Category Manager-Logistics Procurement

About the role

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Where is the work

Monday to Thursday, work onsite with your colleagues. Fridays, choose your work location, balancing what your work requires.

What's in it for you

Trane Technologies is hiring an International Logistics Procurement Category Manager in Davidson, NC! This is a critical role on our Procurement team, with a large, complex scope of responsibilities within the assigned category. We are looking for a Subject Matter Expert (SME) to own the space, strategy, supply base, and performance of our International Logistics Category, and stay current on market trends and conditions in this category.

What you will do

• Develop category and carrier strategies - implement transportation initiatives aligned with said strategies to secure capacity, improve on-time service and damage claims, deliver cost reduction, and champion sustainability and diversity solutions
• Lead the execution of sourcing activities within assigned mode(s) including improvements to bid schedule, continuous improvement initiatives, supply base rationalization, etc.
• Lead Business Review Meetings (BRMs) with selected partners and evaluate business needs against supplier performance
• Work with cross-functional teams to build and execute project implementation plans for capacity, productivity, and continuous improvement projects within committed timelines
• Responsible for managing active projects, updating status, eliminating roadblocks, and escalating issues as appropriate, as well as investigating, coordinating, and communicating project changes
• Create and conduct presentations for project approvals and recuring status updates
• Partner with International Operations and overseas regional teams to track the performance of contracted providers and ensure timely resolution of performance issues
• Proactively develop contingency plans and escalations and crisis situations
• Manage capacity commitments for the service providers allowing them the proper lead-time to develop surge capacity plans, particularly during peak seasons
• Partner with the SBUs, Regions and International Operations to review/update volume forecasts and manage exceptions
• Perform frequent analysis of modal/carrier spend and performance to benchmark service standards and applicable trends
• Ensure contracted service level agreements and budgeted operating costs are being met
• Collaborate with business partners, including International Operations, to develop corrective action plans that address gaps in performance
• Manage spend forecasting activities and actuals reporting for category: Reconcile discrepancies between the spend plan and actuals

What you will bring

• BA/BS/ME degree in Logistics, Supply Chain, or Business
• Minimum 7+ years in the transportation industry with exposure to carrier management, carrier negotiation, and carrier operations for International Modes
• Demonstrated success with transformation change management, structured problem solving, and process thinking
• Experience working with international teams located within multiple geographic regions
• Demonstrated experience managing and supervising suppliers /service providers
• Experience negotiating supplier contracts and managing execution thereof
• Experience running large complex cross functional sourcing (bid) projects
• Ability to travel up to 10%

Key Competencies

• Strong business/financial acumen, deep analytical skills, and ability to lead, inspire, motivate, and lay out clear expectations with suppliers and vendors
• Must be a strategic thinker and have demonstrated experience driving strategies
• Experience with sourcing / rate management TMS' preferred (e.g. Transporeon, E2Open, P44)
• Possess a strong customer service orientation
• Be a proactive change agent and demonstrate leadership skills to thrive in a team environment
• Have robust interpersonal skills with the ability to interact and influence various departments throughout the organization and at multiple management levels
• Utilize exceptional problem-solving skills to work through difficult challenges
• Be a flexible, decisive, and proactive problem solver
• Be a strong communicator and possess strong organizational skills - ability to work on multiple priorities simultaneously
• Be comfortable managing in an ambiguous environment, capable of smart risk taking with ability to close
• Be able to work well in high pressure, fast-paced environment
• Expertise with suite of Microsoft Office tools, including the ability to perform data analysis using MS Excel
• Foreign Language proficiency a plus (e.g. Spanish, Mandarin…
• Have strong business/financial acumen, deep analytical skills, and ability to lead, inspire, motivate, and lay out clear expectations with suppliers and vendors
• Foreign Language proficiency a plus

Annual Base Salary Range or Hourly Base Pay Range

• $97,406.66 - $135,834.99
• Compensation Type: Salary
• Incentive Eligible: Yes
• Sales Commission Eligible: No