Project Manager - Continuous Improvement

Salary: $80k - $100k per year (Based on background and level of experience)

Unique Opportunities for Unique Individuals.

Unique Opportunities for Unique Individuals

If you are passionate about manufacturing and possess the skills needed to help manufacturers enhance their processes and grow their businesses, you should talk to us.

Missouri Enterprise, a dynamic manufacturing consultant organization, is expanding its staff of Project Managers. We are seeking an individual with a strong background in Continuous Improvement implementation within a manufacturing environment combined with experience in small-to-medium enterprise (SME) sales or business development.

Our ideal candidate is self-sufficient, can effectively assist manufacturers in addressing operational and strategic challenges, and provides hands-on technical and business development services from the plant floor to the C-suite.

This role is a balance of delivering impactful CI solutions and driving new client engagement across the state. This position focuses 1) on aggressively pursuing new business, while building and maintaining relationships with existing clients to foster long-term growth and loyalty and, 2) providing continuous improvement methodologies to improve plant floor efficiencies that strengthen a company's competitiveness.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement and support continuous improvement methodologies such as Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, VSM, MDI, SMED, Visual Controls, Standard Work, etc.
• Identify, target, and engage potential manufacturing clients through direct outreach, networking, and industry events.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships to ensure long-term impact, retention, and engage with additional opportunities.
• Bridge the gap between plant floor operations and executive leadership to deliver sustainable solutions.
• Conduct market research to understand trends, customer needs, and competitive landscapes.
• Prepare and deliver compelling presentations and proposals to prospective clients and stakeholders.
• Maintain accurate records of business development activities and project work in CRM software.

Key Qualifications

• Proven background in Continuous Improvement implementation within a manufacturing environment.
• Successful track record in consultative sales or business development, preferably with small-to-medium manufacturers.
• Experience with methodologies such as Lean, Six Sigma, or Kaizen.
• Strong manufacturing engineering and business acumen.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent industry experience.
• Proficiency in the tools, processes, and methods needed in today's manufacturing sector.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to engage all levels of an organization.
• Self-motivated and results-driven, with the ability to thrive in both technical and sales-oriented settings.

Location & Flexibility

• Must reside in or close to Missouri.
• Remote work flexibility.
• Approximately 30% travel around the state of Missouri to deliver our services.

What We Offer

• Highly competitive compensation and benefits plan.
• Excellent working conditions.
• Opportunity to work with forward-thinking companies producing an incredible variety of products.
• The ability to make a measurable difference in Missouri's manufacturing sector.