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Schneider Electric

Global energy management and automation provider

Industrial Consultant

Technology & Systems ConsultingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Experience in manufacturing or factory operations, such as production engineering, equipment maintenance, quality control, or energy management, together with experience in process improvement or driving digitization projects.
  • Work experience in the industrial automation industry.
  • Experience with manufacturing DX projects at a consulting firm or similar organization.
  • Ability to think logically and document work as a consulting foundation.
  • English proficiency sufficient to collaborate with overseas resources, understand documents, and participate in discussions.
  • Native-level Japanese proficiency to explain and propose ideas clearly and logically to Japanese clients from shop-floor personnel to executives, and to adapt global standard offerings for Japan.

Responsibilities

  • Assess the digital maturity of manufacturing operations in collaboration with overseas specialists, identify issues from both shop-floor and management perspectives, and use data analysis and interviews to visualize gaps and improvement opportunities.
  • Develop improvement hypotheses for identified issues, plan and execute small proof-of-concept projects, and validate impact using factory equipment and data, including IoT sensors and data-analysis tools.
  • Develop DX strategies and improvement roadmaps based on proof-of-concept results, shape practical improvement solutions using industrial software and hardware products, and reach agreement with clients.
  • Coordinate with sales, engineering, supply chain, quality, IT, and other departments to execute transformation plans; connect shop-floor teams with management; lead planning, progress tracking, risk response, change management, and stakeholder engagement; and support training, adoption, and transition to implementation.
  • Organize successful approaches across projects and develop standard procedures, templates, and visualization tools for DX initiatives; contribute to capability building through training and on-the-job training for team members, with scope expanding according to experience.
  • Provide consulting to manufacturing clients, including automotive and food and beverage/consumer packaged goods companies, to improve factory productivity, efficiency, quality, and energy use through digital transformation.
  • Support problem-solving across operational efficiency, equipment maintenance, energy management, data management, quality, change management, and cybersecurity in factory and operational technology environments.

Desired Qualifications

  • A strong interest in consulting and problem-solving, with the ability to organize issues and derive improvements from data and observation of manufacturing operations.
  • Respect for shop-floor work and willingness to visit client factories and address operational challenges directly.
  • Ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders, build consensus, and independently plan, drive, and improve projects.
  • Motivation to learn new knowledge and technologies and develop as a consultant through collaboration with internal and external experts.
  • Prior employment at a consulting firm is not required; motivation to apply manufacturing-floor knowledge in DX and consulting is valued.

About the Company

Schneider Electric

Global energy management and automation provider

Schneider Electric is a global specialist in energy management and automation. It helps homes, businesses, and industries run electricity more efficiently by selling electrical products, automation hardware, software, and related services. Its offerings cover electrification, automation, and digitization, and solutions connect devices, collect data, and control systems to optimize energy use in smart industries, resilient infrastructure, and data centers. The company distinguishes itself with a broad, end-to-end portfolio and a worldwide presence in over 100 countries, combining hardware, software, and services to address sustainability and reliability. Its goal is to help people and organizations use energy more efficiently, reduce environmental impact, and improve uptime and reliability.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Rueil-Malmaison, France
Founded
1836

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