Area/District Manager

Xylem•Bolingbrook, IL

22h

About The Position

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. The company invites passionate individuals to join their team, dedicated to exceeding customer expectations through innovative and sustainable solutions. This role contributes to solving water issues and offers the chance to make a difference through the paid Volunteer Program, Xylem Watermark. Xylem prioritizes employees' well-being through inclusion and belonging as well as Employee Resource Groups (ERG) and is an Equal Employment Opportunity (including disability and veterans) and Affirmative Action workplace, fostering an inclusive environment free from discrimination or harassment. Xylem is dedicated to providing reasonable accommodations to enable all employees to perform their essential job functions and reserves the right to modify job descriptions and assign additional duties as needed.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree with an emphasis on Business Administration, Finance, Engineering, Management or a related field strongly recommended.
Advanced degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
8+ years experience in management and successful demonstration of key responsibilities and knowledge.
Proven leadership and collaboration skills with the ability to effectively supervise, coach, and influence employees.
Ability to manage dispersed workforce.
Highly proficient in MS Office suite of products (Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint).

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with SAP and MS Dynamics is a plus.

Responsibilities

Ensure efficient service execution of all new and existing business to deliver world class performance
Able to quickly respond and resolve customer issues with a win-win mindset.
Drive best in class EH&S culture and processes, including stewardship of the Evoqua Safety Process.
Deploy, execute, and focus the vision, mission and strategy for the business.
Enable entrepreneurial and innovative thought leadership.
Empower employees to explore operational efficiencies and expanded service offerings.
Collaborating with business partners to manage day-to-day challenges and issues associated with operating the business, providing meaningful solutions to our customer and internal stakeholders.
Develop and maintain strong partnerships with our top 20 customers within the region.
Maintaining comprehensive knowledge of the competitors strengths, weaknesses, and competitive advantages.
Communicates with all levels of the organization.
Understands that effective communication is vital to successfully conducting business inside and outside of the Company.
Ensures communication flows freely up, down, and across reporting lines.
Practice positive leadership and coaching within your organization and networking internally to drive positive changes and outcomes with peers.
Continually assesses and attracts best talent.
Seeks to develop and train best in class talent through performance management and a balance of internal development / promotion and external hiring.
Continuous improvement of operations efficiencies at all levels of the business, drive the organization for ongoing productivity, customer satisfactions, and profitability improvement.
Able to think strategically and execute tactically.
Has full P&L, inventory, AR, and capital expenditures ownership.