Sourcing Manager - Electronics
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. This role leads end-to-end procurement activities for electronic components and materials, including sourcing, cost analysis, supplier selection, and contract negotiation. It involves partnering with Engineering, Planning, and Operations to translate technical requirements into sourcing strategies that meet cost, quality, and lead-time targets. The role also manages supplier relationships, develops category strategies, oversees procurement project timelines, evaluates market trends, collaborates with New Product Development teams, leads cost-reduction initiatives, maintains supplier and material master data, and reports procurement metrics.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Business, or a related field.
- 5+ years of progressive experience in procurement, supply chain, or program management, preferably within the electronics or high-tech manufacturing industry.
- Strong understanding of electronic components, PCB assemblies, and semiconductor sourcing.
- Proven ability to manage complex projects and cross-functional teams.
- Excellent negotiation, analytical, and communication skills.
- Proficiency with ERP systems (e.g., FourthShift, Oracle) and procurement analytics tools.
- Demonstrated ability to balance strategic planning and operational execution in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.
Nice To Haves
- Strategic sourcing & category management
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Supplier relationship management
- Risk mitigation & cost optimization
- Project management & problem-solving
- Negotiation and commercial acumen
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end procurement activities for electronic components and materials, including sourcing, cost analysis, supplier selection, and contract negotiation.
- Partner with Engineering, Planning, and Operations to translate technical requirements into sourcing strategies that meet cost, quality, and lead-time targets.
- Manage supplier relationships—monitoring performance, risk, quality, and capacity to ensure alignment with business needs.
- Develop and drive category strategies that balance short-term demand with long-term supply chain resilience.
- Oversee procurement project timelines, budgets, and deliverables, ensuring milestones are met across multiple programs.
- Evaluate market trends, component obsolescence, and global supply conditions to mitigate risk and maintain continuity of supply.
- Collaborate with New Product Development (NPD) teams to ensure sourcing readiness, supplier qualification, and early design involvement.
- Lead or support cost-reduction and value-engineering initiatives in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
- Maintain accurate supplier and material master data, ensuring compliance with internal controls and external regulations.
- Report procurement metrics (cost savings, on-time delivery, supplier quality) to leadership and recommend improvements.
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 = 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
Mid Level
