Job title: Project Manager Smart Factory
Location: Modulus (Tuas, Singapore)
About the Job:
The Project Manager - Smart Factory leads the deployment and implementation of strategic Smart Factory and digital manufacturing initiatives at a Sanofi manufacturing site. This role combines two distinct dimensions:
1. Project leadership - driving Smart Factory projects end-to-end, in line with global standards, core models and delivery frameworks
2. Technical expertise - acting as an End-to-End Integrated Manufacturing Systems (IMS) expert, supporting integration of MES, Data Historian, OT connectivity, equipment and other digital manufacturing systems
Project Management & Deployment
- Lead and coordinate Smart Factory projects from planning through implementation and deployment, ensuring delivery in accordance with agreed timelines, scope, budget, global core models and deployment standards.
- Own overall project planning, schedule, cost, scope, resources, risks and dependencies, ensuring appropriate mitigation and escalation where required.
- Lead project governance and stakeholder communication across site and global teams, including regular project reviews, Steering Committee updates and decision-making forums.
- Partner closely with users and business stakeholders to define requirements and ensure solutions meet operational needs, representing users throughout design, development, implementation and execution.
- Drive user adoption and change management, ensuring appropriate communication, training and readiness for successful implementation of new solutions.
- Manage project priorities and backlog, ensuring resources remain focused on the most critical deliverables and risks.
- Establish effective project execution routines, including regular team check-ins, progress reviews and follow-up of actions, issues and mitigation plans.
Smart Factory & Integrated Manufacturing Systems
- Provide technical leadership for end-to-end manufacturing system integration and connectivity, including the development and oversight of required system configurations and coding.
- Lead MES-related implementation for new products, new production setups, CAPAs, system enhancements and upgrades, ensuring right-first-time qualification and alignment with business requirements.
- Configure, optimise and support MES, Data Historian and OT Connectivity systems, enabling effective integration between manufacturing equipment and digital systems.
- Ensure manufacturing and equipment data required for new production setups is complete, accurate and compliant within MES and Data Historian systems in accordance with established protocols.
- Troubleshoot complex system and integration issues to minimise downtime, maintain production continuity and continuously improve IMS performance.
- Provide SME support for deviation investigations and root-cause analysis, supporting effective resolution of system-related issues.
- Ensure site implementation remains aligned with global Smart Factory architecture, design guidelines and technical standards.
- Build long-term site capability through knowledge transfer, coaching and technical upskilling on integrated manufacturing systems.
- Participate in global Smart Factory and digital manufacturing networks, sharing lessons learned, best practices and supporting global initiatives as required.

Project Manager Smart Factory