Category Manager - Capital Equipment
At Trane TechnologiesTM and through our businesses including Trane® and Thermo King®, we create innovative climate solutions for buildings, homes, and transportation that challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. We're a team that dares to look at the world's challenges and see impactful possibilities. We believe in a better future when we uplift others and enable our people to thrive at work and at home. We boldly go.
Thrive at work and at home:
- Benefits kick in on DAY ONE for you and your family, including health insurance and holistic wellness programs that include generous incentives – WE DARE TO CARE!
- Family building benefits include fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy assistance.
- 401K match up to 6%, plus an additional 2% core contribution = up to 8% company contribution.
- Paid time off, including in support of volunteer and parental leave needs.
- Educational and training opportunities through company programs along with tuition assistance and student debt support.
- Learn more about our benefits here!
- Responsible for strategy development, execution of Procurement processes and supplier relationship management
- Develop & implement multi-year category strategies with goals to increase spend with preferred suppliers
- Develop relationships and communication strategies with internal partners to identify business needs and align supply base to achieve strategic direction
- Responsible for building and managing strategic supplier relationships through formal Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) process to improve supplier performance metrics including quality, delivery, productivity, and innovation
- Provide leadership and oversight of the sourcing process to ensure spend is awarded to provide the maximum value
- Lead the development and negotiation of contracts through the contract lifecycle maximizing value while minimizing risk
- Partner with Regional and Global Procurement teams to ensure delivery of productivity and cost avoidance
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Finance, or related field
- MBA or advanced degree preferred
- 7+ years of experience in Procurement/Supply Chain.
- Sourcing experience in the development and management of a global supply base is required
- Experience within indirect sourcing is preferred
- 5+ years of experience in Category Management
- Demonstrated success includes supplier development across regions, responsibility for high-level negotiations, leading multi-functional projects
- Strong analytics experience
- Lean experience beneficial
- Communication Skills – Exhibits enthusiasm, influences customers, represents Procurement with SBU leadership, presentation and messaging skills (understanding the audience)
- Supply Chain Acumen – Established long-term strategies, champions’ development and utilization of globally competitive tools and processes, drives for optimal business results focused on meeting the needs of the business.
- Project Management – Collaborates with cross-functional leaders to align objectives, manages global project portfolio, oversees overall implementation.
- Global Business Thinking/Strategizing - Demonstrates deep global knowledge of suppliers, industry trends, emerging markets, technology, geopolitical changes; drives this knowledge into short and long-term strategies.
- Problem Solving - Understands customer expectations; keeps abreast of competitor/related industry problems; anticipate and avoid potential problems; supports team problem solving and corrective action plan implementation.
- Relationship Management – Creates collaborative environment with cross-functional peers, assures regular/appropriate two-way communication flow, builds/maintains relationship with industry peers and supplier leaders, and reinforces lead on voice to the supply base.
- Change Management – Develops and utilizes change management tools to educate business on key strategies and business objectives to support vision of indirect procurement.
Base Pay Range: $90,000 – $120,000
Disclaimer: This "range" could be a result of seniority, merit, geographic location where the work is performed, education, experience, travel requirements for the job, or because of a system the employer uses to measure earnings by quantity or quality of production (so, for example, positions that may not have traditional salary ranges).
*Benefits vary by region, business alignment, union involvement and employee status.
We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits and programs. We are an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, pregnancy, age, marital status, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any legally protected status.
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