Category Manager- Maintenance Repair and Operations & Industrial Gases
Trane Italia•Davidson, NC
•$97,407 - $156,200•Hybrid
About The Position
The Indirect Category Manager, Maintenance Repair and Operations & Industrial Gases has responsibility for strategic category leadership and leading negotiations for MRO purchases for the entire organization. The Category Manager has the critical responsibility of managing business needs with internal partners to identify and manage a supply base to deliver value across all SBUs.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Finance, or related field
- 7+ years of experience in Procurement/Supply Chain.
- 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
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, cost avoidance, and cash flow.
Benefits
- health insurance
- holistic wellness programs that include generous incentives
- fertility coverage
- adoption/surrogacy assistance
- 401K match up to 6%, plus an additional 2% core contribution = up to 8% company 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
Senior
