Senior Business Analyst - Digital Manufacturing Integration and Automation

About IT in Nestlé

We are a team of IT professionals from many countries and diverse backgrounds, each with unique missions and challenges, working for the biggest health, nutrition and wellness company in the world. We innovate every day through forward-looking technologies to create opportunities for Nestlé’s digital challenges with our consumers, customers and at the workplace. We collaborate with our business partners around the world to deliver standardized, integrated technology products and services to create tangible business value.

In order to help complete our Regional Business Solution-AOA Technical & Production team, we are currently looking for a Senior Business Analyst – Digital Manufacturing Integration and Automation

Position Summary

Information Technology at Nestlé is a multicultural and diverse team of IT professionals driving the biggest IT operations landscape and digital transformation of the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods industry. We enable Nestlé to engage with millions of consumers using a product-driven approach with leading technologies and solutions. Innovating through machine learning, advanced analytics and automation, we are driving industry 4.0 opportunities the manufacturing area. To join our team, we’re looking for people who are curious, courageous, innovative, collaborative and passionate about solving complex problems using new technologies. Together, we make IT possible.

As an Senior Business Analyst in Digital Manufacturing, overseeing integration and automation, you’ll lead both digital capability strategy and associated business value results for Nestlé Asia Oceania Africa (AOA). You will connect and drive digital strategy, aligned with the business strategy, to ensure that digital roadmap and associated IT product/project portfolio maximizes investment and value realization. This will be achieved by stimulating, surfacing, and shaping demand for digital capabilities and assets, in addition to ensuring that the potential business value from those capabilities and assets are captured, optimized, and recognized.

Key responsibilities

• Reporting to the Digital Manufacturing Lead (DMA) for Asia, Oceania, Africa you will be contributing to delivering the DMA solutions to Nestlé factories in AOA (Asia, Oceania and Africa) and GC (Greater China).
• Deliver support to the markets/factories for sustain and leverage/improvement projects in the area of HMI/SCADA (Aveva Software), Device Integration, Aveva Edge and AOI (Rockwell) scripts.
• Supporting the use of Aveva Software and Rockwell (i.e. Aveva Edge, Intouch, System Platform, OI Server, etc.).
• Act as a project team member in areas of deployment of HMI/SCADA and MES solutions (provide the methodology, training, trouble shooting, etc.).
• OT layer (PLC, scales, checkweighers, printers, IIoT devices, X-ray, Metal Detectors).
• Maximize Factory Business Benefits with Seamless End-to-End Integration of Factory Automation and our Digital Manufacturing Application.
• Be an escalation point for markets/factories for issues related to this area.
• Build and maintain strong relationship with the Global Digital Manufacturing Integration and Automation contact.
• Work closely with the Factory Floor IT regional contact.
• Develop a clear understanding of the DMA product group strategy and work with teams to ensure deliver of high-quality services.
• Collaborate on the creation of training materials for the applications and deliver training to the end users.
• Support the analysis and resolution of issues in collaboration with the sustain team.
• Coach, motivate and guide staff belonging to various organizations (business and IT) to understand the business needs and find the best solution that will both align with the customer objectives and the IT strategy.
• Effectively simulate and troubleshoot interface control between the Automation layer and Digital Manufacturing Application

Required Profile

• At least 7 years of experience in a combination of Manufacturing IT, Engineering, and/or Automation
• Bachelor's or master's degree in information systems, computer science, engineering or related field, or equivalent work experience
• Good understanding of IT, Aveva Products and integration with MES Solutions, testing knowledge and ideally configuration knowledge for T&P Digital Manufacturing.
• Experience in supporting Aveva solution roll outs and working across different time zones.
• Experience with implementing and integrating Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) with the automation layer
• Experience managing projects or working towards a deadline.
• Working with clients or customers internal or external.
• Experience working in an Agile/DevOps environment using design thinking methodology.
• Experience with effective communication at different levels in the organization and in English.

Show us that you are an enthusiastic, motivated, fast learner and team player who is used to working with agile practices. Your ability to be flexible, self-motivated and your willingness to do whatever it takes to deliver on a deadline will set you apart from the other candidates. Please don’t hesitate to apply (in English) at www.nestle.com/jobs. We are excited to hear from you!

The Nestlé Group is the world’s largest food and beverage company with 94.4 billion Swiss Francs in sales in 2022. It is present in 189 countries around the world, has 400+ factories and its 300,000+ employees are committed to Nestlé’s purpose of enhancing quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. Nestlé offers a wide portfolio of products and services for people and their pets throughout their lives. Its more than 2000 brands range from global icons like Nescafé or Nespresso to local favorites. Company performance is driven by its Nutrition, Health and Wellness strategy. Nestlé is based in the Swiss town of Vevey where it was founded more than 150 years ago. Learn more about our Group and reasons to join us on www.nestle.com.

We are Nestlé, the largest food and beverage company. We are 308,000 employees strong driven by the purpose of enhancing the quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. Our values are rooted in respect: respect for ourselves, respect for others, respect for diversity and respect for our future. With more than CHF 91.4 billion sales in 2018, we have an expansive presence with 413 factories in more than 85 countries. We believe our people are our most important asset, so we'll offer you a dynamic inclusive international working environment with many opportunities across different businesses, functions and geographies, working with diverse teams and cultures. Want to learn more? Visit us at www.nestle.com.