Regional Smart & Automation Leader - Manufacturing (Batam)

Regional Smart Factory & Automation Leader (Based in Batam)
Executive recruitment company Monroe Consulting Group Indonesia is recruiting on behalf of a leading multinational company with a core focus on electrical manufacturing. As expansion continues, our client is seeking a professional with at least twenty years’ experience in smart factory automation in a multinational company for the job of Regional Smart Factory & Automation Leader. The job is based in Batam, Indonesia.
Key job responsibilities include: 

• Direct report to the Director
• Architect of change: lead and govern shopfloor digitization initiatives across 10+ smart factories in alignment with the MMR framework.
• Define and execute the regional smart factory roadmap, ensuring consistency, scalability, and sustainability of solutions.
• Serve as the regional SME for smart manufacturing, advising sites on solution design, technology selection, and deployment strategies.
• Act as the deployment leader of smart factory solution roll outs, pilots, and scale-up of smart factory solutions, ensuring adherence to timelines, scope, and business value.
• Enforce global standard solutions (Best of breeds) within the factories in the region along
• Be part of Design authority influencing the evolution of best of breeds with respect to regional needs.
• Serve as an Automation SME and provide expertise on line automation activities, physical automation (AMR, ASRS, VLM etc) within the factory
• Drive adoption of best-of-breed shopfloor solutions rather than monolithic platforms, ensuring interoperability and future readiness

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering or related field
• 20+ years of experience in manufacturing, digital transformation, smart factory, or industrial automation roles.
• Proven experience leading large-scale, multi-factory digitization programs in hyper agile environments
• Exposure to global or regional manufacturing operations is strongly preferred.
• Measurable improvements in operational KPIs (DLP, CSC, OEE, Quality parameters)
• High adoption and satisfaction from factory and leadership stakeholders
• Establishment of the region as a benchmark for smart manufacturing excellence
• Hands-on familiarity with high-mix, low-volume or high-volume electronics production.
• Electronics manufacturing processes (SMT, DIP, testing, box-build)
• Excellent communication and customer-facing presentation skills.
• Strong leadership of cross-functional teams without direct authority.
• High sense of ownership, urgency, and problem-solving capability.
• Able to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.