Strategic Sourcing Specialist

Strategic Sourcing Specialist

Badger Meter - Where Every Drop Counts and So Do You At Badger Meter, we're more than a leading global water technology company - we're innovators with a mission : to preserve and protect the world's most precious resource. For over 120 years, our trusted solutions have enabled our customers to optimize the delivery and use of water, maximize revenue and reduce waste. Every employee at Badger Meter is an important part of our success. Here, your work doesn't just move a business forward - it shapes a more sustainable future. We are committed to building a workplace where we celebrate differences, empower voices, and encourage fresh ideas that drive innovation. When you join us, you'll find : purpose-driven work that makes a real difference in communities around the globe, career growth and development opportunities designed to help you achieve your potential, and a supportive, inclusive culture where collaboration and creativity thrive. Be part of something bigger. At Badger Meter, your contributions will ripple far beyond the workplace - creating lasting change for people and the planet. What You Will Contribute : The Strategic Sourcing Specialist is responsible for supporting the strategic and tactical initiatives within Badger Meter to support changing business needs. You will assist the Strategic Sourcing Manager with managing vendor relationships, new product development, project implementation, process efficiencies, implementing sourcing strategies, finding new suppliers, and evaluating current suppliers. This role may have direct buying responsibilities of commodities as the procurement department requires. The work performed in this role will support all safety, quality, on-time delivery, cost, and continuous improvement activities to achieve Badger Meter's corporate goals. Job Duties : drive proactive involvement in all functional activities related to sourcing (attending project meetings, working with appropriate individuals to understand new part requirements, etc), review and evaluate supply base by commodity to identify optimal sources for Badger Meter while consolidating to align with strong supply partners, evaluate and analyze supplier capabilities to determine best overall value and recommend suppliers for development of new or improvements to existing products to the Project Teams, perform on-site supplier evaluation visits to assist in the recommendation process, analyze and schedule material purchases utilizing Badger Meter's ERP system and tools, set planning parameters and issue PO's to support production requirements (optimizing the process to maintain short lead-times, low inventory, yet supplying required materials in a timely manner, etc), support procurement department in necessary metric reporting or any other required procedure in the department (supplier performance reports, supplier risk analysis reports, supplier capacity reviews, supplier quality certification status, on-time delivery reporting, ppm analysis, etc), up to 15% travel required. Education and Experience : Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Business, or related field preferred, 3+ years of experience in Supply Chain desired Qualifications : advanced proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint required, advanced proficiency in LX preferred, basic ability to read blueprints required Competencies : collaboration, work collaboratively with others across the organization to achieve shared objectives, communication, convey information and ideas clearly and concisely to individuals or group