Process & Digital Thread Lead

Location: Flexible / Hybrid (3 days onsite)

Hours: 40 hours per week

Engagement: Contract

Role Overview

The Process & Digital Thread Lead plays a pivotal role within the PLM360 Programme, driving alignment between business processes, the future PLM solution, and the organisation's cross-functional Digital Thread vision. Operating at the intersection of process definition, architectural insight, data-flow governance, and project execution, this role ensures that SMEs and Process Use Case Leads remain connected, informed, and supported in shaping future-ready Ways of Working.

The ideal candidate brings strong analytical capability, a deep understanding of complex product information flows, and confidence in shaping end-to-end processes within a global business environment.

Key Responsibilities

Future Processes

• Investigates and assesses current Ways of Working across relevant business units.
• Learns, analyses, and interprets the new PLM360 Ways of Working.
• Identifies process gaps, inefficiencies, and opportunities for improvement.
• Performs detailed difference analysis between current and future processes.
• Defines Business Unit process requirements for the future PLM landscape.
• Supports change impact analysis to ensure successful adoption across teams.
• Works closely with SMEs and Process Use Case Leads to align expectations and outcomes.
• Contributes to tool and workflow development from a process-driven perspective.

Digital Thread

• Owns and maintains Product Data Flow materials throughout the project lifecycle.
• Supports SMEs and Process Use Case Leads by identifying, preventing, and resolving emerging silos.
• Maintains visibility and consistency of end-to-end information flows across the programme.
• May act as custodian of the future information model, ensuring cross-functional alignment.
• Provides architecture-related recommendations, insights, and scenario analysis.
• Helps the local project team understand architectural choices, impacts, and strategies.
• Serves as the connective layer between PLM360 and other PLM-relevant programmes or tools.
• Champions the Digital Thread vision across engineering, operations, configuration, and supply chain functions.

Skills & Experience

• Strong understanding of engineering lifecycle processes or PLM systems.
• Demonstrated ability to map, analyse, and redesign business processes.
• Experience working with complex product data or enterprise architecture concepts.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to break down complex technical topics.
• Experience with PLM systems.
• Exposure to Digital Thread or model-based engineering initiatives.
• Background in engineering, manufacturing, operations, or configuration management.
• Familiarity with large-scale transformation programmes.
• Highly collaborative, proactive, and structured in approach. xbpsjku
• Strong problem-solving skills with a logical mindset.

This vacancy is being advertised by Belcan

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