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Elkay Program Manager in Erie, Pennsylvania
Program 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!
Key Accountabilities
Lead development of complex program schedules, expense and capital budgeting, and resource forecasting. Ensuring integration of cross-functional schedules and deliverables.
Identify and manage risks, make judgments about quality and stopping/speeding up the program at the right time.
Lead the program scope definition and timely execution of key program decisions. Manage program change after decisions are made.
Deliver the program on time via the allocation of time, budget, and manpower.
Lead the improvement of New Product Development processes and tools.
Drive accountability to schedules and budget by maintaining program schedules, scorecards, and facilitating project reviews.
Capture learnings from NPD and strategic initiatives and incorporate into new projects and process improvements.
Qualifications/Requirements
Demonstrated experience and success in managing complex, cross-functional product development and/or business initiative programs.
1+ years of results-oriented program leadership experience in an industrial marketing or industrial product management environment
University bachelor's degree: advanced degree a plus
Travel up to 25%.
Prefer working knowledge of Lean Product Development and/or Agile Development methods.
Prefer hands-on experience implementing Lean in non-operational functions.
Strategic and creative thinker with strong analytical and decision-making skills that can achieve quality, service, cost, and profit goals.
Proven success at managing and leading a team of professionals with demonstrated success as an energizing, empowering leader.
Well organized with exceptional written, verbal and formal presentation skills
Ability to secure buy-in for initiatives from all management levels including senior leaders.
Must possess team, organizational effectiveness skills, and financial/strategic acumen.
Capabilities and Success Factors
Strategic Mindset – Seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies.
Business Insight – Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization’s goals.
Collaborates – Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
Plans & Aligns – Planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.
Customer Focus – Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
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
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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.