Manufacturing AI Platform Leader

Company Description

JDE Peet’s – now part of Keurig Dr Pepper – is the world’s leading pure-play coffee company, with a presence in more than 100 markets. Guided by our ‘Reignite the Amazing’ strategy, we are focused on brand-led growth across three big bets: Peet’s, L’OR, and our 10 strategically selected local icons led by Jacobs. In 2025, JDE Peet’s generated total sales of EUR 9.9 billion and employed a global workforce of more than 21,000 employees. Discover more about our journey to deliver a coffee for every cup and a brand for every heart at www.jdepeets.com.

What’s it like to work at JDE Peet’s?

• Hybrid Work: Enjoy the best of both worlds—office vibes and home focus.
• Coffee Magic: Experience the energy of coffee breaks and teamwork in the office.
• Career Growth: We support your development
• Learning & development and opportunity to shine
• Competitive base salary
• Health insurance
• 22 days of annual paid leave

Join us and discover how great things happen over a cup of coffee!

Job Description

As a Manufacturing AI Platform Leader functionally in the Global Digitalization and Automation department and located in a factory, you'll be part of a diverse group that’s all about learning, growing, and supporting each other—just the way we like it!

Your main focus will be rapid experimentation at the host factory, then productize and scale globally – accountable for end-to-end delivery. We're not just looking for expertise, but also someone with strong people skills and a drive to succeed. You'll play a key role in making a real impact in our value chain.

Here’s what you’ll be responsible for:

• Global AI & workflow automation use cases: develop, test, implement, scale, maintain
  • Co-design and own/adapt roadmap
  • Aligned with stakeholders
  • Support AOP and VCP processes
• AI & workflow automation Roadmap: co-design, own, align
  • Experiment, productize, and scale globally - accountable for end-to-end delivery
  • Project management
  • Collaborate with Global Data Foundation Product Owner
  • Develop and Improve Run-books for efficient rollout
• Ecosystem: select, develop, and manage suppliers
  • ​​​​​​​Support the selection of strategic global/regional suppliers together with Global Procurement and IT
  • Stay updated on the latest trends and practices in AI
  • Align with Industry 4.0 Core Team, Global Procurement, and IT
• Communication & capability building within manufacturing communities
  • ​​​​​​​Communicate roadmap and digital products in MOS Pillar Meetings to Plant Managers, Industry 4.0 Core Team, and Platform Meetings
  • Control progress, evaluate, and drive digital products

Qualifications

We’re looking for a Digital Leader who is pace-driven, data-driven, and connects fast with others. You’ll need experience with implementing multi-site digital products and the ability to thrive in a diverse team. We’re more focused on the overall fit than a long list of requirements, but here are a few things that would be great to have:

- Automation with AI/LLM and workflow orchestration tools (CoPilot studio, Claude, ChatGPT/Codex, Gemini, n8n)

- Project management: waterfall, agile

- Data Modelling and visualization tools like Power BI and Grafana

- Basic knowledge of data engineering and databases (MES, IT/OT infrastructure, OT networks, SAP, vector databases)

- Continuous improvement (TPM, Six Sigma) with focus on Business Process Analysis

- Coffee manufacturing process knowledge (roasting, extraction, drying)

Let’s see if you’re the right match!

Additional Information

What do we offer:

• Impact: Digital upgrade of coffee production
• Learning: Use cutting-edge technologies to drive improvements and create value
• Exposure: Work with our global manufacturing network and Senior Leadership

Your application at JDE Peet's
If you are interested in this career opportunity at JDE Peet's, apply and join us. After receiving your application, we will do our utmost to give you quick feedback. Part of the recruitment procedure at JDE Peet's would be an online assessment, followed by interviews. A pre-employment check can be part of the recruitment process.

More about US:

We are people united by the power and possibility of tea and coffee. At JDE Peet’s, we thrive on the freedom to pursue opportunities, provoking new ideas to make an impact at scale. Our ambition is simple – JDE Peet's: unleashing the possibilities of coffee and tea.

We bring action to our intentions, following through on what was agreed, always pushing things forward. We offer our people a range of learning and development programmes to support their personal growth. We’ve worked hard to build an open, collaborative environment where you can approach anyone and be heard.

At JDE Peet's, we believe it’s amazing what can happen over a cup of coffee or tea. We also believe that a diverse and inclusive culture enables us to serve every coffee and tea lover in the best possible way. No matter who you are, where you come from, how you live your life, or how you enjoy your coffee or tea, you can fulfil your ambitions and contribute to our success.

When you grow, we grow, and coffee & tea grow.

UNLEASH YOUR POSSIBILITY!

Find out more at https://careers.jacobsdouweegberts.com/

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JDE Peet’s - now part of Keurig Dr Pepper – is the world’s leading pure-play coffee company, with a presence in more than 100 markets. Guided by our ‘Reignite the Amazing’ strategy, we are focused on brand-led growth across three big bets: Peet’s, L’OR, and our 10 strategically selected local icons led by Jacobs.