About the Role
Best Practice Development & Scale Establish and promote best practices for business process transformation and organizational change management in relation to PLM-ERP-MES integrations, supporting cohesive product development and industrialization strategies. Play a leadership/advisory role for PLM and enterprise architecture in new product introduction deliverables and readiness planning for go-to-market functions, technical enablement content and certification development, and product feedback loop processes. Work closely with Product Management, R&D, the Enterprise Deployment Center, and our customer-facing field teams to influence product direction and ensure world-class customer experience. Advise on the adoption and implementation of AI technologies to enhance customer business processes, data analytics, automation, and decision support. Support development of robust end-to-end integration strategies between Windchill PLM and ERP and MES systems, including BOM transformation and synchronization, change management, configuration management, manufacturing and process planning, supply chain, quality, service, and regulatory data exchange. Design and manage enterprise master data models for optimized enterprise processes, system interactions, and cross-discipline data associativity. Define and evolve the Windchill enterprise architecture strategies, ensuring scalability, performance, and alignment with Digital Thread and enterprise transformation initiatives. Provide architectural and governance oversight for strategic customer engagements across global accounts for product and manufacturing data quality, lifecycle traceability, and reuse across PLM, ERP, and MES systems. Recommend and validate frameworks, accelerators, and best practices for efficient and successful enterprise implementations. 15+ years of experience in engineering and/or manufacturing system architecture with expertise in PLM, ERP, AND/OR MES systems and processes spanning product development, planning, manufacturing/production, and quality. Proven success in leading or facilitating PLM AND/OR ERP deployments as an implementer or administrator. Experience with major PLM (Windchill, Teamcenter, Enovia, etc.) and ERP (SAP S/4HANA, Oracle Fusion/NetSuite, Dynamics 365, Infor, etc.) platform integrations and strong working knowledge of APIs and integration frameworks for enterprise system orchestration. Deep understanding of enterprise data models, system configuration/customization, and deployment strategies. Strong grasp of master data governance, Digital Thread, and Digital Product Traceability principles. Strong project/program management capabilities; able to manage multiple priorities in a fastpaced global environment. Excellent problem solving, presentation, communication, and interpersonal skills. Comfortable engaging at the Csuite level with ability to build trusted advisor relationships. Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field. Strong working knowledge of ERP business processes, technical capabilities, and implementation frameworks, with emphasis on SAP solutions. Experience developing and applying best practices for enterprise solutions. Strong business acumen and familiarity with value selling principles.