CIS Manager

Role & responsibilities

Strategic & Functional Leadership

• Translate Engineering GIC and Supply Chain strategy into a clear OGSM for CIS India, with priorities across core controls, plant applications, data, and security.
• Maintain a balanced portfolio of CIS projects and services that delivers impact on safety, service, cost, and cash while supporting long term digital roadmaps.
• Representing CIS in Engineering and platform forums, ensuring strong integration with Machine Design, M&R, and D&T.
• Lead the CIS India team delivering design, configuration, testing, and deployment of controls and information systems for capital projects, initiatives, and continuous improvement.
• Own and execute CIS work across:
• Core technologies (PLCs, SCADA/HMI, networks, industrial PCs).
• CIS Digital (plant applications, visualization, data collection, reporting).
• Warehouse & logistics technologies and integration into enterprise systems.
• Plant floor security and industrial cybersecurity controls.
• Support for EUAU Digital and partnership with CIS OU Leads.
• Ensure robust global plant floor support processes -Incident Management, with clear SLAs, escalation paths, and root cause / corrective action discipline.

Digital, Security & Standards

• Implement and maintain CIS standards, architecture, and reference designs for electrical, controls, instrumentation, and platforms of information systems.
• Partner with D&T and Security to ensure all CIS solutions meet corporate requirements for safety, cybersecurity, compliance, and data integrity.
• Drive lifecycle management for CIS assets (obsolescence plans, patching, backups, disaster recovery) to minimize risk and unplanned downtime.

Business Partnering & Innovation

• Act as the primary CIS business partner for plant leadership, Engineering, D&T, and Operations, converting site and regional strategies into scalable, standard solutions.
• Identify, pilot, and scale emerging controls, OT, and digital technologies (advanced visualization, IIoT, edge computing, remote diagnostics) and partner with OEMs and integrators to capture innovation.

People Leadership & Operational Excellence

• Manage, coach, and develop CIS engineers, defining clear roles and development plans and building an inclusive, high-performance culture grounded in safety and integrity.
• Define clear roles, expectations, and development plans; support career progression aligned with Supply Chain competencies and technical promotion processes
• Establish and maintain standard work, documentation, and audit routines for CIS design, implementation, and support.
• Ensure CIS work is tightly linked to asset care strategies, reliability roadmaps, and digital manufacturing initiatives, delivering measurable improvements in uptime, quality, and cost.

Preferred candidate profile

Education: Bachelors degree in Engineering Electrical, Electronics, Telecommunication, or a related field.

Experience: 10-12 years of relevant experience, including visible leadership managing direct reports and influencing across functions.

Technical Skills: Ability to drive early management of controls and information systems into design, with strong understanding of controls and IT capabilities in manufacturing environments.

• Core Ecosystems: Deep expertise in major global automation platforms (e.g., Rockwell Automation / Allen-Bradley, Siemens, or Schneider Electric).
• SCADA & Software: High proficiency in industrial software packages (e.g., Inductive Automation Ignition, AVEVA/Wonderware, FactoryTalk View) and database systems (SQL).
• Industrial Networking: Strong command of industrial networks (Ethernet/IP, ProfiNet, Modbus, OPC-UA, MQTT) and industrial cybersecurity standards.

Soft Skills: Strong people leadership, collaboration, and communication skills, with the ability to build high-performing teams.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Masters degree in Engineering (Electronics / Instrumentation) or an MBA.
• Exposure to Digital Transformation / Smart Manufacturing initiatives.