Category Manager- Heat Exchangers

3 weeks ago

Nashville, Tennessee, United States Trane Technologies Full time

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.

This position is eligible for a Hybrid work schedule (3 or more days onsite a week) and will be based out of our Davidson, NC location.

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

Job Summary:

Trane Technologies is hiring a Category Manager managing the Heat Exchangers – Round Tube & Fin category. This is a critical role on our procurement team, with a large, complex scope of responsibilities within the Heat Exchangers category. We are looking for a Subject Matter Expert (SME) to own the space, strategy, supply base, and performance of this Category, and stay current on market trends and conditions in this category.

Responsibilities:

  • Primarily manage the Heat Exchanger – Round Tube & Fin category, and assist with other Heat Exchanger categories such as Microchannel, Brazed Plate, and Shell & Tube, as needed, to support the growth of Trane Technologies.
  • 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 in order 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.
  • Develop sourcing strategy for commodity detailing projects, sourcing levers, timing, resources and expected benefits
  • Supplier Management: Oversee Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) and regular supplier reviews for all strategic suppliers within the category to meet program Quality/Cost/Delivery targets.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree
  • 5+ years of procurement / sourcing experience with large-scale, complex, and/or regional/global categories of spend.
  • Demonstrated success in assessing, negotiating with, and managing vendors.
  • Experience in negotiating complex contracts
  • Experience in structuring and managing pricing agreements
  • Prior experience with Heat Exchangers is preferred
  • 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.
  • Ability to travel as needed up to 20%

Compensation:

Target Compensation: $95, ,000 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). Our prosperous commission plans grow over time with a successful employee's growing pipeline. Some sales professionals may eventually move to 100% commission.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

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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