Procurement Manager

At Trane Technologies, we question everything that is possible. Our brands - including Trane® and Thermo King® - enable cooling and comfort in buildings and homes, in the transportation and protection of food and perishables, provide customers with higher performance with less environmental impact, dramatically reduce energy consumption and CO2 emissions, and innovate for a better world. We are pushing the boundaries of what is possible for a sustainable world.

For our production plant in Essen we are searching for a

 Procurement Project Manager (f/m/d) – Electromechanical Industry

-starting at the earliest possible date-

 In this role, you will support the FRIGOBLOCK-manufacturing facility Essen with 155 employees by providing strategic procurement for the operations of the manufacturing processes.

 Essential Duties and Accountabilities:

• Responsible for multiple procurement projects in an electronical environment

• Working with cross-functional teams and standard work to build and execute project implementation plans for productivity  and continuous improvement projects with focus on electrification

•   Partner with Procurement to assist with projects charter, benefits, and resource requirements

•   Responsible for monitoring active projects, updating status, eliminating roadblocks, and escalating issues as appropriate

•   Investigate, coordinate and communicate project changes.

•   Identify gaps to goals and collaboratively develop and support countermeasures and activities to close the gap and exceed targets

•   Support Procurement goal achievement by leading and executing supplier rationalization, quality, and delivery improvement projects

•   Work to align strategies between Operations, Engineering and Procurement, as well as plant rationalization

•   Collaborating with Plant Operations and Procurement to ensure supply continuity

 Qualification:

• Degree in Engineering (preferred Electronical Engineering or Electro-Industrial Engineering), MBA desirable

• Ideally 10 years of experience within an electrical environment

• Proven track record in a plant operations leadership role preferably within a electronical manufacturing environment, influence and build high performing teams

•  Experience in Materials/Supply Chain management

• APICS CPIM Certification is preferred

• Innovative, “can-do” mindset, hands-on mentality

• Entrepreneurial thinking as well as strong strategic and conceptual skills

• Proven ability to lead change efforts

• Experience in an international matrix environment

• Experience with process safety regulations, management systems and health, safety, environmental as well as security practices and requirements

• Experience within the German regulatory environment as well as dealing with authorities

• Effective interpersonal skills and relationship building

• perfect German-speaking, fluent English – language skills

• willingness to travel to other European facilities/ plants, ca. 10% of working-time

• hybrid-work arrangement, appropriate Home Office-rate possible

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.