Digital Manufacturing & Industrial AI
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About the role
About Us
At Thoucentric, we offer end-to-end consulting solutions designed to address the most pressing business challenges across industries. Leveraging deep domain expertise, cutting-edge technology, and a results-driven approach, we help organizations streamline operations, enhance decision-making, and accelerate growth. We are headquartered in Bangalore with presence across multiple locations in India, US, UK, Singapore & Australia Globally.
We help clients with Business Consulting, Program & Project Management, Digital Transformation, Product Management, Process & Technology Solutioning and Execution including Analytics & Emerging Tech areas cutting across functional areas such as Supply Chain, Finance & HR, Sales & Distribution across US, UK, Singapore and Australia. Our unique consulting framework allows us to focus on execution rather than pure advisory. We are working closely with marquee names in the global consumer & packaged goods (CPG) industry, new age tech and start-up ecosystem.
We have been certified as "Great Place to Work" by AIM and have been ranked as "50 Best Firms for Data Scientists to Work For".
We have an experienced consulting team of over 500+ world-class business and technology consultants based across six global locations, supporting clients through their expert insights, entrepreneurial approach and focus on delivery excellence. We have also built point solutions and products through Thoucentric labs using AI/ML in the supply chain space.
Job Description
About Thoucentric:
Thoucentric is a niche management consulting firm focused on helping organizations overcome business challenges, maximize growth & overall performance through effective problem solving, efficient people, process, and technology solutioning, end to end execution and management.
We help clients with Business Consulting, Program & Project Management, Digital Transformation, Product Management, Process & Technology Solutioning and Execution including Analytics & Emerging Tech areas cutting across functional areas such as Supply Chain, Finance & HR, Sales & Distribution.
We are a group of seasoned professionals having diverse industry, solution and product experience thereby making us effective business liaisons. We are 300+ consultants strong coming with strong diverse background fueling our growth story in India and across four other global locations viz. US, UK, Singapore, and Australia.
Thoucentric is an ‘Ethos’ that epitomizes the essence of being a good human… living a life of purpose… being life itself! We are an extension of ourselves together! We breed the basic human values of trust, freedom, nimbleness, compassion, integrity, passion, persistence & conviction.
Job Title: Senior Functional Consultant: Digital Manufacturing & Industrial AI
Job Overview: This role requires the individual to assist manufacturing clients in plant digitalization and Industrial AI initiatives ranging from asset performance and reliability improvement, operational excellence, and smart factory programs to implementation of plant-facing software platforms (APM, MES, EAM/CMMS, Industrial AI/analytics) at a global scale.
He/she is responsible for front ending with client business stakeholders, translating operational requirements into functional designs, use-case definitions, and platform configurations. He/she will be working closely with data/AI and integration teams to deliver measurable business value. He/she should have strong analytical skills and the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy. He/she would work with cross-functional teams and business leads to ensure quality of deliverables, manage risks or escalations, and seek support on roadblocks.
Job Description:
Independently own end-to-end functional delivery of digital manufacturing / Industrial AI workstreams from use-case discovery and requirement gathering through solution design, platform configuration, validation, go-live, and adoption
Prepare functional specifications, use-case definitions, asset hierarchies, and configuration workbooks; perform hands-on functional configuration of APM and Industrial AI platforms with strong knowledge of MES/EAM/CMMS systems
Proficiency in mapping and analysing clients’ end-to-end manufacturing and asset lifecycle processes to contextualize plant-level pain points within broader operational and supply chain frameworks
Demonstrate ability to liaison between business stakeholders and data science/engineering / IT-OT teams throughout the project lifecycle, including definition of data requirements and integration touchpoints with historians, SCADA, MES, EAM/CMMS, and ERP systems
Validate AI/analytics outputs with business users, ead functional testing, model output validation from a domain lens, UAT, and business sign-off prior to deployment
Align with key stakeholders (Plant Operations Leads, Reliability & Maintenance Leads, Business Leads, Delivery Leads, and others) on solution decisions, deployment plans, and adoption readiness
Support change management activities to prepare the client for deployment and adoption (super-user training, SOP and workflow updates, operating model and organizational alignment, communications)
Must have:
6–8 years of progressive industry and/or consulting experience in Manufacturing, Industrial/Consumer Goods, FMCG, F&B, Chemicals/Process, Energy, or Automotive, with a primary focus on manufacturing operations, reliability/maintenance, or plant digitalization
Extensive hands-on functional experience (at least 4–5 years) in implementation or improvement engagements of plant-facing software for Fortune 500 companies: APM/predictive maintenance, MES/MOM, EAM/CMMS, or industrial analytics platforms including at least two full-cycle deployments in a functional consultant/lead capacity
Working and hands-on knowledge of best-in-class plant systems and platforms e.g. SAP PM/EAM, Maximo, GE APM, AVEVA, Siemens Opcenter, or equivalent Industrial AI/APM platforms along with working knowledge of ERP maintenance and production flows
Deep domain understanding of manufacturing and asset management fundamentals, asset hierarchies and criticality, failure modes (FMEA/RCM), maintenance strategies and workflows, OEE and loss analysis, production planning and shop-floor execution
Strong negotiation skills, good interpersonal skills, and ability to work in a cross-functional global organization, engaging confidently with US / European clients
Strong stakeholder management skills & the ability to work with remote teams
Experience in analyzing clients’ processes and operational/plant data to identify opportunities, develop insights, and prepare a business case and value tracking approach to deliver transformational projects within the manufacturing area
Good to have:
Certification such as CMRP, CRL, CSCP/CPIM, or Six Sigma / Lean Manufacturing credentials is a plus
Exposure to plant data landscapes historians (e.g. OSIsoft PI, Aspen IP.21), SCADA/OT data, IIoT platforms and to Industry 4.0 / smart factory programs
Working literacy in SQL/Python for data validation (not model development) and familiarity with data visualization tools (Power BI or similar); exposure to AI/ML and agentic AI-enabled manufacturing use cases is an added advantage
Educational Qualifications:
Strong educational background from reputed engineering and management schools
Requirements
You Are A Good Fit If This Sounds Like You:
Ability to cope in a complex and fast-changing business environment and to respond calmly and rationally to changing aspirations in a deadline-driven situation.
Works independently on complex processes and modules that may be used by one or more programs or systems.
Strong planning and organizing skills including the ability to manage several work streams simultaneously.
Excellent communication skills with a capacity to present, discuss and explain issues coherently and logically both in writing and verbally.
Good influencing and persuasion skills with the ability to enthuse and inspire multidisciplinary teams and build successful relationships at all levels.
Good team player, self-motivated and able to work on own initiative.
Clear decision-making ability with the facility to judge complex situations and assess when to escalate issues
Kindly note that we are working in a Hybrid Mode with base location in Bengaluru, Karnataka, this is not a remote role.
Required Skills
problem solving skills
product management
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Practice Name
Supply Chain Execution_Mfd & Logistics
Date Opened
07/08/2026
Work Mode
Hybrid
Job Type
Full time
Industry
Consulting
Corporate Office
Thoucentric, Innovator Building, ITPL Office
Zip/Postal Code
560066
City
Bengaluru
Country
India
State/Province
Karnataka
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