Category Manager - Compressors & Pumps

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.

Trane Technologies is hiring a Category Manager - Compressors & Pumps located in Davidson, NC. This is a key role on our Procurement team, with category management responsibilities for compressors and pumps in the Americas Region. Category Managers are expected to become a procurement Subject Matter Expert (SME) and own their space, strategy, supply base, and performance metrics for these categories; as well, stay current on market trends and conditions.

Responsibilities:

• Collaboration: Identify, engage and align with internal stakeholders (engineering, operations, quality or other business partners) to capture category requirements and ensure supplier qualification and quality.

• Partner with business unit Procurement teams to efficiently transition suppliers as needed; Support region/sector New Product Development (NPD) Procurement teams through preferred supplier programs.

• Strategy: Responsible for developing and executing detailed category strategy, expanding the Preferred Supplier Program and segmentation based on the business needs and effective procurement principles.

• Negotiations: Manage contract lifecycle and compliance, ensure supply continuity, and deliver best total value through RFx activities to execute supplier selection and negotiation.

• Risk Management: Actively monitor and mitigate supplier risk including financial, capacity, quality, and compliance.

• Cost Management: Responsible for delivering category productivity through price, value analysis (VA) or continuous improvement projects.

• Supplier Management: Oversee Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) and regular supplier reviews for all strategic suppliers within category to meet program Quality/Cost/Delivery targets.

-20-25% travel required for this role.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (preferred), Supply Chain, Business, or Operations

• 5+ years of procurement / sourcing experience with large-scale, complex, and/or regional/global categories of spend.

• Technical proficiency regarding HVAC&R systems, compressors, and components.

• Demonstrated success in assessing, negotiating, and managing suppliers.

• Collaborative, facilitation, consultation, and conflict resolution skills; you will be a trusted business partner and engage both internal and external stakeholders/customers, and we are seeking the ability to collaborate and influence within a highly matrixed environment.

• Professional communication; both verbal and written are required.

What's in it for you:

• Benefits kick in day one!

• 6% 401K match, plus an additional 2% of eligible pay in core contributions

• 3 weeks of vacation per calendar year, plus paid holidays

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Salary: $90,00 - $120,000 base salary. Total compensation will include an incentive.

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).

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.