Paulina Chmielarz

Industrial Operations Digital and Innovation Director
JLR

Since summer 2023, Paulina Chmielarz has been responsible for driving technology and process transformation across JLR’s Industrial Operations (IO) department, which includes manufacturing, supply chain and procurement. In this role, which reports directly to executive director of IO, Barbara Bergmeier, Paulina leads a workstream focused on accelerating technology, connectivity and automation across processes, from cloud systems to business process automation to product lifecycle management. Prior to this, Paulina Chmielarz held the position of Manufacturing Business Office Director at JLR, where she played leading roles in industrial strategy, systems and planning, make/buy decisions, and in-plant logistics operations. She has been instrumental in JLR’s digital manufacturing strategy, and holds responsibility for the implementation this year of a cloud-based ERP, with the rollout of SAP S/4Hana across all UK operations. Paulina joined JLR in 2016, during which time she has played key roles in global production and logistics processes, systems and engineering. She was essential in developing JLR’s material and logistics flows for its plant in Nitra, Slovakia, and later held roles in defining business processes and manufacturing systems. Before joining JLR, Paulina worked in a variety of industries including machining, medical equipment, electronics and automotive, including for a tier-1 supplier and Chinese OEM Qoros. She graduated from Wroclaw University of Technology, Poland, in 2008 with a double Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering.