Senior Consultant (all genders) – Manufacturing & Industrialization

As a Senior Consultant at Porsche Consulting GmbH, you will be part of a team that helps leading companies transform their operations to achieve higher productivity, flexibility, and cost-effectiveness along the entire industrial value chain.

Your primary responsibilities will include:

• Developing integrated vision statements for digital production, from connected facilities to IoT architectures and seamless shopfloor integration.
• Designing data-driven use cases, such as predictive maintenance, AI-supported quality control loops, production optimisation, and autonomous control systems, and overseeing their technical and organisational implementation.
• Planning new production sites and optimising existing plants using modern planning methods, leveraging digital twins to simulate material flows, capacities, and ramp-up scenarios.
• Supporting the industrialisation of new products and ensuring successful production ramp-up, from strategic planning to pilot phases and stable series production.
• Evaluating automation potential, developing innovative production concepts, and implementing economically viable robotics and automation solutions.
• Identifying sustainable levers to reduce manufacturing costs, increasing productivity, and optimising resource, energy, and material usage.
• Establishing high-performance production systems based on lean principles, implementing performance management structures, and embedding a culture of continuous improvement.

In addition to these responsibilities, you will also be involved in various other tasks, including:

• Analysing and optimising production and industrialisation processes.
• Developing smart factory roadmaps and digital architecture.
• Designing and implementing data and AI applications in production.
• Planning factories, production networks, and layouts, including simulation and digital twin.
• Managing ramp-up programmes and industrialisation projects.
• Identifying and realising cost reduction and efficiency potential.
• Introducing operational excellence systems.
• Leading interdisciplinary transformation projects.
• Conducting management workshops and steering committees.

To be successful in this role, you will need to have:

• A strong academic background in a relevant field, such as engineering, computer science, or business administration.
• Several years of experience in a top management consulting firm or in industry, preferably in operations, production, industrial engineering, or digitalisation.
• In-depth expertise in at least one of the following areas:

• Smart Factory / Industry 4.0
• Data & AI in production environments
• Factory planning / Digital Twin
• Ramp-up & Industrialisation
• Lean Production / Operational Excellence
• Automation & Robotics

• Strong analytical skills and structured problem-solving abilities.
• Technical understanding combined with business acumen.
• Confidence in presenting to top management.
• Excellent German and English language skills, as well as a willingness to travel.

In return, we offer a competitive salary and a range of benefits, including:

• Comprehensive pension scheme.
• Flexible working models, including mobile work, flexible hours, and sabbaticals.
• Support for work-life balance, including childcare, family services, and social engagement opportunities.
• Health promotion initiatives, including check-ups, vaccinations, ergonomic advice, digital tools, and comprehensive support from our occupational health management.
• Attractive conditions for purchasing and leasing vehicles, including exclusive tyre leasing for long-term employees and discounts on vehicles from Porsche, Volkswagen, Audi, and Ducati.
• Subsidised catering options, including fresh, seasonal, and regional food, modern cafeterias, and sustainable takeaway options.
• Support for sustainable mobility, including discounted public transport tickets, bike leasing, and comprehensive charging infrastructure for electric vehicles.
• Discounts on corporate benefits, employee discounts on Porsche lifestyle products and services, and package stations.
• Fair and performance-oriented remuneration according to tariff, including voluntary special payments, Christmas and holiday pay, and special bonuses for service anniversaries.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please submit your application, including your resume and a cover letter, to our recruitment centre.

We look forward to hearing from you!