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Supply Chain & Engineering – Digital Manufacturing & Operations: Automation Manager
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Automation Manager
Digital Manufacturing & Operations
Location: UK (with expected travel) | Career Level: Level 6 (Senior Manager), Level 7 (Manager) | Salary: Competitive, plus benefits
About Industry X & the Role
At Industry X, we shape the future of manufacturing by combining deep industrial expertise with cutting-edge technology. Our mission is to guide businesses—from manufacturers to service organisations and software companies—through digital transformation to unlock their next level of growth.
As an Automation Manager within our Digital Manufacturing & Operations practice, your role is to design and implement world-class solutions that integrate technology, data, and human processes. These solutions drive operational efficiency, process improvements, and lasting value for our clients. You’ll collaborate closely with technology and consulting teams across the project lifecycle, transforming traditional factory operations to become more agile, dynamic, and sustainable.
Accenture fosters a culture where innovation thrives, career growth is prioritised, and shared success defines team achievements. You’ll work in a boundaryless environment, staying at the forefront of emerging trends in applied digital manufacturing.
Key Responsibilities
Client & Project Delivery
- Help clients achieve their digital transformation goals by redesigning factory/plant infrastructure for operational excellence through modernisation of greenfield and brownfield sites.
- Scope, shape, and deliver tangible business value through end-to-end projects, including:
- Current state assessments to identify efficiency gaps.
- Process optimisation using data-driven, technology-enabled solutions.
- Development of business cases, value-led transformation journeys, and implementation roadmaps.
- Partnership with clients to reimagine business processes, operating models, and operational capabilities, leveraging advances in AI, IoT, robotics, and analytics.
Technology & Solution Design
- Drive the conversion of client visions into scalable digital solutions, covering areas such as:
- Factory automation & robotics
- Digital twinning, MES/MOM systems
- Connected worker, augmented/virtual reality
- Advanced IIoT platforms and edge/cloud architectures
- Asset and equipment maintenance systems
- Industrial IoT and cyber-physical integration
- Ensure secure, resilient, and low-friction integration of applications across edge environments, on-premise setups, and cloud architectures.
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Collaboration & Relationship Management
- Build strategic partnerships with key stakeholders—clients, internal domain experts, and external partners—across all career levels.
- Provide coaching and career development support to Accenture’s teams, mentoring professionals within Industry X.
- Involve in sales processes from proposal proposals to client presentations, effectively shaping, tuning, and delivering solutions.
Innovation & Industry Expertise
- Stay abreast of emerging technologies and their practical applications, particularly in AI-driven automation, predictive maintenance, and earned energy systems.
- Apply operational and business acumen to evolve technologies like PLC, DCS, SCADA, and ERP platforms for advanced manufacturing outcomes.
Requirements
Core Competencies
- Hands-on experience designing and delivering automation solutions in discrete or process manufacturing environments.
- Strong understanding of:
- Operational challenges in factories, plants, and asset-heavy industries (e.g., IIoT, CMMS, predictive maintenance).
- Digital technologies (MES, specification tools, cloud-edge middleware tools) and their real-world implementation.
- Value estimation in technology rollouts, integration risks, and ongoing implementations.
- Proven ability to identify process bottlenecks, develop scalable solutions, and advocate for solutions with measurable outcomes.
- Collaborative mindset: Thriving in multi-disciplinary teams where individual success aligns with collective goals.
Must-Have Technical Proficiency
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Experience with:
- Automation systems (PLC, DCS, SCADA)
- Cloud/IoT platforms and rooted sensor technologies
- Enterprise asset and computerised maintenance management (CMMS) systems
- Manufacturing execution systems (MES/MOM)
- Specification tools and formats for automation systems (e.g., VM Clouds)
- IT/OT resilience and security in factory environments.
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Industry exposure in sectors such as:
- Automotive, aerospace, defence, energy, utilities, chemicals, pharmaceuticals.
Teamwork & Growth
- Commitment to customer-centric innovation, with proven mettle for upskilling enterprise teams on cleaning tools and technologies.
- Recognition of sustainable value through applying emerging technologies in manufacturing processes.
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Set Yourself Apart With
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Domain expertise in:
- Robotics and factory floor automation
- Energy-intensive infrastructures
- Insights into VC-backed automation solutions
- Regulatory-forward planning for modernisation projects
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Relevant certifications (e.g., PLC, assertiveness tools, digital transformation frameworks).
The Perks: Why This Role Is Unmissable
- Competitive compensation with additional benefits ('up to 30 days annual leave, private medical insurance).
- 3 extra paid days allocated for charitable community work.
- Boundaryless career growth with a global leader in professional services.
- Flexible work culture, balancing remote collaboration with client on-site support.
- Innovation advocacy: Setting the digital standard for industries in connected retail, pharma, logistics, and smart cities.
About Accenture
Accenture helps its clients evolve fit and fulfil agendas with unparalleled expertise in technology, strategy, and operations. With a global workforce exceeding 791,000, industry-sector excellence, and an award-winning culture of diversity and inclusion, we transform challenges into opportunities.
- Dedicated commitment to reimagining industries (e.g., connected mobility, healthcare, supply chains, energy).
- Technical edge: Cloud, IoT, AI, and cybersecurity as core competitive differentiators.
- Accenture Song: Music-led innovation for employee connection.
- ELLI mentality: A culture where curiosity unlocks rapid, effective outcomes.
How You’ll Fit In
“Accenture’s Innovator Ecosystem pairs limitless ambition with firm guidance, ensuring sustainability that threads into rewarding careers across domains.”
Upbring your commitment to transformational knowledge sharing and explore an inclusive, growth-focused organisation:
- Embrace uniform barriers, celebrate cultural diversity, and drive **innovation`.
- Realise progress outside prescribed codebooks through safe curiosity and grateful trustworthiness.
Join the future now. Build value—transform lives.
Accenture pledges to equal opportunity, detaching selection from bias regarding age, race, creed, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, ethnicity, military background, or veteran status. Application deadline: 31/07/2026 (subject to earlier closure upon fit selection). #LI-EU
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