Category Manager - Capital Equipment

Trane Italia•Davidson, NC

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

As a world leader in creating comfortable, sustainable, and efficient climate solutions for buildings, homes and transportation, Trane Technologies is committed to putting the planet first. Sustainability is integral to their business. The company invites individuals who are eager to challenge what's possible for a sustainable world to join their team. The Category Manager, Capital Equipment, is responsible for strategic category leadership and leading negotiations for Capital Equipment purchases across the entire organization. This critical role involves managing business needs with internal partners to identify and manage a supply base that delivers value across all Strategic Business Units (SBUs). Relocation assistance is available for this position.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Finance, or related field
7+ years of experience in Procurement/Supply Chain.
Sourcing experience in the development and management of a global supply base is required
5+ years of experience in Category Management
Demonstrated success includes supplier development across regions, responsibility for high-level negotiations, leading multi-functional projects
Strong analytics experience
Ability to travel 10-15%
Communication Skills – Exhibits enthusiasm, influences customers, represents Procurement with SBU leadership, presentation and messaging skills (understanding the audience)
Supply Chain Acumen – Established 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.
Global Business Thinking/Strategizing - Demonstrates deep global knowledge of suppliers, industry trends, emerging markets, technology, geopolitical changes; drives this knowledge into short and long-term strategies.
Problem Solving - Understands customer expectations; keeps abreast of competitor/related industry problems; anticipate and avoid potential problems; supports team problem solving and corrective action plan implementation.
Relationship Management – Creates collaborative environment with cross-functional peers, assures regular/appropriate two-way communication flow, builds/maintains relationship with industry peers and supplier leaders, and reinforces lead on voice to the supply base.
Change Management – Develops and utilizes change management tools to educate business on key strategies and business objectives to support vision of indirect procurement.

Nice To Haves

MBA or advanced degree preferred
Experience within indirect sourcing is preferred
Lean experience beneficial

Responsibilities

Responsible for strategy development, execution of Procurement processes and supplier relationship management
Develop & implement multi-year category strategies with goals to increase spend with preferred suppliers
Develop relationships and communication strategies with internal partners to identify business needs and align supply base to achieve strategic direction
Responsible for building and managing strategic supplier relationships through formal Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) process to improve supplier performance metrics including quality, delivery, productivity, and innovation
Provide leadership and oversight of the sourcing process to ensure spend is awarded to provide the maximum value
Lead the development and negotiation of contracts through the contract lifecycle maximizing value while minimizing risk
Partner with Regional and Global Procurement teams to ensure delivery of productivity and cost avoidance