Director of Business Consulting Manufacturing (f/m/x) in London

At Avenga, more than 6,000 colleagues worldwide help organizations solve their challenges. As an AI-native engineering company, we bring deep expertise across healthcare, life sciences, finance, telecommunications, manufacturing, retail, consumer, and technology to create solutions that deliver real business impact. While we help our customers engineer AI into the core of their business, people remain at the core of ours. Across locations, disciplines, and backgrounds, people come together to solve, share, and learn. At Avenga we believe that growth comes from doing meaningful work, contributing to interesting projects, and building success together. As part of the family-owned KKCG Group, Avenga offers the strength of a long-term owner while maintaining a culture where people play a role in shaping what’s next. At the core of the role We are looking for a Director of Business Consulting Manufacturing (f/m/x) to bring deep manufacturing expertise to our Industrials business and help clients turn AI opportunities into measurable operational value. As our manufacturing subject matter expert, you’ll work closely with account, pre-sales, and delivery teams and engage directly with operations and plant leaders. You’ll shape practical, outcome-focused solutions around digital twins and simulation, predictive maintenance, OEE improvement, and AI-enabled operations. This Principal-level role combines manufacturing expertise, business consulting, and solution shaping. You’ll work alongside the teams that own our client relationships, developing new opportunities and turning complex operational challenges into solutions that work in practice. Reporting to the SVP Industrials, the role can be based in Germany or the UK , with hybrid working and regular travel to client sites as required. Core skills you’ll bring 10+ years of experience in manufacturing operations or digital manufacturing transformation, including experience within IT services or consulting. Hands-on experience with AI in manufacturing, including predictive maintenance, GenAI-supported maintenance and troubleshooting, simulation, or digital twins. Strong knowledge of plant operations and KPIs such as OEE, MTTR, downtime, maintenance planning, and quality. Good understanding of the shopfloor IT/OT landscape, including MES, SCADA, IoT platforms, and ERP integration. Ability to turn manufacturing use cases into business cases with measurable outcomes and realistic, phased scopes. Pre-sales experience across client workshops, solution design, proposals, and RFP responses. Confidence engaging with senior operations stakeholders, including plant managers, Heads of Operations, and COOs. Program delivery experience and an understanding of what it takes to turn proposals into successful implementation. Fluent English and German, enabling you to work confidently with clients in an international environment. Nice-to-have Experience with NVIDIA Omniverse or physical AI. Experience sharing industry expertise through talks, articles, videos, or other thought-leadership formats. The impact you'll create Lead client discovery to identify and qualify high-value AI use cases across manufacturing operations. Shape our manufacturing offerings together with the vertical lead and delivery teams, focusing on digital twins and simulation, predictive maintenance, OEE improvement, and AI-enabled operations. Bring manufacturing expertise to supply chain optimisation and agentic back-office solutions. Develop outcome-based propositions with clear KPIs, measurable value, and realistic implementation paths rather than role-based staffing. Shape manufacturing content for proposals and RFP responses in close collaboration with pre-sales and delivery teams. Turn ideas into tangible solutions by developing demos and proofs of concept with delivery teams and technology partners. Support key manufacturing accounts with industry insights and relevant use-case roadmaps. Build commercial opportunities against an overlay revenue target while partnering with account owners and Account Development Managers who retain ownership of client relationships. Share your expertise at industry events and client roundtables and contribute thought leadership on AI in manufacturing. What supports your journey Clear view of where you stand and what comes next: Performance evaluations. Learn in the way that suits you: Conference ticket coverage, internal training and knowledge sharing, online courses. Work your way: Flexible working hours, mobile work and workation, central office locations, weekly breakfasts, fully equipped kitchens, in-office fresh fruit and refreshments. We look after your well-being: Annual vacation of 30 calendar days, extensive fitness options with Wellpass, bike leasing after probation, 2 extra days off for Christmas and New Year. Be part of the community from day one: Avenga welcome package, employee anniversary awards, surprise gifts for different occasions, casual company events, company social events, teambuilding activities, corporate exclusive discounts from partners, subsidized company pension plan, discounted Germany Ticket. People are at the core of Avenga. We provide equal opportunities regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion, or any other characteristic. We are committed to a respectful environment where everyone can be themselves, share their ideas, and feel that they belong.