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Montana State University Business Advisor (Updated) in Bozeman, Montana
Position Details
Position Information
Announcement Number STAFF - VA - 25058
For questions regarding this position, please contact:
Kathleen Rich
(406) 994 – 4507
kathleen.rich@montana.edu
Classification Title Facilities Professional
Working Title Business Advisor (Updated)
Brief Position Overview
Help Montana manufacturers succeed! The Business Advisor helps Montana Manufacturing Extension Center ( MMEC ) support that mission by providing growth, innovation, efficiency, compliance, and managerial assistance. This position is based in Great Falls, and all interested individuals are encouraged to apply.
Position Number 4C4321
Department MT Mfg Extension Center MMEC
Division College of Engineering
Appointment Type Professional
Contract Term Fiscal Year
Semester
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FLSA Exempt
Union Affiliation Exempt from Collective Bargaining
FTE 1.0
Benefits Eligible Eligible
Salary Salary range of $90,000 to $110,000 annually, commensurate with experience, education, and qualifications.
Contract Type LOA
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Recruitment Type Open
Position Details
General Statement
At the Montana Manufacturing Extension Center ( MMEC ), our mission is to grow Montana’s economy by helping manufacturers succeed. We accomplish this by providing strategic business growth, continuous improvement, workforce development, technology, and supply chain solutions to Montana manufacturers for a fee. MMEC is an outreach of Montana State University and a part of the NIST MEP National Network. Field Offices in Bozeman, Billings, Butte, Great Falls, Kalispell, Helena, Missoula and Sidney serve the entire state. This position is located in Great Falls, and you will work independently from an office co-located with one of our partner organizations. The territory will include the entire state of Montana.
Duties and Responsibilities
Proactively develop long-term strategic relationships with key local stakeholders including manufacturing business owners, local economic development leaders, educational leaders, partner organization leaders and local politicians.
Generate new business opportunities, expand the client base and promote MMEC services resulting in revenue generation, successful project completion and positive survey responses.
Develop and present proposals for the delivery of strategic growth, continuous improvement, workforce development, technology implementation, and supplier development solutions to manufacturing clients that result in measurable sales growth, job growth, or cost savings that meet key performance indicators.
Present results of projects to manufacturing clients and other stakeholders in a clear, concise and convincing manner.
Ensure manufacturing clients fully understand and are satisfied with their return on investment for the projects that you implement, that results in positive client survey responses.
Develop and present appropriate educational materials for training workshops and seminars.
Write reports and feasibility studies for manufacturing clients; manage, track and report project progress; develop and manage third-party subject matter experts.
Provide written expertise on manufacturing subjects for publication.
Required Qualifications – Experience, Education, Knowledge & Skills
Bachelor’s degree in engineering or business from an accredited university or college.
Demonstrated success in manufacturing leadership roles with increasing responsibility and variety that has resulted in significant business growth, cost savings, continuous improvement, workforce development, technology implementation or supply chain optimization.
Demonstrated success in persuading colleagues, partners, superiors, subordinates, or customers of the value of investing in a project, leading the project, and managing the project to successful completion.
Demonstrated ability to make managerial decisions based on financial data.
Preferred Qualifications – Experience, Education, Knowledge & Skills
Ten plus years of demonstrated success in manufacturing leadership roles with increasing responsibility that has resulted in business growth, cost savings, continuous improvement, workforce development, technology implementation or supply chain optimization.
Demonstrated knowledge of strategic growth planning, client relationship management, partnership building, leadership development, coaching, mentoring, business marketing, financial management, product design, quality management systems, regulatory compliance, Industry 4.0, ERP , Kata, start-ups, technology commercialization, food safety, and cybersecurity.
Experience with executive level communications and interaction in management reviews, annual budgeting, strategic planning, and performance reviews.
Master’s degree in business or engineering from an accredited university or college.
Relevant licensing or industry recognized certifications.
The Successful Candidate Will
Be able to present your abilities and your team’s abilities to the owners and managers of manufacturing companies that results in projects that provide measurable sales growth, job growth or cost savings that meet key performance indicators.
Work as a highly productive and collaborative member of a high-performance team that seeks to grow Montana’s economy by helping manufacturers succeed.
Possess the ability to quickly identify barriers to strategic business growth, continuous improvement, workforce development and supply chain optimization in client facilities.
Possess the ability to quickly formulate solutions, drawing on your expertise, your team’s expertise and your partner organizations’ expertise to most effectively remove those barriers.
Be a self-starter that can work with minimal supervision.
Have excellent human relations skills including public relations, client management, partnership development, leadership, coaching and mentoring.
Have excellent oral and written communication skills including public speaking.
Position Special Requirements/Additional Information
The position will be based in Great Falls, Montana, and the location is not negotiable. Continuation of employment is contingent upon availability of funding.
Position requires frequent travel by rental car or own vehicle throughout the State of Montana. Overnight stays are required for quarterly staff and board meetings, national conferences, and periodic trainings.
Must possess currently, or be eligible to obtain, a valid State of Montana Driver’s license and have an acceptable driving record (less than 12 points) or have other reliable means of transportation. Must have access to a vehicle to use for work (mileage will be reimbursed) and have minimum vehicle liability insurance. Do NOT send a copy of the driver’s license.
The successful candidate will be asked to provide any relevant manufacturing certifications.
This job description should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements, but a general description of the job. Nothing contained herein restricts Montana State University’s rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
Physical Demands
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
This position has supervisory duties? No
Posting Detail Information
Number of Vacancies 1
Desired Start Date Upon completion of a successful search.
Position End Date (if temporary)
Open Date
Close Date
Applications will be:
Screening of applications will begin on October 21, 2024; however, applications will continue to be accepted until an adequate applicant pool has been established.
Special Instructions
EEO Statement
Montana State University is an equal opportunity employer. MSU does not discriminate against any applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, political ideas, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, national origin, physical or mental disability, or any other protected class status in violation of any applicable law.
In compliance with the Montana Veteran’s Employment Preference Act, MSU provides preference in employment to veterans, disabled veterans, and certain eligible relatives of veterans. To claim veteran’s preference, please complete the veteran’s preference information located in the Demographics section of your profile.