Material Planner: Local Sourcing and Purchases

Trane Technologies; La Crosse (WI); On-site; USD 56,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401K match

Paid time off

Job summary

Trane Technologies seeks a Material Planner to join the Field Purchasing team, handling local procurement for Trane Supply Parts Stores. The role requires coordinating supplier quotes, setting up local parts in P21, managing POs, and ensuring parts availability.

You'll interact daily with stores and suppliers, communicate purchasing requests effectively, and maintain accurate supplier/part data while collaborating on cross-functional projects to drive improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred and 1 year of relevant purchasing, sourcing or equivalent experience OR 5+ years of experience in lieu of degree.
• Good PC skills and knowledge of MS Office applications required.
• Must possess good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Must be action-oriented and organized to handle large volume of tasks in a fast pace environment.
• Must have a positive attitude and the ability to work well with others.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required.
• P21 knowledge preferred.

Responsibilities

• Sourcing - Obtain supplier quotes per customer needs.
• Local parts life cycle - Manage local purchase parts set up in P21.
• Purchasing - Manage purchase orders to procure material according to purchasing requests from the Trane Parts Stores. This involves daily contact with the stores, as well as managing POs and resolving PO issues with suppliers/stores/retail planning team, to ensure parts availability and delivery.
• Effectively communicate with the field and with suppliers regarding purchasing requests and orders.
• Maintain supplier and part data accuracy in systems, including part and supplier setup where needed.
• Work with other cross functional teams on projects and/or other tasks to drive improvement when needed.

Skills

Analytical skills

MS Office proficiency

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree preferred

5+ years experience in purchasing (in lieu of degree)

Tools

P21

Job description

Trane Technologies seeks a Material Planner to join the Field Purchasing team, handling local procurement for Trane Supply Parts Stores. The role requires coordinating supplier quotes, setting up local parts in P21, managing POs, and ensuring parts availability.

You'll interact daily with stores and suppliers, communicate purchasing requests effectively, and maintain accurate supplier/part data while collaborating on cross-functional projects to drive improvements.