Supply Chain Development Manager

Trane Italia • Grand Rapids, MI

23d • Onsite

About The Position

As a world leader in creating comfortable, sustainable, and efficient climate solutions for buildings, homes and transportation, Trane Technologies is committed to putting the planet first. Sustainability is integral to their business. The company invites individuals who dare to see impactful possibilities in global challenges and wish to contribute to a better future to join them. The role of Supply Chain Development Manager is vital in leading Supplier Development Materials Managers to minimize material shortages and production downtime by monitoring material inflow and outflow. This position oversees supplier inventories, monitors supplier inventory levels, and analyzes supplier tooling and resources capacity and their effects on Trane Technologies SBU inventory levels. It drives supplier process and systemic material flow improvements using Lean Opex tools to prevent material shortages and promote supply chain continuity. The manager also assists in the selection and implementation of Trane Technologies supplier sourcing strategies to ensure high quality, on-time delivery, and cost competitiveness. The position is responsible for effective execution of the Capacity Demonstration Review and provides Root Cause Corrective Actions to determine appropriate stock levels by monitoring control over raw materials, parts in process, and finished products. It coordinates cyclical recounting of materials and reconciliation of actual inventories against system records, ensuring appropriate inventory levels for raw materials and components and recording finished product entries.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
• Ability to travel up to 80%.
• 3-5 years of plant manufacturing experience
• 5+ years working experience in the Byer/Planner or supply chain function.
• Ability to effectively communicate at all levels within the company.
• Ability to work cross-functionally.
• Demand and Supply Planning - Expert
• Information Systems Knowledge - Advanced
• ISC Finance & Economic - Intermediate
• Materials & Production Management – Advanced
• Lean Manufacturing Experience/Knowledge
• Operational Excellence Execution - Advanced
• Sales/ Integrated Ops Planning - Advanced
• Supply Chain Knowledge - Intermediate
• BOS Leadership - Intermediate
• Supply Chain Acumen – Understands the key value creation processes within the Procurement function and the role Supplier Development plays.
• Problem Solving - Understands and can execute the “three root cause approach” to problem solving – demonstrated ability to lead corrective action plan implementation and validation.
• Relationship Management - Works collaboratively with cross-functional stakeholders at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Interacts frequently with cross-functional teams to resolve delayed supplier shipments and component shortages.
• Determines appropriate stock levels by maintaining control over the volume of raw materials, parts in process and finished products.
• Coordinates cyclical recounting of materials and reconciliation of actual inventories against system records.
• Ensures supply of raw materials and components to production areas and records the entry of finished products to the corresponding warehouse.
• Conducts assessments, in support of new sourcing, to determine if a supplier’s quality systems, installed capacity and environmental policies meet Trane Technologies’ expectations.
• Leads initial Supplier orientation, provides on-boarding training as required.
• Evaluates supplier’s production specifications and supplier’s plant capacity data to determine manufacturing processes and calculate machine and operator loads.
• Drives process and systemic capacity improvements, at assigned supplier sites, through the use of Lean and Opex tools and validates improvements through defined measurables to reduce gaps due to material and labor shortages.
• Prepares, distributes, and communicates periodic Supplier performance status and risk assessments to regional leadership as required.
• Works to actively deploy Trane Technologies’ defined Supplier Development Procedures, Processes, and work instructions within the region.
• Work internally with plants & category to define the problem (9-step box 1-3?) prior to supplier visit.
• Provide on-site support at Supplier location.
• Complete the Supply Chain Assessment (SCA) standard work.
• Develop corrective action list with Supplier to improve SCA score as needed.
• Partner with supplier to use appropriate tools to identify gaps and root causes (fishbone, 5-whys, 8D, etc.).
• Collaborate with Supplier to develop Recovery Plan by day/week.
• Provide internal communication to stakeholders on current status for suppliers on a daily/weekly basis.
• Provide problem solving support to suppliers during recovery process.
• Escalate issues, including significant changes to recovery plan and/or unresponsive suppliers internally for support.
• Partner with internal resources to ensure required internal actions and improvements are completed to support supplier recovery.
• Overall program manager for corrective actions.

Benefits

• Benefits kick in on DAY ONE for you and your family, including health insurance and holistic wellness programs that include 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.
• 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.
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits and programs.

What This Job Offers

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