Product Category Director – Separation

Product Category Director – Separation

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!

The Director of Separation is a leadership position responsible for the development and implementation of Separation product growth strategies in conjunction with the Flow Systems business unit leadership and product management teams. This strategic leader is responsible for indirectly driving sales growth through partnership and alignment with our commercial leaders and bringing forth market share gain opportunities with new and existing customers.

Key Accountabilities

Responsible for all Zurn Elkay Separation business development, partnership with Sales Team to forecast and deliver sales expectations.

Develop/maintain strong key relationships with Separation Customers and key influencers

Lead Product Innovation strategy in conjunction with Flow Systems Product Management and Engineering department. Identify product gaps & new opportunities Separation business.

Drive Separation specifications, through both tactical alignment with specification team on opportunities/targets/priorities and strategic alignment with industry partners.

Partner with Product Mgmt. and Marketing team to develop the required collateral and positioning of product within the sales channel.

Drives Customer facing efficiency of Separation portfolio in partnership with Marketing, IT, and Product Management through website and end-user tool-kits development.

Lead Connected Separation Strategy.

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Qualifications/Requirements

Bachelors degree with a focus on Marketing, Engineering, Business, or related discipline required.

10 years of related sales and/or product management experience in the field.

Experience with water management and plumbing products.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Customer Focus – Ability to build strong customer relationships and deliver customer-centric solutions.

Action Oriented – Takes on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.

Ensures Accountability – Holds self and others accountable to meet commitments.

Drives Results – Consistently achieves results.

Persuades – Uses compelling arguments to gain the support and commitment of others.

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Total Rewards and Benefits

Competitive Salary

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

Matching 401(k) Contribution

Health Savings Account

Educational Reimbursement

Matching Gift Program

Equal Opportunity Employer – Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran

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.