Procurement Analyst

Trane Italia•Davidson, NC

5d•$49,400 - $87,640•Hybrid

About The Position

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.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, or a related field
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.
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.

Nice To Haves

Project Management experience preferred.
Experience in supplier development, materials management, and/or plant operations a plus.

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.