Associate Category Manager - Diversified Components

Trane Italia; Davidson (NC); Hybrid; USD 73,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Wellness programs

401K match

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Trane Technologies in Davidson, North Carolina, is hiring an Associate Category Manager to oversee a segment of the Diversified Components category within the North America region. This is a solid opportunity for career development into Category Management.

You will collaborate with engineering, operations and procurement teams, support supplier qualification, negotiations and supplier performance reviews, and help drive productivity through value analysis and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering or related field.
• 2+ years of procurement / sourcing experience, e.g., consulting, purchasing / buyer, and/or analyst experience.
• Ability to assess vendors and demonstrated negotiating skills.
• Demonstrated experience facilitating discussions and strong conflict resolution skills.
• Professional communication; both verbal and written are required.

Responsibilities

• Identify, engage and align with internal stakeholders to capture category requirements and ensure supplier qualification and quality.
• Partner with business unit Procurement teams to transition suppliers as needed; support NPD Procurement teams through preferred supplier programs.
• Support negotiations and supplier selection; accountable for contract lifecycle management and compliance.
• Deliver category productivity through price, value analysis (VA) or continuous improvement projects.
• Support supplier segmentation, SRM and quarterly supplier reviews for all strategic suppliers within category; ensure creation of supplier profiles.
• Actively monitor and mitigate supplier risk including financial, capacity, quality, and compliance.

Skills

Procurement

Sourcing

Negotiations

Vendor assessment

Conflict resolution

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering

Job description

Trane Technologies in Davidson, North Carolina, is hiring an Associate Category Manager to oversee a segment of the Diversified Components category within the North America region. This is a solid opportunity for career development into Category Management.

You will collaborate with engineering, operations and procurement teams, support supplier qualification, negotiations and supplier performance reviews, and help drive productivity through value analysis and continuous improvement.