Company Description

QAD Redzone helps manufacturers make more stuff for less while greatly improving the employee experience. We make frontline workers more engaged and more productive, so their lives improve while contributing to positive business outcomes.  We do this by combining exceptional software and world class coaching.  There’s never been a better time to join our incredible team. Join us and help manufacturers drive change in their operations to increase productivity, increase employee engagement, and bring dignity and pride to frontline workers around the world!

Job Description

Under the leadership of the Solutions Director, the Solutions Consultant is responsible for managing all the activities related to pre-sales and resource planning. This position is Full Time, Exempt, Remote and required to travel per business needs up to 75% of the time during peak sales periods.  

Responsibilities

• Influence prospective customers with support onsite and provide remote executive overviews 
• Lead onsite and remote opportunity blitzes / assessments for prospective customers 
• Provide mentorship and development for account executives 
• Create technical scoping activities 
• Rapidly generate analyses such as ROIs, cashflows, and breakeven analyses
• Coordinate completion of RFP / RFQs 

Qualifications

Required Skills

• Experience in manufacturing environment (food and beverage preferred)
• Willing to travel by plane and car up to 75% of the year
• Strong ability to influence executives and business owners
• Ability to create relationships and gain trusted advisor status rapidly with prospective customers
• High business acumen (operations management, CAPEX planning, budgeting, P&L, etc)
• Experience with Lean Six Sigma and other continuous improvement methodologies 
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Sound judgement and excellent assessment skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Able to successfully manage multiple deadlines and tasks
• Knowledge and ability to learn computer-based software required to perform successfully in this position
• Ability to manage projects under tight deadlines
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills
• Ability to work in a high paced, high growth environment

Preferred Skills:

• Bilingual fluency in English/Spanish

Education/Experience

• BA or BS – Relevant fields of study can include and are not limited to: Engineering, Manufacturing, Organizational Leadership/Management, Supply Chain Management, Business Management. 
• At least 5 years in an operations leadership role (manufacturing preferred). 

Additional Information

About QAD and QAD Redzone:

QAD Inc. is a leading provider of adaptive, cloud-based enterprise software and services for global manufacturing companies. Global manufacturers face ever-increasing disruption caused by technology-driven innovation and changing consumer preferences. In order to survive and thrive, manufacturers must be able to innovate and change business models at unprecedented rates of speed. QAD calls these companies Adaptive Manufacturing Enterprises.  

QAD Redzone helps to enable QAD’s vision for the Adaptive Enterprise. Labor productivity improvements directly impact efficiency. Productive and empowered employees increase the effective capacity of your plant and accelerate time to productivity for new employees giving manufacturers the agility to increase production beyond what was previously possible without having to invest in production equipment or new plants, and reduce the amount and impact of employee attrition. Empowered employees with a growth mindset take extreme ownership of challenges that impact their production goals, creating resilience in the face of disruption.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. 

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