Senior Global Rollout Manager – Container Tracking & Identification (m/f/d)

A global enterprise in the specialty materials and process industry is equipping its worldwide fleet of high-value specialized chemical containers with Auto-ID technology (RFID tags and CTN/barcode labels). The container fleet continuously circulates between operating sites, customer facilities, and international transit.

The core objective is to execute and ensure the timely, physical tagging and labeling across all global units to establish complete location and turnaround visibility. Hardware procurement is already underway.

Regional Deployment Priority

• APAC / Asia (Top Priority)
• USA (Secondary Priority)
• Europe (Tertiary Priority)

Start Date: ASAP / Early December 2026

Duration: ~6 months (Target completion: May 31, 2027)

Workload Model

Phase 1 (Dec 2026 – Jan 2027): 4 days/week to full-time (ramp-up & execution kick-off)

Phase 2 (Feb 2027 – May 2027): ~2 days/week (ongoing tracking, monitoring & handover)

Work Location: 100% Remote (no travel required)

• Operational Rollout Steering: Develop, maintain, and track site-specific milestone schedules and execution roadmaps.
• Remote Team Coordination: Steer and align dedicated local on-site teams responsible for the physical tagging and labeling of containers across global sites.
• Blocker & Bottleneck Management: Proactively identify and resolve operational dependencies (e.g., container turnaround cycles in transit, local shift capacities, material supply of tags/labels).
• Rollout Tracking & Reporting: Aggregate site-level retrofitting quotas, maintain status dashboards, and prepare regular progress reports and escalations for project leadership.
• Must-Have: Operational Rollout & Project Management: Proven track record in driving structured, milestone-driven rollout or retrofitting initiatives with a pragmatic, hands-on delivery mindset.
• Must-Have: Global Remote Coordination: Extensive experience coordinating distributed international teams remotely across multiple time zones, specifically covering APAC/Asia and the USA.
• Must-Have: Logistics & Supply Chain Background: Solid domain expertise in returnable transport items (RTI), container logistics, fleet management, or track & trace.
• Must-Have: Industry Background: Practical experience in the chemical, process manufacturing, or adjacent regulated industries (e.g., semiconductor materials, life sciences).
• Must-Have: Communication: Business-fluent English (spoken and written).
• Nice-to-Have: Technical familiarity with industrial Auto-ID standards (RFID tag placement, barcode/CTN labeling, industrial scanning).
• Nice-to-Have: Basic SAP HANA touchpoints (e.g., PM, MM, EAM).
• Nice-to-Have: German language skills.