Procurement Program Lead – NPD/ETO (HVACR)

Trane Technologies plc; Pueblo (CO); On-site; USD 76,000 - 136,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401K match

Tuition assistance

Fertility coverage

Job summary

Trane Technologies plc in Pueblo is seeking a Procurement Program Manager to lead supplier coordination for New Product Development and Engineer to Order projects, ensuring quality, delivery and cost targets across the enterprise.

This role requires cross-functional leadership, strong negotiation, and the ability to develop sourcing countermeasures, with travel up to 20% and accountability for procurement budgets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; master's preferred.
• Minimum 5+ years in procurement, engineering, project management, quality, finance and/or operations.
• Strong understanding of procurement processes at an operational and leadership level.
• Strong sourcing experience in a wide variety of procurement categories. HVACR sourcing, product, and application knowledge is a plus.
• Experience with New Product Development Process.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for procurement goals and metrics including, risk mitigation, supplier quality, on time delivery, and addressing any gaps in achieving project targets.
• Support New Product Development phase/gate activities via communicating and documenting sourcing requirements including supplier selection, supply chain resiliency plans, cost considerations, supply agreements, tooling expenditures and lead-time, etc.
• Function as the lead procurement representative on the core, cross-functional project team and ensure alignment of commodity strategies with Business Unit, Engineering platforms and Product Management plans and requirements.
• Identify component, supplier, and category risks. Collaboratively develop and implement sourcing countermeasures and mitigation plans.
• Strong influencing and negotiating skills across the organization. Ability to lead, develop, and motivate suppliers and cross-functional teams.
• Manage the procurement capital and expense budget associated with the projects.
• Facilitate early supplier selection and estimate purchased part component prototype and production pricing along with qualification timelines.
• Work to align strategies between category management, project team, and strategic business unit goals.
• Evaluate Trane Technologies' business needs against supplier capabilities in order to select preferred suppliers who meet quality, cost, and delivery requirements; leverage commercial knowledge to navigate supplier relationships and sourcing deliverables.
• Identify and eliminate sourcing roadblocks and elevate issues as appropriate.
• Define dual sourcing and/or qualification plans.
• Support engineering validation builds and prototype sourcing activities.
• Work with category managers to ensure supply agreements are in place to support new business awards.
• Identify and document productivity opportunities.

Skills

Procurement processes

New Product Development

Sourcing experience

Negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Master's degree in supply chain management or engineering

Job description

Trane Technologies plc in Pueblo is seeking a Procurement Program Manager to lead supplier coordination for New Product Development and Engineer to Order projects, ensuring quality, delivery and cost targets across the enterprise.

This role requires cross-functional leadership, strong negotiation, and the ability to develop sourcing countermeasures, with travel up to 20% and accountability for procurement budgets.