Salary range: £42,149 - £51,799 per annum*

FTE: 1 (35 hours per week)

Term: Open-ended

Closing date: 24 August 2022

The University of Strathclyde in Glasgow possesses a large internationally rated Engineering Faculty with a proud history of successful joint ventures with industrial and enterprise partners. As part of the University’s strategic development the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland has been established.    

The National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) is a bold and ambitious industry-centred project to create an international centre of advanced manufacturing expertise and excellence where industry, academia and public-sector support agencies work together to transform skills, productivity, and innovation, making Scotland and the UK a global leader in advanced manufacturing. 

NMIS will encompass a dedicated facility that will house the Manufacturing Skills Academy (MSA), Digital Factory and the Innovation Collaboratory. Along with this dedicated new facility, existing and developing research centres will also be part of the broader NMIS Group including the Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC) and the Lightweight Manufacturing Centre (LMC). The posts advertised here will be initially based in one of these centres.     

The role will be part of the Supply Chain and Operational Transformation Team (SCOT), reporting to NMIS Anchoring Innovation Manager. The aim of the team being to develop a resilient and sustainable UK manufacturing Supply Base to meet current and future industrial and societal challenges through 4 pillars of development: Industrial Capability Assessment, Operational Support, Supply Chain Support and Anchoring Innovation.  

To be considered for the role, you will be educated to a minimum of PhD level (or with equivalent experience) with substantial experience of the industrial engineering and manufacturing sectors. You will have knowledge of the business structures affecting how companies make decisions regarding investments and technical strategy, and you may have formal education in Business Administration (e.g., MBA), Engineering Management or Management Science. You will have an understanding of the supply chain structure of at least one industrial sector (e.g., aerospace, automotive, oil & gas). You will have proven analytical and technological problem-solving skills, including the ability to extract information, manipulate and visualize large and complex datasets. You will be able to model and analyse supply and process chains to aid decision making and promote operational excellence in the industrial environment. You will have a proven track record of industrial and/or academic projects by successfully creating data-driven models to aid strategy and decision-making. You will have excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to influence people to develop consortia.  

*Whilst we are seeking to recruit at Grade 8 level, applications from candidates with less experience may be considered at grade 7 level (£33,309-£40,927). Should the role be offered at this level, the duties below would be adjusted accordingly.  

Informal enquiries about the post can be directed to Daniele Marini, Anchoring Innovation Manager, at daniele.marini@strath.ac.uk.