Sales Operations Manager

HCLTech • Pune, Maharashtra, India • 1w ago

Job Summary

10+ years in Automotive, Auto Tier-1, Aerospace, or Industrial Manufacturing.
Hands-on experience with Siemens TIA Portal/WinCC, S7 PLCs, Rockwell Studio 5000, Mitsubishi PLCs, Kepware, ThingWorx, MES platforms, and ERP integrations.
Strong understanding of Profinet, Ethernet/IP, OPC-UA, MQTT, IIoT, OT architectures, and ISA-95 integration models.
Experience with robotics, CNC/SPM equipment, assembly automation, vision systems, warehouse automation, and plant-wide digitalization initiatives.

Ideal Candidate: A "been there, done that" manufacturing professional who can confidently engage customers because they have personally delivered automation, OT, and digital manufacturing programs on the plant floor.

Key Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

Lead OT, Automation, MES, IIoT, and Smart Factory programs from design through go-live and stabilization.
Drive integration of PLCs, SCADA, MES, ERP, robotics, machine vision, AGVs/AMRs, and connected shop-floor systems.
Manage FAT, SAT, commissioning, startup, production ramp-up, and operational readiness activities.
Engage plant leadership, manufacturing engineering, maintenance, and operations teams to identify and deliver transformation opportunities.