


* Track and report benefits realization (productivity, quality, cost, safety, sustainability).

Stakeholder & Change Management


* Build strong partnerships with plant managers, operations leaders, engineering, IT, digital, and corporate leadership.


* Act as a trusted advisor to factory leadership teams, translating business problems into digital solutions.


* Drive change management, user adoption, an...