Procurement Program Manager

Responsibilities

• Serve as the project manager for multiple procurement initiatives, collaborating with cross-functional teams and utilizing standard methodologies to drive productivity, continuous improvement, process enhancements, standard work, source changes, and Value Analysis/Value Engineering (VAVE) programs.
• Ensure alignment of procurement and business unit strategies with operations, Category Management, Marketing, and Engineering platform plans and requirements. Communicate Operations, Engineering, and Marketing-specific strategies to the Procurement team.
• Assess Trane Technologies' business needs against supplier capabilities to identify and select preferred suppliers that meet quality, cost, and delivery standards.
• Utilize commercial acumen to effectively manage and navigate supplier relationships and contracts.
• Accurately forecast and report procurement financial metrics, including productivity and inflation. Contribute to the development of the Annual Operating Plan for productivity and supply chain resiliency projects, targets, and initiatives.
• Actively participate in cross-functional gate reviews, ensuring the allocation of necessary resources to execute projects as planned. Collaborate with Procurement to assist with project charters, benefits, and resource requirements.
• Represent the Procurement function in plant or product Value Analysis/Value Engineering (VAVE) activities.
• Ensure compliance with the Business Operating System when executing projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree with minimum 5+ years of previous work experience in a diversified industrial company in the areas of procurement, engineering, project management, quality, finance and/or operations required.
• Strong understanding of the procurement processes and the ability to communicate at all levels of the organization.
• Deep understanding of materials management supply and demand planning.
• Demonstrated ability for independent thinking and multi-tasking. Proven ability to

Benefits

Additional Information

Be a part of our mission! 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. 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. Learn about our benefits designed for you to Thrive at work and at home. We boldly go. Where is the work: Monday to Thursday, work onsite with your colleagues. Fridays, choose your work location, balancing what your work requires.

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