Product Domain Lead - Manufacturing

The Weir Group PLC

$125K — $150K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Senior leadership experience in manufacturing or industrial environments
  • Extensive knowledge of production planning and shop floor operations
  • Success in leading large-scale ERP business transformation programs
  • Strong expertise in SAP S/4HANA for manufacturing processes
  • Experience in global process standardization and operating model changes
  • Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams effectively
  • Strong skills in stakeholder management and strategic decision-making

Responsibilities

  • Own and execute the manufacturing domain strategy and roadmap
  • Lead Product Owners, SMEs, and cross-functional teams
  • Drive adoption of SAP S/4HANA best practices
  • Facilitate global process harmonization across divisions
  • Collaborate with delivery, architecture, and business leaders
  • Govern requirements and continuous improvement initiatives
  • Measure benefits realization and operational performance

Benefits

  • Remote work with international travel opportunities
  • Long-term role encompassing both transformation delivery and ongoing operations
  • High-profile leadership position within a global organization
  • Ability to shape business processes at scale
  • Influence on a significant business transformation initiative
Full Job Description
Product Domain Lead - Manufacturing
Remote (Global) | International Travel Required

Lead a Global Manufacturing Transformation
Weir Group is delivering S4+, one of the most ambitious business transformation programmes in the industrial sector. Built around SAP S/4HANA, S4+ is creating a single global operating model that will transform manufacturing, operations, data, and ways of working across Weir's worldwide business.

We're looking for an experienced Product Domain Lead - Manufacturing to drive the strategy, delivery, and long-term ownership of our Manufacturing domain. This is a rare opportunity to shape global manufacturing processes at scale while influencing the future operating model of a leading engineering organisation.

The Opportunity

As Product Domain Lead, you will lead the evolution of Weir's manufacturing capabilities across production planning, shop floor execution, quality management, and plant maintenance. You will act as the bridge between business strategy and product delivery, converting strategic goals into a prioritised roadmap that delivers measurable business value.

This is a high-profile leadership role that extends beyond programme delivery and becomes a permanent ownership position within Weir's global operating model.

Key Responsibilities
  • Own and execute the Manufacturing domain strategy, roadmap, and prioritised backlog

  • Lead Product Owners, SMEs, and cross-functional teams across the manufacturing domain

  • Drive adoption of SAP S/4HANA best practice and fit-to-standard principles

  • Enable global process harmonisation across multiple divisions and regions

  • Partner with delivery, architecture, and business leaders to ensure successful outcomes

  • Govern requirements, process decisions, and continuous improvement initiatives

  • Track benefits realisation, adoption, operational performance, and business value

Domain Scope

You'll oversee global manufacturing capabilities including:

  • SAP S/4HANA Production Planning (PP)

  • SAP S/4HANA Quality Management (QM)

  • SAP S/4HANA Plant Maintenance (PM)

  • Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES/42Q)

Supporting key manufacturing models including:

  • Make-to-Order (MTO)

  • Make-to-Stock (MTS)

  • Engineer-to-Order (ETO)

What We're Looking For

Essential Experience
  • Senior leadership experience within manufacturing, operations, or industrial environments
  • Deep knowledge of production planning, shop floor operations, quality management, and maintenance

  • Proven success leading large-scale business transformation or ERP programmes

  • Strong SAP S/4HANA experience, ideally across manufacturing and operations processes

  • Experience driving global process standardisation and operating model change

  • Ability to lead Product Owners, SMEs, and cross-functional teams in a complex programme environment

  • Strong stakeholder management and strategic decision-making skills

Desirable
  • Experience within global engineering, mining, industrial, or heavy manufacturing organisations
  • Knowledge of Agile delivery methodologies and product operating models

  • Experience with MES platforms and operational excellence frameworks

Practicalities
  • Travel / Hours: Global role; some travel and time-zone flexibility required.
  • Role Duration: This is a long-lived role that spans both the S4+ programme phase and ongoing BAU operations.

Location: Remote
Travel: International travel required
Type: Long-term leadership opportunity spanning transformation delivery and ongoing business ownership

If you're a manufacturing transformation leader who thrives on delivering global change, we'd love to hear from you.

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