Sr. Supply Chain Manager

Location: Yellow Springs

Xylem is a Fortune 500 global water solutions company dedicated to advancing sustainable impact and empowering the people who make water work every day. As a leading water technology company with 23,000 employees operating in over 150 countries, Xylem is at the forefront of addressing the world's most critical water challenges. We invite passionate individuals to join our team, dedicated to exceeding customer expectations through innovative and sustainable solutions.

We’re Hiring for a Supply Chain Manager!

If you are excited and passionate about helping #Lets Solve Water , consider joining our team today! Xylem, Inc. is a leading global water technology company servicing more than 150 countries and is dedicated to solving the world’s most challenging water issues. We are looking for individuals to join our mission by exceeding customer expectations through smart sustainable solutions. At Xylem, you will have the opportunity to solve water by participating in our paid Volunteer Program, Xylem Watermark!

The Role:

Xylem seeks to hire a Supply Chain Manager. The ideal candidate will manage and direct several of the following supply chain activities: production planning, material procurement, inventory control, vendor selection and retention, expediting, analyzing and distribution.

Essential Duties/Principal Responsibilities:

Establishes a philosophy of understanding suppliers’ and customers’ needs and capabilities in order to secure a reliable supply of goods and service based on the best combination of delivery, quality and cost.

Ensures all team members have a clear understanding of YSI objectives and how they relate to their own job and the company’s success

Responsible for managing inventory such that working capital requirements are met while customer delivery expectations are not compromised.

Determine, plan and take appropriate action to manage inventory dollars and inventory turns.

Ongoing mentoring of direct reports and indirect inventory control personnel as needed.

Prepares/presents reports on performance as requested by the Site Operations leader.

Monitors cost of purchased items and develop strategic cost saving plans

Develops strategic sourcing approach to make versus buy.

Rationalizes the current supply base in order to maximize purchasing leverage.

Responsible for the maintenance of ISO-related documentation relevant to the procurement function.

Develops Kanban as appropriate to reduce inventory and eliminate shortages.

Implements effective metrics and KPIs to measure PPV, inventory turns and suppliers score card.

Works with site operations leadership to develop and implement plans for operational infrastructure of systems, processes, and personnel designed to accommodate rapid growth objectives as directed by the site leader.

Liaise with functional or operational area managers to understand their current and anticipated demand for goods and materials and develop plans, cost estimates, and schedules for integrating these needs into existing purchasing activities. Responsible for the procurement of materials, services, and supplies.

Evaluate and select suppliers and negotiate terms for major purchases; commit to purchases (within established limits of authority) that are in the organization's best interest.

Develop policies, checklists, or other materials that describe the organization's technical, quality, service, or reliability standards to help purchasing staff evaluate supplier proposals.

Analyze and evaluate the organization's overall purchasing trends to identify areas where purchases could be made in bulk.

Analyze and evaluate external price trends and new product offerings to identify opportunities to reduce overall purchasing costs.

Tracks and improves cycle times for RFQs, qualifying new parts and suppliers.

Select, and manage ongoing relationships with, major suppliers, vendors, or sub-contractors to ensure that the organization receives satisfactory standards of service.

Act as liaison and advocate for Xylem Global Procurement/Supply Chain participating in required meetings and working directly with all category managers on proper tracking of savings information.

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