Regional Digitalization Lead

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BASF is hiring a Regional Digitalization Lead to steer North American manufacturing digitalization for the Coatings team, onsite in Greenville, OH. You will translate global digital strategy into regional execution, guiding site Digital Process Optimization and aligning with Global Digital and Automation teams. The role centers on turning data into decisions, enabling tools, analytics and KPIs to boost cost, efficiency and asset utilization, while standardizing dashboards and solutions. You will partner with the Regional Automation Lead and travel across sites. To apply, tailor your resume to highlight cross-site leadership, measurable outcomes, Power Platform and SAP experience, strong analytics, and a concise cover letter linking your impact to decisions.

Now hiring! Regional Digitalization Lead

We are looking for a Regional Digitalization Lead to join our Coatings team.

Come create chemistry with us!

You lead regional digitalization efforts across North American manufacturing sites. You translate global digital strategy into execution. You guide site Digital Process Optimization roles and align initiatives across Greenville, Windsor, and Tultitlán.

You focus on turning data into decisions. You enable sites to use digital tools, data, and analytics to improve performance, cost, and asset utilization.

You work in close partnership with the Regional Automation Lead. Digitalization defines decisions. Automation converts those decisions into execution.

This role sits at the intersection of operations, data, and digital technology. You will have a working relationship with the following:

• Direct collaboration with Regional Automation Lead
• Oversight of site Digital Process Optimization roles
• Interface with global digital and automation teams
• Digitalization Lead: Defines insights and decisions from data
• Automation Lead: Converts decisions into system execution

As a Regional Digitalization Lead you create chemistry by...

• Driving the regional digitalization roadmap across assigned sites
• Translating global digital standards into regional execution
• Aligning digital initiatives across Greenville, Windsor, and Tultitlán
• Providing steering and direction to site Digital Process Optimization roles
• Ensuring consistency in solutions, KPIs, and tools across sites
• Coaching and guiding site Digital Process Optimization leads
• Standardizing KPI frameworks and dashboards across sites
• Promoting adoption of digital tools for shop-floor and business decisions
• Supporting development of scalable and reusable digital solutions
• Enabling data-driven decision-making across operations
• Defining how data is structured, visualized, and used for decisions
• Supporting deployment of decision-support tools across operations
• Driving standardization of reporting and performance tracking
• Promoting use of statistical analysis and data modeling
• Ensuring measurable impact on cost, efficiency, and asset utilization
• Partnering with operations, engineering, IT, and automation teams
• Aligning closely with Regional Automation Lead on execution strategy
• Acting as regional interface between sites and global digital teams
• Supporting digital transformation initiatives across functions
• Leading regional digital projects from concept to stabilization
• Ensuring projects deliver measurable business value
• Driving adoption and sustainment of digital solutions
• Promoting continuous improvement using digital-first methods
• Ensuring Digital roadmap is defined, aligned, and executed across all sites
• Ensuring Standard KPIs and dashboards are used consistently for decisions
• Ensuring Sites independently use digital tools to drive performance
• Ensuring Digital initiatives deliver measurable cost and efficiency improvements
• Ensuring Strong alignment between Digitalization (decisions) and Automation (execution)

If you have...

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering, IT, data science, or related field
• Experience in manufacturing, production, or process industries
• Several years of experience in digitalization, analytics, or process optimization
• Experience working across multiple sites or regions preferred
• Microsoft Power Platform (Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate)
• Data analytics and visualization
• Statistical analysis and modeling
• Experience with MES and ERP systems (e.g., SAP)
• Understanding of manufacturing processes and operations
• Strong analytical thinking and data-driven decision-making
• Critical thinking and structured problem solving
• Project management and execution discipline
• Strong communication and influencing skills
• Ability to work across functions and cultures
• Ownership and results-oriented mindset
• Regular travel across North American sites as required

Create your own chemistry with you@BASF

At BASF, you will have the chance to do meaningful work towards building a more sustainable future. In addition to competitive compensation and benefits, BASF provides you with access to a wide range of elements to help you be your best. It’s what we call you@BASF. We are committed to providing benefits, programs, and opportunities that support our employees’ overall well-being, personal growth, and a safe, collaborative, and inclusive work environment.

Just some of the many benefits we offer include:

• Flexible work arrangements whenever possible
• Highly competitive retirement savings plan with company match and investment options
• Well-being programs that include comprehensive mental health support for you and your household family members
• Family forming benefits (fertility, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, maternity/parental leave, and more)
• Back-up child and elder care with discount programs for families of all ages and stages
• Mentoring and career development opportunities that allow you to share, learn, and thrive
• Matching gifts program that allows you to deepen the impact of your contributions to qualified charities.
• Employee crisis support for when the unexpected happens
• Access to our BASF wine cellar, employee discounts, and much more!

About us

As one of the largest chemical companies in North America we have been finding solutions for your everyday needs and addressing the most complex economic, environmental, and sustainability challenges for more than 150 years!

At BASF we empower our employees with the tools, guidance and opportunities they need to advance and succeed in work and life. Giving you the support you need to be your best and fulfill your personal ambitions is what helps us create chemistry. After all, our success is linked to yours. Whatever path you envision, BASF is a great place to build a rewarding, successful career.

Belong to Something Bigger. #belongatBASF

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