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.
*job summary:*
the position of category manager will develop multi-region/plant/sbu spend management strategies and supply base within assigned categories. Understand and monitor current market conditions/trends, developing technologies, supply chain capacity/capability, product knowledge, customer requirements and supply/demand challenges. Guide the selection, development, and management of strategic suppliers to meet cost and performance targets. Performs analyses on inventory programs, product lifecycle management, supplier resiliency, diversity, continuous improvement and gisc/engineering collaboration. Lead negotiations and completion of contracts to maximize benefits across the trane technologies enterprise.
*responsibilities*:
- responsible for assuring strategy development, execution of procurement processes and supplier relationship management.
- understand the market price or "should cost" price for assigned categories.
- research new technologies and drive quarterly engineering roadmap reviews with key manufacturers to enhance existing product offerings and supplier resiliency solutions.
- manage supply chain development activities including, leading or participating in supplier selection, capability assessment, quality improvement, and supplier readiness.
- develop & implement multi-year category strategies with goals to increase spend with preferred manufacturers.
- develop relationships and communication strategies with internal partners to identify business needs and align supply base to achieve strategic direction.
- provide leadership and oversight of the sourcing process to ensure spend is awarded to provide the maximum value to trane technologies.
- lead the development and negotiation of contracts through the contract lifecycle maximizing value while minimizing risk to trane technologies.
- identify and manage risk mitigation strategies in support of assigned categories.
*qualifications*:
- required: bachelor's degree - business administration, supply chain, engineering, finance or similar.
- 5+ years of experience in procurement/supply chain.
- 5+ years in the electrical industry preferred.
- sourcing experience in the development and management of a global supply base is required.
- demonstrated success includes supplier development across regions, responsibility for high-level negotiations, leading/participating on multi-functional projects, and team development.
- experience developing and implementing strategies across an enterprise.
- strong project management experience.
- ability to work effectively with all levels of management, all functional areas
- excellent verbal and written communication skills
- previous experience in developing standard processes and tools
- excellent collaboration skills
- experience managing and partnering with suppliers as well as internal stakeholders
- ability to influence others regardless of function or title
- lean experience beneficial
- lives the trane technologies values
*key competencies*:
to perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.
- communication skills - exhibits enthusiasm, influences customers, represents procurement with sbu leadership, presentation and messaging skills (understanding the audience)
- supply chain acumen - establishes 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. Reviews and approves teams' project plans, balances projects between short and long-term focus, secures alignment with cross-functional partners. Manage prioritization of team resources.
- global business thinking/strategizing - demonstrates deep global knowledge of manufacturers, industry trends, emerging markets and technology, builds this knowledge into strategies/playbooks, develops team's capabilities & talent.
- problem solving - understands customer expectations; keeps abreast of competitor/related industry problems; feeds learning into tt to anticipate and avoid potential problems; oversees team problem solving and corrective action plan implementation.
- relationship management - creates collaborative environment with cross-functional senior peers,