Equipment Standards & Strategic Sourcing Manager

Ecolab • Naperville, IL

5d • Remote

About The Position

Ecolab is seeking an Equipment Standards & Strategic Sourcing Manager to join our North America Manufacturing Engineering team! The Equipment Standards & Strategic Sourcing Manager defines standard equipment solutions and partners with Procurement to drive cost leverage, safety, and long‑term asset reliability across North America, incorporating lifecycle maintenance and reliability risk into sourcing decisions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
• 8 years of equipment or manufacturing engineering experience
• Experience working with suppliers and procurement teams

Nice To Haves

• Strong technical and commercial judgment
• Analytical, systems-oriented mindset
• Experience with reliability assessments and/or total lifecycle costs

Responsibilities

• Define and govern standard equipment specifications and approved vendor lists
• Identify low-cost, high-value equipment solutions for standard equipment utilized in 10 or more sites
• Partner with Procurement on sourcing strategies and supplier engagement for bulk purchasing
• Approve equipment deviations and lifecycle strategies
• Monitor equipment performance and total cost of ownership
• Support sites with equipment selection guidance
• Incorporate lifecycle maintenance cost, failure modes, and reliability risk into equipment standards and sourcing strategies
• Develop and maintain network‑level reliability risk assessments for standard equipment and critical asset classes – optimize value of current assets
• Provide guidance to the engineering network on the highest reliability and maintenance risks across North America
• Partner with Reliability and Operations leaders to validate equipment standards against real‑world performance.

Benefits

• Annual bonus pay based on performance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior