Expert Senior Manager, ERP Digital Transformation Design - Product Lifecycle Management
Job ID
86976
Areas of Work
Management Consulting, Technology & Engineering
Employment Type
Permanent Full-Time
Location(s)
Lisbon, Madrid
**Description & Requirements**:
**_ Applications must be submitted in English_**
**ABOUT US**
Bain & Company is a global consultancy that helps the world’s most ambitious change-makers define the future.
Across 65 cities in 40 countries, we work alongside our clients as one team with a shared ambition to achieve extraordinary results, outperform the competition, and redefine industries. We complement our tailored, integrated expertise with a vibrant ecosystem of digital innovators to deliver better, faster, and more enduring outcomes. Our 10-year commitment to invest more than $1 billion in pro bono services brings our talent, expertise, and insight to organizations tackling today’s urgent challenges in education, racial equity, social justice, economic development, and the environment. We earned a platinum rating from EcoVadis, the leading platform for environmental, social, and ethical performance ratings for global supply chains, putting us in the top 1% of all companies. Since our founding in 1973, we have measured our success by the success of our clients, and we proudly maintain the highest level of client advocacy in the industry.
**WHO YOU'LL WORK WITH**
You will join our Process Excellence team within our Enterprise Technology practice, focusing on Product Lifecycle Management and serving end-to-end BI projects across our priority clients. You can look forward to being embedded in teams consisting of other driven and curious Bain staff, working alongside consultants, other tech experts (e.g., Cloud, Architecture), design experts, and software developers, among others. With this uniquely diverse group, you will serve leading companies in every industry, helping them enhance PLM processes and solutions to drive innovation and efficiency.
**WHAT YOU'LL DO**
**Mission**
- Utilize PLM expertise to transform product development processes and support data-driven innovation, delivering strategic solutions that align with complex business objectives
- Develop and maintain strong senior client relationships, providing strategic insights and challenging existing processes to deliver business value
- Lead efforts to advance the capability of the team in areas of PLM Processes and Product Data Management
**Essential Functions**
- Lead transformation initiatives to improve product lifecycle efficiency, collaborating with cross-functional teams on strategic PLM solutions
- Ensure effective data management to support new product launches
- Cultivate strong client and stakeholder relationships to ensure change management success and communicate PLM concepts effectively
- Plan, execute, and manage quantitative and qualitative analyses of PLM processes
- Prepare and finalize project deliverables, including reports, workshop materials, and business proposals
- Engage in project and program management activities, such as reviewing and maintaining project plans, actions, and risk logs; scheduling and leading project meetings; and documenting and following up on agreed actions
- Implement focused change management strategies to ensure stakeholder buy-in and acceptance
**ABOUT YOU**
**Education**
- Bachelor’s degree preferably in computer science, software engineering, computer programming, information technology, business informatics, or related fields
- Preferred: Advanced courses in PLM, supply chain, or data management
- Experience
- 10 years of technology experience, incl. 7+ years of PLM implementation experience
- Experience in the Consumer Products and Retail sectors is a plus
- Demonstrated expertise in PLM platforms, with strong knowledge of SAP, Dassault, or Siemens. Experience with Q&FS; processes is a plus
- Consulting background with demonstrated strategic thinking, problem-solving skills, and a track record in managing and cultivating client relationships is highly desirable
**Knowledge, skills and abilities**
- Strong expertise in PLM platforms, with familiarity with advanced PLM technologies and BI tools
- Strong understanding of PLM processes and the ability to implement and optimize these processes within complex client environments
- Solid understanding of master data management, especially in the context of new product introduction processes
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage and interpret large datasets
- Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage and influence senior client stakeholders
- Ability to work collaboratively in a general environment, working with different cultures and styles
- Fluency in English (written and spoken)
**WHAT MAKES US A GREAT PLACE TO WORK**
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