Procurement Analyst

Trane Technologies

16h • $48,000 - $98,000 • Onsite

About The Position

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.
What’s in it for you:
Be a part of our mission! As a world leader in creating comfortable, sustainable, and efficient environments, it’s our responsibility to put the planet first. For us at Trane Technologies, sustainability is not just how we do business—it is our business. Do you dare to look at the world's challenges and see impactful possibilities? Do you want to contribute to making a better future? If the answer is yes, we invite you to consider joining us in boldly challenging what’s possible for a sustainable world.
Trane Technologies is hiring a Procurement Analyst within Direct Procurement. This position will support tactical and strategic activities across multiple categories, driving cross-functional collaboration, focus of key team deliverables, and building standardization of processes around contract management, margin enhancement, and risk mitigation.
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!
Where is the work: On-Site (5 days) at our headquarters in Davidson, NC.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, or a related field
• Project Management experience preferred.
• 3 to 5 years experience in Supply Chain, Procurement, Operations
• Demonstrated experience leading large, complex cross-functional projects within matrixed organizations
• Demonstrated experience coordinating, and facilitating discussions, consultation, and conflict resolution skills with the ability to drive program-specific issues and goals to closure.
• Experience in supplier development, materials management, and/or plant operations a plus.
• Must be a strategic thinker and have demonstrated experience driving initiatives
• Excellent written and oral communication skills. Strong influencing and negotiating skills across the organization. Possess strong interpersonal skills. Ability to lead, develop, and motivate staff; foster team dynamic.
• Ability to travel up to 10%
• Supply Chain Acumen – Oversees development and execution of GSC strategies/playbooks for assigned components or services, drives utilization of common GSC tools to achieve optimal results that are Quality, Delivery, Price, and Service balanced and corporate/governmental compliant.
• Project Management – Reviews and approves teams’ project plans, oversees project execution, balances projects between short and long-term focus, and secures alignment with cross-functional partners. Manage prioritization of team resources.
• Global Business Thinking/Strategizing – Demonstrates deep global knowledge of suppliers, industry trends, emerging markets, and technology, builds this knowledge into GSC strategies/playbooks, and develops teams’ capabilities & talent.
• Problem-Solving – Identifies/anticipates potential problems, supports root cause analysis, evaluates the robustness of corrective action plan, and oversees plan implementation.
• Relationship Management – Creates a collaborative environment with cross-functional partners, assures regular/appropriate two-way communication flow, and builds/maintains relationships with industry peers and suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Support improvement process meetings for multiple teams within Category Excellence and direct procurement categories through development of data and review of team actions
• Manage and support full lifecycle of tariff activities
• Support category teams pricing updates, MIR analytics, taxonomy cleanup
• Work with Category Managers to define negotiation strategy including supplier profiles, commercial negotiation targets, defining switching costs, and building (TCO) Total Cost of Ownership
• Support the execution of sourcing projects including RFx, continuous improvement, consolidation, etc.
• Utilize tools & analytics to identify category opportunities around risk mitigation, pricing, source change, and VA/VE to be incorporated into category strategies.
• Drive utilization of standard work including project tracking, documentation, and reporting. Actively engage with team members to eliminate roadblocks and escalate issues appropriately.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level