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Senior Category Manager

1 month ago

Downers Grove, United States Elkay Full time

Senior Category Manager

The Company

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation is a thriving, values-driven company focused on doing the right things. We’re a fast growing, publicly traded company (NYSE: ZWS), with an enduring reputation for integrity, giving back, and providing an engaging, inclusive environment where careers flourish and grow.

Named by Newsweek as One of America’s Most Responsible Companies and an Energage USA Top Workplace, at Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation, we never forget that our people are at the center of what makes us successful. They are the driving force behind our superior quality, product ingenuity, and exceptional customer experience. Our commitment to our people and their professional development is a recipe for success that has fueled our growth for over 100 years, as one of today’s leading international suppliers of plumbing and water delivery solutions.

Headquartered in Milwaukee, WI, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation employs over 2800 employees worldwide, working from 24 locations across the U.S., China, Canada, Dubai, and Mexico, with sales offices available around the globe. We hope you’ll visit our website and learn more about Zurn Elkay at zurnelkay.com.

If you’re ready to join a company where what you do makes a difference and you have pride in the work you are doing, talk to us about joining the Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation family

Job Description

This position Reports to the Director of Strategic Sourcing and is responsible for the management of global activities associated with procurement of direct material related to our Drinking Water & Filtration business units. This position will provide procurement category leadership, working closely with multiple site locations, developing and driving the category strategies, and coordinating on supply chain activities to ensure that cost, quality and delivery objectives are met. This position will also align and manage global spend analytics and reporting of the supply chain function.

Key Accountabilities

  • Maintains the highest level code of conduct and ethics.

  • Manages complex multi-year customer / supplier relationships aligned to enable our front-end portfolio strategies

  • Plans, organizes, directs, controls, and communicates strategic sourcing activities related to BU products and other assigned commodities aligning cross functional supply, engineering, technical support, product management, and operations groups.

  • Conducts brainstorming sessions at Zurn Elkay facilities with cross functional teams to identify strategic commodities and deployment priorities on cost saving initiatives.

  • Provides oversight to sourcing/project managers on the deployment of projects with internal and external stakeholders.

  • Collaborates with internal stakeholders to identify, screen and qualify strategic suppliers. Works with global facilities to create regional and global material cost savings funnels that align with commercial strategies and financial targets.

  • Drives spend analysis, including counter measures for projects that fall short of plan and makes decisions to remedy the issues to get the teams back on track to meet or exceed plan.

  • Possesses an understanding of total cost of ownership.

  • Proactively assesses internal and external process improvements and influences effective change and drive innovation and continuous improvements.

  • Collaborates with global business units on the preparation of Request for Proposals (RFPs), Request for Quotations (RFQ’s) and leads the screening and supplier selection process.

  • Negotiate and drafts supply agreements, including: payment terms, deliveries, price, freight terms, currency exchange, raw material commodity fluctuation, inventory levels.

  • Analyzes market and delivery conditions to determine present and future (industry trends in pricing and availability that will impact the business) material availability and prepares market analysis reports.

  • Responsible for timely reporting to agreed-upon KPI’s and presenting Strategic Sourcing plans, activities and progress.

Qualifications/Requirements

  • BA or BS degree preferably in Engineering or Supply Chain competency. Minimum in a business/industrial related field

  • At least 5 years of experience working in an industrial manufacturing environment with experience in an Engineering, Supply Chain, or similar position

  • Proven success of strategically working with suppliers or customers

  • Ability to travel domestically and internationally ~20%

  • Experience sourcing in low-cost regions

  • Experience working with multiple locations globally

  • Proven success in a change management and “stretch” environment.

Capabilities and Success Factors

  • Decision Quality – Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward.

  • Manages Complexity – Making sense of complex, high quantity and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.

  • Drives Results – Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.

  • Manages Conflict – Handling conflict situations effectively, with a minimum of noise.

  • Plans & Aligns – Planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.

Total Rewards and Benefits

  • Competitive Salary

  • Medical, Dental, Vision, STD, LTD, AD&D, and Life Insurance

  • Matching 401(k) Contribution

  • Health Savings Account

  • Up to 3 Weeks Vacation

  • 12 Paid Holidays

  • Annual Bonus Eligibility

  • Educational Reimbursement

  • Matching Gift Program

THIRD PARTY AGENCY: Any unsolicited submissions received from recruitment agencies will be considered property of Zurn Elkay, and we will not be liable for any fees or obligations related to those submissions.

Equal Opportunity Employer – Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation

What happens when two remarkable sustainability leaders come together as one?

A sustainability powerhouse is born, making a splash in the markets they serve and saving the planet one innovative installation at a time.

In early 2022, Zurn Water Solutions Corporation, a market leader in smart, sustainable water solutions, and Elkay Manufacturing, a commercial drinking water solutions leader, agreed to combine their two exceptional firms to become a single water solutions powerhouse.

Together, the combined company offers a comprehensive package of innovative, sustainable, specified, engineered water solutions and sustainable plumbing products that provide water safety, water quality, and water conservation through critical service environments, while delivering total building solutions for new construction and retrofit applications around the globe. Our innovative solutions enable customers to advance their ESG initiatives and reduce operating costs while providing students, patients, patrons, and people within public and private spaces a safe, clean environment and access to fresh, pure, potable water – the essence of life itself.

What makes Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation special is our people and our culture.

While playing a leading role in sustainability and water access are remarkable, what makes Zurn Elkay’s story so compelling is the alignment of the two well-respected companies with powerful legacies and a combined 224-year company history and shared values and cultures where people matter most.

Sustainably inspired, the company has a deep commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, water, and environmental stewardship, and giving back to the communities where we live, work and play. Our powerful legacy of caring and commitment is made possible by the exceptional people that embody Zurn Elkay’s values.

We are looking for innovative, energetic people who want to help solve tomorrow’s challenges today. Our Total Associate Engagement core value means we work hard to ensure our associates have opportunities to grow and an inclusive culture in which to thrive. From formal training to on-the-job development and exposure to new businesses, when you join Zurn Elkay, you will join a collaborative organization that will give you opportunities to thrive and grow.