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    Senior Category Manager-Sourced Products - Davidson, United States - Trane Technologies

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    Description

    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.

    Summary:

    The position of Sr. Category Manager – Sourced Products, Americas will develop multi-region spend management strategies. 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 our Sourced Products supply partners to meet cost and performance targets. Performs analyses on inventory programs, product lifecycle management, supplier resiliency, diversity, continuous improvement, and ISC/engineering collaboration. Lead negotiation and completion of contracts to maximize benefits across the Trane Technologies enterprise.

    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

    Work Arrangement: Hybrid work schedule (3 or more days onsite a week) and can be based out of any of Trane Technologies Americas facilities

    Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead and Manage the Sourced Products Team with five direct reports.
  • Responsible for assuring strategy development, execution of procurement processes and supplier relationship management.
  • Lead the development and negotiation of contracts through the contract lifecycle maximizing value while minimizing risk to Trane Technologies.
  • Partner with Innovation and Business Development teams to research new technologies and drive quarterly engineering roadmap reviews with preferred contract 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.
  • Act as the supply chain "subject matter expert" between the Sourced Products supply base and the PGT stakeholders.
  • Develop & implement multi-year category strategies with goals to increase spend with preferred manufacturers to help drive revenue growth in the Sourced Products space.
  • 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.
  • Identify and Manage risk mitigation strategies in support of category strategies and business priorities.
  • Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree required.
  • 7+ years of experience in Procurement/Supply Chain Commodity Management.
  • 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.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Travel requirements will be 25% of time (Domestic and International)
  • 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, assures regular/appropriate two-way communication flow, builds/maintains relationship with industry peers and suppliers' leaders, and reinforces lead on "on TT voice" to the supply base.
  • 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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