VP Industrial Operations Engineer

Job Title Industrial Sparring Partner (ISP) – Defense & Industry Positioning & Key Role The Industrial Sparring Partner (ISP) is a senior profile with strong experience and industrial legitimacy. They act as a sparring partner for our Defense clients, particularly for the plant manager, industrial director, or COO (Chief Operations Officer).To do this, they rely on a close relationship with the operational teams on the production sites and the missions they deliver or supervise.

Their goal is to support and accelerate the industrial ramp-up of our clients, with the support of the Business Lines (notably ERD and Invent). They are dedicated to one or two accounts and focus on high-potential production sites.

The ISP has a strategic role with the GCP (Global Client Partner), is integrated into account teams (functional reporting), and supervises commitments related to their client's industrial issues. Together with the GCP, they define and execute an engagement model (“Skin in the game”) tailored to their client, with the goal of sharing KPIs. The ISP also participates in identifying and selling digital, engineering, and consulting projects in connection with their clients.

The ISP is independent hierarchically but a privileged partner of the Business Lines. Deployment on one or two sites of one of the strategic priority accounts is carried out as part of a global European approach: in France, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Member of the ISP community, driven by the Intelligent Industry Accelerator.

Your missions:

Operational sparring partner for industrial leadership: on-site presence 2 to 4 days/week, support for industrial decisions, sharing of KPIsDelivery orchestration: end-to-end management of multi-expertise frameworks, risk management, arbitration, and performance

Business acceleration: identification of opportunities, support for deal shaping, structuring of results-oriented proposals

Contribution to the Defense growth platform: capitalizing on knowledge, developing assets, and driving the industrial ecosystem

Cross-selling of the Group’s industrial offerings

Your perimeter:

Supervises, orchestrates, and grows all industrial services from all BLs (Apps, Sogeti, Invent, Engineering, CIS, …) for the account

Production development,Supply chain management,Quality & compliance,Workforce management,Tech, Data and AIDefines strategy with the sponsor and the GCP, supports the CXO play Validates commitments, must build trust with clients

Your profile:

The ISP brings significant industrial experience (15+ years) in complex industrial environments, ideally in the Defense, Aeronautics, Automotive, or Advanced Manufacturing sectors. Experience in consulting (as part of a firm or freelance) enables them to approach the consulting profession with account knowledge.
1 - Their expertise in industrial strategy and performance covers:

Operational experience in leading or transforming an industrial site (Plant Manager, COO, Operations Director, or similar field role): overall cycle time reduction, review of industrial organizations, management/planning methods, redesign of make or buy policies, industrial transfers, supply chain redesignA broad functional expertise in organization and industrial performance: industrial strategy, industrial reorganization or redesign of operating models, Lean/6 Sigma, QRQC, continuous improvement, flow optimization, Quality, Maintenance, In/outbound logistics

Proven expertise in ramp-up in critical contexts: launching new lines/products, industrializing complex programs, managing industrial crises (delays, quality, supply chain)
Experienced in industrial digitalization / Industry 4.0: MES, IoT, data, AI, automation)
Industrial experience across multiple sectors , enabling cross-fertilization and leveraging best practices from different industries

In-depth knowledge of the Defense sector and the challenges of industrial ramp-up.2 – Credibility gained through in-depth and recognized account knowledge

Knowledge of the industrial system acquired (and continuously developed) through operational assignments visible at the CXO/COO/Head of Plants level

Closeness developed with the account's…