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Job Opportunity: Innovation Manager (Partnerships & Regional Development) (101926-2101):

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Job location: Coventry
income: £42,149 to £50,296 per annum
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract

Published in: 21st January 2022
Closing date: 20th February 2022
Reference: 1882218

 

Full Time, Fixed Term Contract until 31st March 2023.

Do you have the skills and skills to help Midland's manufacturing Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) innovate and improve? The WMG SME Group are seeking an Innovation Manager to help to deliver on our Digital Innovation for Manufacturing (DI4M) project. The project helps manufacturing SMEs to benefit from the latest in digital manufacturing technologies and thinking, helping them become more sustainable, productive and competitive.

The ideal candidate will have practice in Management / Business Development, either within an SME or working with SMEs in the supply chain, with an knowledge of at least one or more of the following:
   » Digital manufacturing, machine-located data capture and sensors, networks and connectivity, and data analytics
   » Manufacturing processes, including products, production, assembly, automation and robotics
   » Products and Materials, from design, scale-up to end of life including recycling and onwards re-use.
   » Supply chains, lean manufacturing, manufacturing operational efficiency, business models
   » Developing winning collaborative bids and R&D propositions
We are seeking for a great communicator and someone who is client-focused and has a proven track record of success with the capability to get things done working independently and within a team. The capability to build relationships with industrial and academic collaborators to harness capcapability, and to shape opportunities for business growth, is essential. Ideally, you will have practice of, or a drive to further, digital manufacturing and /or low emission mobility (such as vehicle electrification or intelligent vehicles) and a passion for working with manufacturing companies.

In return, we can offer a stimulating and challenging work environment, with the opportunity to have a real impact on commercial success within the SME sector, as well of the benefits of working within a highly regarded organisation.

This appointment is dependent upon part funding from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), for the project Digital Innovation for Manufacturing (DI4M), project number 50R18P02791, supported by the HVM Catapult, and will be subject to the continuation of both the availcapability of funding and the projects.

At WMG we are committed to supporting staff to achieve their potential. we At Presenthold the Athena SWAN Silver Award and the University of Warwick holds an Institutional Silver Award: a national initiative that recognises the advancement of gender equality, representation, progression and success for all in academia. We are supportive of staff with caring responsibilities including a generous maternity/paternity/adoption/parental leave policy, onsite childcare facilities and the childcare vouchers scheme. We will consider applications for employment on a part-time or other flexible working bases, even where a position is advertised as full-time unless there are operational or other objective reasons why it is not possible to do so.
Full details of the tasks and selection criteria for this function can be found in the vacancy advert on the University of Warwick's jobs pages. You will be routed to this when you click on the Apply button.

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Job Location: Coventry, West Midlands England
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Post Date: 01/21/2022 / Viewed 4 times
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