Procurement Operations Enablement Leader

About the Role

Trane Technologies is hiring a Procurement Operations & Enablement Leader in Davidson, North Carolina. This leader holds operational and management responsibility for our tactical buying team, driving digital transformation, governing systemic buying rules, and applying Lean methodologies to scale operations across our indirect procurement team.

Responsibilities

• Rules Governance: Lead governance and system-enforced compliance of Indirect Procurement Rules of Engagement (RoE).
• Process Transformation: Standardize and optimize lower-complexity commercial contracting and sourcing, transitioning transactional workloads to free up category team capacity.
• Guided Buying Orchestration: Manage rules governance and digital path logic to direct internal business users to the correct transactional channels.
• Demand & Capacity Flow: Actively monitor and make load-balance recommendations across the Indirect Procurement team to optimize SLAs and workload distribution.
• Team Leadership: Direct day-to-day operations, establish performance baselines, and coach a team of Procurement Analysts.
• New Demand Stream Integration: Proactively assess and integrate new demand channels from corporate mergers and acquisitions (M&A) or evolving digital risk and cybersecurity policies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of operational procurement, contracting, or sourcing experience (e.g., purchasing, buyer, or analyst experience).
• 3+ years of direct or indirect people leadership experience in a collaborative, global environment.
• 3+ years Procure-to-Pay (P2P) experience (preferably an Intake and Orchestration tool or Coupa Guided Buying).
• Demonstrated experience utilizing Lean/Six Sigma methodologies (e.g., standard work, visual boards, capacity planning) to streamline transactional throughput.
• Excellent professional communication, facilitation, and conflict-resolution skills.

Pay

Annual Base Salary Range: $146,521.66 - $204,609.99

Benefits

• Benefits kick in on DAY ONE for you and your family, including health insurance and holistic wellness programs with generous incentives.
• Family building benefits include fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy assistance.
• Paid time off includes up to 15 vacation days, paid holidays, sick leave, and additional options for volunteer and parental leave.
• 401K match, educational and training opportunities, tuition assistance, and student debt support.

Schedule

Monday to Thursday: Onsite work with colleagues. Fridays: Flexible work location based on work requirements.

Incentive Eligible: Yes