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The role will enable best-in-class manufacturing operations through Digital & AI, manufacturing KPI control tower capabilities, paperless shop-floor execution, and scalable loss-elimination solutions. The Program Deployment Analyst will partner with Manufacturing, TPM, HPN, Digital, AI, Engineering, Quality, Safety, Finance, and site leadership teams to convert the manufacturing digital vision into coordinated pilots, deployment waves, sustainment routines, and measurable business outcomes across Ecolab plants globally.\nEducation / Work Experience\nDegree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing Operations, Business, Data Analytics, Information Systems, or related field of study. 8+ years of relevant experience in manufacturing, supply chain, operational excellence, digital transformation, analytics, or technology-enabled process improvement.\nIndependence Level / Reports To\nOperates as an individual contributor with limited supervisory support from the leader and independently owns assigned deployment workstreams, analyses, deliverables, and stakeholder coordination. Interfaces directly with global and regional manufacturing leaders, plant managers, Digital & AI teams, TPM / HPN partners, Finance, Quality, Safety, Engineering, technology development resources, and deployment teams. Normally reports to Manufacturing Excellence / Digital Manufacturing program leadership or Planning / Operations leadership, depending on final organization design. This role does not have direct people-management responsibility.\nAbout Global Supply Chain\nOur Global Supply Chain is a network of more than 100 manufacturing plants, distribution centers and other facilities designed and located to support our direct sales, marketing and distribution activities. We enable company growth by delivering savings through more efficient operations and high levels of service that create competitive advantage while earning and keeping customers' trust.\nRole Overview\nWe are seeking a Program Deployment Analyst - Manufacturing Excellence Platform / Digital Manufacturing Cell to drive deployment of the Manufacturing Cell program from pilot through global scale-up as an individual contributor. The role will coordinate implementation of the manufacturing KPI control tower, paperless factory workstream, EKODE and related digital tools, and AI-enabled loss-elimination applications. The Program Deployment Analyst will independently manage stakeholder alignment, deployment wave planning, site readiness, training, adoption, risks, and benefits tracking for assigned workstreams to ensure the program delivers measurable improvements in productivity, compliance, data quality, and manufacturing loss reduction.\nWhat's in It for You\nOpportunity to drive deployment of a global manufacturing digital transformation agenda across Ecolab plants as a senior individual contributor.\nExposure to manufacturing excellence, Digital & AI, TPM / HPN, operations, engineering, quality, safety, finance, and site leadership stakeholders.\nAbility to scale solutions that reduce manual work, improve shop-floor productivity, strengthen compliance, and accelerate loss elimination.\nWhat You Will Do\nOwn and drive end-to-end deployment activities for the Manufacturing Excellence Platform across pilot sites, scale-up waves, and sustainment phases for assigned workstreams.\nCoordinate implementation of the manufacturing KPI control tower, including replacement of legacy KPI tools, single-point KPI entry, standard KPI definitions, and integrated data flows.\nDevelop and manage deployment plans covering site readiness, stakeholder engagement, training, change management, cutover, issue resolution, and adoption tracking.\nPartner with plant managers and manufacturing teams to validate current pain points, Wave-1 KPI priorities, data requirements, paperless opportunities, and practical deployment constraints.\nDrive paperless factory deployment by assessing site activities, mapping manual touchpoints, identifying quick wins, and converting paper-based processes into digital, touchless, and audit-ready workflows.\nConduct and support digital maturity assessments across sites using common process mapping, maturity scoring, prioritization matrices, effort-benefit analysis, and deployment sequencing.\nCoordinate deployment of automation and digital solutions including EKODE, eQMS, ERP, Power Automate, Copilot Agent, OCR-based tools, barcode / QR code scanning, machine vision, and AI-enabled loss-elimination use cases.\nWork with technology development resources, data engineers, developers, AI teams, and business stakeholders to translate program requirements into deployable solutions and practical rollout plans.\nEstablish and maintain governance cadence for assigned workstreams, including weekly working sessions, monthly progress reviews, quarterly program reviews, stakeholder feedback forums, and steering committee updates.\nTrack deployment milestones, adoption metrics, risks, issues, dependencies, resource needs, and decision points across active workstreams.\nPartner with Finance and business teams to quantify and monetize KPI improvements, productivity gains, compliance risk reduction, and manufacturing loss-elimination benefits.\nPrepare leadership-ready status updates, deployment roadmaps, benefits trackers, risk / issue logs, action trackers, and decision materials for program reviews.\nMinimum Qualifications\nBachelor's Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing Operations, Business, Data Analytics, Information Systems, or related field of study.\n5+ years of applicable experience in manufacturing, supply chain, operational excellence, digital transformation, project / program delivery, analytics, or technology-enabled process improvement in a manufacturing environment with global or multi-site operations.\nDemonstrated experience independently driving deployments, pilots, scale-up waves, change management, training, adoption, and sustainment of business or digital solutions.\nAdvanced proficiency with ERP, reporting, workflow, collaboration, and productivity tools such as Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI, Power Automate, Planner, and related enterprise systems.\nProven ability to conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis, synthesize inputs from multiple stakeholders, and make practical 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