Senior Manager Digital and Tech Plant and Automation (Princeton, NJ)

Location: Princeton, NJ

As Sr. Manager D&T Plant & Automation, you will lead and inspire a global team of plant automation professionals, building organizational capability, developing talent, and creating an environment where people can do the best work of their careers. You will serve as a trusted partner to senior leaders, helping shape priorities, influence investments, and drive the digital manufacturing roadmap across our global operations.

You will also play a senior delivery role, aligning demand and capacity while delivering digital manufacturing solutions that enhance performance across MES, warehousing, automation, and robotics. Your leadership will accelerate digital transformation, strengthen operational discipline, and drive meaningful business results.

Your Key Responsibilities:

Lead, coach, and develop a global Plant & Automation team, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and high performance.
Balance demand, capacity, and team priorities across a global support organization, ensuring effective deployment of resources for incidents, enhancements, and strategic initiatives.
Influence senior business and technology leaders with trusted recommendations that help shape priorities, investments, and long-term manufacturing technology roadmaps.
Deliver digital manufacturing solutions (MES, warehousing, automation, robotics) that improve operational stability, efficiency, and scalability across manufacturing sites.
Strengthen operational excellence through disciplined P1/P2 management, ITIL practices, root cause analysis, and proactive problem prevention.
Champion digitalization and modernization efforts, inspiring teams and partners to adopt new technologies and drive measurable business value.

We Offer:

Impact that reaches millions, with sustainability embedded in all we do.
Flexible, accountable work that supports life and performance.
Growth pathways across health, nutrition and beauty; learn fast and lead confidently.
A culture that prioritizes safety and wellbeing, physically and mentally.
Barrier-free communities where every voice is valued and respected.
Curious, science-led teams solving real manufacturing challenges together.

You Bring:

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Manufacturing, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, with approximately 10+ years of relevant experience.
Demonstrated success leading and developing global technical teams, including employees and contractors, within complex manufacturing or industrial environments.
Deep expertise in digital manufacturing technologies including MES, warehousing, ACM, batch management, SCADA, DCS, PLC, automation, or robotics.
Strong executive presence with the ability to influence senior stakeholders, manage competing priorities, and communicate effectively across all organizational levels.
Experience driving operational excellence through incident management, ITIL disciplines, root cause analysis, service delivery, and continuous improvement.
Flexibility to collaborate across global time zones and a passion for advancing digital transformation, innovation, and manufacturing performance.

The salary or hourly wage scale provided reflects the pay range dsm-firmenich expects to pay the successful candidate for the position. Individual pay offered will be based on the applicant’s job-related skills, experience, relevant education, or training, and primary work location. Salary $150,000-$180,000.

In addition to base salary, we also offer a comprehensive total rewards package, inclusive of annual incentive pay, a retirement savings plan, health care coverage, paid time off, recognition programs and a broad range of other benefits. All benefits and incentives are subject to eligibility requirements.

About dsm-firmenich

At dsm-firmenich, we don’t just meet expectations – we go beyond them. Join our global team powered by science, creativity, and a shared purpose: to bring progress to life.

From elevating health to making fortified food and sustainable skincare, the impact of your work here will be felt by millions – every single day. Whether it’s fragrance that helps you focus, alternative meat that’s better for the planet, or reducing sugar without losing flavor, this is where you help shape the future of nutrition, health, and beauty for everyone, everywhere.

And while you’re making a difference, we’ll make sure you’re growing too. With learning that never stops, a culture that lifts you up and the freedom to move across businesses, teams, and borders. Your voice matters here. And your ideas? They’re essential to our future.

Because real progress only happens when we go beyond, together.

The application process

Interested in this position? Please apply online by uploading your resume in English. We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on September 11, 2026.

Inclusion, belonging and equal opportunity statement

At dsm-firmenich, we believe being a force for good starts with the way we treat each other. When people feel supported, included, and free to be themselves, they do their best work – and that’s exactly the kind of culture we’re building. A place where opportunity is truly equal, authenticity is celebrated, and everyone has the chance to grow, contribute, and feel they belong.

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we’re serious about making our hiring process as fair and inclusive as possible. From inclusive language and diverse interview panels to thoughtful sourcing, we’re committed to reflecting the world we serve.

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds — no matter your gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or anything else that makes you, you.

And if you have a disability or need any support through the application process, we’re here to help – just let us know what you need, and we’ll do everything we can to make it work.

Agency statement

We’re managing this search directly at dsm-firmenich. If you’re applying as an individual, we’d love to hear from you. We’re not accepting agency submissions or proposals involving fees or commissions for this role.

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