Imagine yourself…

• Growing your expertise and expanding your skillset with every project.

• Thriving in a supportive team environment that inspires you to strive for excellence.

• Joining a company with a proven track record of success and an exciting future.

At Hach ( www.hach.com ), a Veralto company, we ensure water quality for people around the world, and every team member plays a vital role in that mission. Our founding vision is to make water analysis better—faster, simpler, greener and more informative. We accomplish this through teamwork, customer partnerships, passionate experts, and reliable, easy-to-use solutions.

As part of our team and the broader Veralto (https://www.veralto.com/) network, you’ll be part of a unique work environment where purpose meets possibility: where you’ll make an immediate, measurable impact on a global scale by enabling the world’s everyday water needs, and where you’ll have opportunities to foster your professional development and fuel your career growth.

Motivated by the highest possible stakes of climate change and global health, we’re working together within a rapidly digitizing industry to find innovative technologies that guarantee the safety of our water and our environment. More about us: https://www.hach.com/about-us

We offer:

• Benefits starting Day 1 including medical/dental/vision, 401k with company matching

• Annual Performance-Based Bonuses

• Family benefits including family planning support and paid parental leave for birthing and non-birthing parents

• Lots of independence with a seriously supportive team and manager!

Reporting to the Reporting to the Senior Manager, Value Analysis/Value Engineering, the Supplier Management Engineer III isresponsible for the planning and execution of engineering projects primarily focused on supply chain risk reduction as well as cost reduction projects and all its derived activities through the funnel stages (identification, valuation, scoping/assessment, execution, production release and closure) related to supplier capacity, continuity, consolidation, on-time delivery, and quality of components or material. This role will also document processes, procedures and standard work, having a broad interaction and communication with other departments of the organization, in this capacity the Engineer will serve as the liaison between functional departments of, managing technical relationships with suppliers and troubleshooting component supply chain issues aimed to maintain the manufacture of our products in any plant worldwide from Hach. This position will also include support of Global Supplier Risk Management in their different time zones worldwide, Supplier Relationship Management and global Best-Cost-Region sourcing.

This position is part of the Loveland Global Operations team and will be on-site in Loveland, Colorado.

In this role, a typical day will look like:

• Drive project execution for in-sourcing, outsourcing, and vertical integration initiatives that bridge the involvement of complex cross-functional teams and 3rd party suppliers across multiple sites.

• Forecast financial savings metrics and provide input to the annual budget cycle.

• Develop cost optimization projects with target suppliers and internal teams.

• Ensure Project deliveries on time to support global procurement supplier strategies (dual source, resource or insource).

• Identify potential supplier cost out projects and develop preliminary Business Cases for evaluation and prioritization driving them from identification to closure.

• Manage multiple projects simultaneously across all funnel stages to advance in a timely manner

• Drive DFM product collaboration with the design Engineering & Operations Teams to identify manufacturing processes improvements and cost out initiatives.

• Understands a variety of manufacturing processes and techniques and can take the lead on technical questions and facilitate technical discussions with suppliers.

• Develop and Document Supplier Management team process/standard work and continuous improvement

• Develop and maintain a Tooling database to control Supplier tools lifespan.

• Act as a technical and process resource to Supplier Management Engineers II, as well as to the Procurement Team

• Partner with the Commodity Managers, in their role of managing the commodity, identifying material cost productivity projects and resourcing projects.

• Supports Operations in the selection, assessment, and qualification of new suppliers

The essential requirements of the job include:

• BS Degree preferred/required, with 5 - 7 years experience minimum in a mechanical, industrial, aerospace or automotive engineering role.

• Experience in design & qualification in several manufacturing methods such as plastic molding, sheet metal fabrication, machining, mechanical assemblies & packaging.

• Technical acumen in design for quality/manufacturability, component design, and assembly.

• Experience in identifying manufacturing process improvements and or quality of components and processes that can be translated to a direct PPV positive impact

• Project-based execution with tight deadlines and priority constraints with proven results

• Financial analysis skills, BOM analysis & definition, component pricing, assembly costing, overhead cost modeling

• Experience resolving root cause of supplier issues as related to manufacturing techniques and or quality of sub-tier supplier components or processes, as well as identifiying and plannning short- and long-term countermeasures to address supplier issues.

It would be nice if you also possess:

• Basic Knowledge in electronics, including electrical, electromechanical components and electrical harness manufacturing.

• Lean manufacturing and/or 6 sigma experience

• Knowledge of Change Management concepts

• Data and fact-based problem-solving and root cause analysis skills

Hach is proud to part of the Water Quality segment of Veralto (NYSE: VLTO), a $5B global leader dedicated to ensuring access to clean water, safe food and medicine, and trusted essential goods. When you join Veralto’s vibrant global network of 16,000 associates, you join a unique culture and work environment where purpose meets possibility: where the work you do has an everyday impact on the resources and essentials we all rely on, and where you’ll have valuable opportunities to deepen your skillset, pursue your ambitions, and grow your career. Together, we’re Safeguarding the World’s Most Vital Resources™—and building rewarding careers along the way.

We anticipate this requisition will be open for a minimum of five days, though it may be open for a longer period of time. We encourage your prompt application.

US ONLY :

The below range reflects the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. An associate’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, any collective bargaining agreements, and business or organizational needs.

The compensation range for this role is $74,900 - $103,000 USD per year. This job is also eligible for Incentive Pay.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

US residents: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

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Veralto and all Veralto Companies are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law. We value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve. Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.