Senior Supply Chain Specialist - Drinking Water & Filtration

About the role

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation is a globally recognized company dedicated to innovation and sustainability. As a part of this dynamic team, you'll play a crucial role in sourcing materials for new product development and other sourcing projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams to execute sourcing projects within project timelines.
• Manage supplier relationships and spend analytics to drive cost savings.
• Identify and justify sourcing projects using total cost of ownership principles.
• Source assigned commodities and develop global implementation plans.
• Ensure on-time delivery of project components, assemblies, and finished goods through troubleshooting.
• Collaborate on new product development projects to guarantee on-time product availability.
• Prepare and screen RFPs and RFQs, and lead supplier selection processes.
• Evaluate bids, analyze alternatives, and negotiate contract awards.
• Negotiate and draft supply agreements, including payment terms, deliveries, price, freight terms, currency exchange, and raw material commodity fluctuation.
• Manage relationships between internal and external parties to evaluate and execute changes in the supply base.
• Publish monthly commodity metrics and recommend action plans for continuous process improvement.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in business, supply chain, operations management, engineering, or finance; Master’s Degree & CPSM certification highly desirable.
• 5+ years of sourcing experience, with a focus on low-cost country sourcing.
• Experience building RFPs and creating tools to analyze responses.
• Proven success in change management and "stretch" environments.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Strong problem-solving, strategic thinking, oral, written, interpersonal communication, and presentation skills.
• Expert negotiator with the ability to lead in contract negotiations and build strong supplier relationships.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% domestically and internationally.

Compensation and Benefits

The compensation range for this position is $80,000 - $120,000 annually, with actual salaries varying based on various factors. Most candidates will start in the lower half of the range. Additional benefits include medical, dental, vision, STD, LTD, AD&D, and life insurance; matching 401(k) contribution; health savings account; up to 3 weeks starting vacation (may increase with tenure); 12 paid holidays; annual bonus eligibility; educational reimbursement; matching gift program; and employee stock purchase plan.