Management Development Program
Job Locations
US-SC-West Columbia
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2025-3277
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Category |
Corporate Administration
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Type |
Full-Time
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Overview
The Management Development Program (MDP) is designed to cultivate future leaders within Blanchard Machinery Company through a structured, multi-track, rotational experience. Over 12 months, participants will gain broad exposure across our core business areas while developing leadership, technical, and business acumen. Participants will follow one of three specialized tracks - Sales, Accounting/Finance, or Product Support. Tracks:
Sales - Develop expertise in business development, territory management, and customer relationships. Learn to analyze market trends, identify opportunities, and drive revenue growth.
- Accounting/Finance - Gain knowledge in financial operations, credit, budgeting, and reporting. Support performance optimization through data-driven recommendations.
- Product Support - Learn the operational foundations of service, parts, warehouse, and field support. Focus on improving efficiency, customer satisfaction, and operational excellence.
Responsibilities
- Contributes to a positive work environment and promotes the vision, mission and values of BMC.
- Completes all job responsibilities in a safe manner, promotes and champions a safe and healthy work environment.
- Participate in rotational assignments across key business units (Sales, Parts, Service, Rental, Finance) to gain a holistic understanding of dealership operations.
- Engage in hands-on learning experiences and complete real-world business-impact projects within your selected track.
- Receive mentorship and guidance from senior leaders throughout the program.
- Develop leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills through professional development and on-the-job training.
- Build relationships across departments and with customers to strengthen collaboration and service excellence.
- Present findings and project outcomes to department managers and executives.
- Upon completion, transition into a role within assigned track and continue professional development.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Engineering, Logistics or related field required.
- Strong leadership potential demonstrated through internships, coursework, or extracurricular experience.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving and organizational skills.
- Self-motivated, adaptable, and eager to learn.
- Ability to travel and/or relocate for rotational assignments.
- Ability to meet BMC Driver Qualifications Policy requirements.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) required.
- Prior exposure to heavy equipment or related industry preferred.
Working Conditions
- The physical environment requires the employee to work primarily inside throughout the day, however this position may also require working in non-climate-controlled environments as well as outdoors.
- Position requires employees to be physically present at designated worksite locations.
- Requires standing, stooping, squatting, pushing, pulling, twisting, turning, lifting.
- Seeing, reading, and writing to complete job responsibilities.
- Use of computers and other forms of technology to complete job responsibilities.
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