Program Manager III – Client Services

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Program Manager selling KY-MEP consulting and training services to Kentucky manufacturers. Driving client engagement, proposals, sales growth, and manufacturing improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop comprehensive scopes of work based on client reviews, observations, and discussions to deliver customized KY-MEP solutions
  • Identify, evaluate, and implement expansion activities aligned with innovation and sustainable revenue growth
  • Uncover and eliminate non-value-added activities from operations using proven and innovative approaches
  • Independently organize work and maintain focus to advance KY-MEP’s mission of empowering manufacturers
  • Organize tasks, delegate responsibilities, and follow up to ensure successful implementation of consulting and training programs
  • Evaluate data and information to develop solutions for manufacturing challenges in growth, automation, workforce, and operations
  • Collaborate by serving, leading, mentoring, and following others to advance KY-MEP processes, programs, and client outcomes
  • Build trust-based relationships with manufacturing clients, employees, colleagues, management, and vendors
  • Deliver quality programming while cultivating meaningful client trust and interactions
  • Lead and track sales activities, coordinate student workers in marketing support, and collaborate cross-functionally with partners
  • Collaborate with program leads, university departments, and external partners to support KY-MEP goals and initiatives
  • Cover territorial efforts across Kentucky to engage and serve the state's manufacturing community by developing and selling consulting and training services

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field and eight (8) years of relevant experience or the equivalent combination of education and experience
  • 3+ years’ experience as an outreach/direct sales representative in a B2B environment
  • Demonstrated experience interacting with all levels of leaders within a manufacturing facility
  • Experience in the full sales process; initial cold call through executed agreement
  • Proven track record of growing sales from direct involvement
  • Experience within a manufacturing environment
  • Experienced setting and managing Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) for success
  • Extensive instate vehicle travel
  • Ability to stay overnight as needed
  • Experience with a manufacturing-centric organization such as the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) or similar
  • Experience with Salesforce or similar CRM tool
  • Experience working out of a remote office
  • Working knowledge of marketing and outreach techniques and best practices