Category Manager - Construction
About The Position
As a world leader in creating comfortable, sustainable, and efficient climate solutions for buildings, homes and transportation, it's our responsibility to put the planet first. For us at Trane Technologies, and through our businesses including Trane® and Thermo King, sustainability is not just how we do business—it is our business. The Category Manager – Construction role has the responsibility for strategic category management leading negotiations and purchases for the entire organization. The Category Manager – Construction has the critical responsibility of managing and supporting business needs with internal partners to identify and manage a supply base to deliver value across all SBUs.
Requirements
- Demonstrated experience negotiating and coaching AIA or similar construction industry-related contractual agreement execution preferred
- Demonstrated experience with negotiation and closure on Construction Contractors, Architectural firms, and MEP suppliers
- LEED or WELL certification preferred and/or experience with the LEED or WELL certification process
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Finance, or a related field
- 3-5+ years of experience in Supply Chain and/or Sourcing / Procurement
- Sourcing experience in the development and management of a global supply base is preferred
- Demonstrated success includes supplier development across regions, responsibility for high-level negotiations, leading multi-functional projects
- Strong analytics experience
- Lean experience beneficial
- Ability to travel 15%
Responsibilities
- Directly responsible for creating, negotiating, and managing Construction, Architectural, and MEP contracts in support of internal partners; reinforces the use of CRE standards and provides contractual support and oversight of manufacturer standards, as established by internal partners, for Construction and facilities-related projects
- Responsible for multi-year strategy development, execution of Indirect Procurement processes, and supplier relationship management
- Develop relationships and communication strategies with internal partners to identify business needs and align the supply base to achieve strategic direction
- Responsible for building and managing strategic supplier relationships through a formal Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) process to improve supplier performance metrics including quality, delivery, productivity, and innovation
- Provide guidance and oversight of the sourcing process to ensure spending is awarded to provide the maximum value
- Lead the development and negotiation of contracts through the Contract Lifecycle Management process while maximizing value and minimizing risk
- Partner with Regional and Global Procurement teams to ensure delivery of productivity and cost avoidance
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Holistic wellness programs with generous incentives
- Family building benefits include fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy assistance
- 401K match up to 6%, plus an additional 2% core contribution
- 15 vacation days
- 9 paid holidays
- 3 floating holidays
- Sick leave
- Additional options to support volunteer and parental leave
- Educational and training opportunities through company programs
- Tuition assistance
- Student debt support
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
