Operations Analyst - Rotational Development Program (July 2027)

Trimble Inc.; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 49,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Trimble Inc. is seeking a highly motivated graduate for the Rotational Development Program as an Operations and Supply Chain Specialist. You will gain broad exposure across manufacturing, logistics, and strategic supply chain management in a fast-paced, global environment.

Over four six-month rotations, you’ll work on purchasing, data management, new product introduction, and fulfillment optimization, with structured post-program placement support to help chart your long-term career path.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master degree in Operations, Supply Chain Management, MIS, or Engineering.
• Minimum of one relevant internship or up to three years in operations or supply chain.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship and ability to start in Dayton, Ohio in July 2027.
• Strong problem-solving mindset and agility in a collaborative team.

Responsibilities

• Drive strategic purchasing and supply chain management by qualifying vendors, negotiating competitive pricing, and optimizing global procurement processes.
• Coordinate new product introductions from concept to production, managing forecasts, material movements, and engineering releases.
• Optimize fulfillment center operations and material flow through data-driven logistics management and advanced inventory forecasting.
• Collaborate with cross-functional technical teams to maintain enterprise data warehouses and improve operational data integrity.

Skills

Vendor management

Negotiation

Forecasting

Data analytics

Education

Bachelor or Master degree in Operations, Supply Chain Management, MIS, or Engineering

Tools

Enterprise data warehouses

Job description

Optimize Global Operations: Operations and Supply Chain Specialist - Rotational Development Program

Are you a motivated graduate eager to build broad expertise across a global business? Join our dynamic team as an Operations and Supply Chain Specialist in an accelerated two-year program designed to give you significant company exposure across manufacturing, logistics, and strategic supply chain management while helping transform how the world works.

About Us: Trimble is a global technology company that connects the physical and digital worlds, transforming the ways work gets done. With relentless innovation in precise positioning, modeling and data analytics, Trimble enables essential industries including construction, geospatial and transportation. Whether it's helping customers build and maintain infrastructure, design and construct buildings, optimize global supply chains or map the world, Trimble is at the forefront, driving productivity and progress. For more information about Trimble (Nasdaq:TRMB), visit: www.trimble.com.

What Makes This Role Great

In this high-visibility program, you will complete four six-month rotations across critical business divisions, taking on hands-on projects in purchasing, data management, new product introduction, and fulfillment optimization while receiving structured post-program placement support aligned with your long-term career goals.

Key Exciting Responsibilities

• Drive strategic purchasing and supply chain management by qualifying vendors, negotiating competitive pricing, and optimizing global procurement processes.
• Coordinate new product introductions from concept to production, managing forecasts, material movements, and engineering releases.
• Optimize fulfillment center operations and material flow through data-driven logistics management and advanced inventory forecasting.
• Collaborate with cross-functional technical teams to maintain enterprise data warehouses and improve operational data integrity.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Bachelor or Master degree in Operations, Supply Chain Management, Management Information Systems, or Engineering.
• Minimum of one relevant prior internship or up to three years of professional experience in operations or supply chain functions.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States without employer sponsorship and ability to start in Dayton, Ohio in July 2027.
• Strong problem-solving mindset, initiative, and agility in adapting to shifting priorities within a collaborative team structure.

Bonus Points For

• Practical experience applying AI, computer vision, or machine learning solutions to manufacturing optimization, quality control, or autonomous procurement.
• Advanced expertise in data analytics tools applied to demand forecasting, inventory management, or logistics planning.
• Demonstrated leadership experience in university organizations, project management, or extracurricular initiatives.

Logistics

Location: Dayton, Ohio

Travel Requirement: 10%

Why You'll Love Working With Us

• You’ll work on projects that truly matter: Our purpose-driven culture means you’ll be helping to build and deliver solutions that make work faster, safer, and more sustainable for millions of people worldwide. Our impact is tangible, from connected machines that save fuel to data-driven insights that reduce waste.
• Collaborate with like-minded people: Our strong internal culture is a "hidden gem." You will work with a collaborative, supportive team that shares your purpose and fosters a genuine sense of belonging. We’re a company of "visionary pragmatists" who think boldly and build things that work.
• Be an owner: Trimble thrives on individuals who take initiative and embrace ownership. You’ll find an entrepreneurial spirit where success is often "self-authored," empowering proactive "doers."

Operations Specialist, Supply Chain Specialist, Rotational Development Program, Logistics Management, Procurement, New Product Introduction, Data Analytics, Operations Management, Supply Chain Optimization, Purchasing

Compensation

Trimble provides the following compensation range and general description of other compensation and benefits that it in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position. This compensation range is based on a full time schedule. Trimble reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, or federal law.

Hiring Range $49,200.00-$65,200.00

Pay Rate Type Salary

Bonus Eligible? No

Commission Eligible? No

Benefits: Trimble offers comprehensive core benefits that include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Time off plans and retirement plans. Most of our businesses also offer tax savings plans for health, dependent care and commuter expenses as well as Paid Parental Leave and Employee Stock Purchase Plan. If this position is identified above as commission- or bonus-eligible, the terms of the commission plan or discretionary bonus plan for which you are eligible will be provided following the employee start date.

At Trimble, we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace where everyone can thrive. Guided by our core values—Belong, Innovate, and Grow—we embrace and celebrate differences, knowing they make us stronger and more innovative. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, welcoming individuals of all backgrounds and advancing opportunities while embracing race, color, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, disability, veteran status, or any other protected and diverse characteristic. We are committed to offering our candidates and employees with disabilities or sincerely held religious beliefs the ability to seek reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable law and/or where it would not constitute undue hardship for Trimble. For more, please see Trimble’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics at https://investor.trimble.com, under Governance->Governance Documents.

Our mission to transform the way the world works starts with transforming how we work together. By actively listening, asking questions, and taking intentional actions, we cultivate a culture that provides equitable opportunities for everyone to contribute and grow.

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