Procurement Program Manager

About the role

Join Trane Technologies, a world leader in creating comfortable, sustainable, and efficient climate solutions for buildings, homes, and transportation. This role is a results-driven procurement and project leadership position within the Thermo King Trailer platform, focusing on cross-functional initiatives in complex manufacturing environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple procurement projects, driving implementation plans that support sourcing strategy, productivity, and continuous improvement goals.
• Partner with commodity teams and business stakeholders to develop project charters, execution plans, benefit breakdowns, and resource requirements.
• Manage active procurement initiatives involving resourcing, NPD, source changes, quality improvements, and VAVE programs.
• Coordinate with suppliers and internal stakeholders to meet project timelines, delivery expectations, and company financial objectives.
• Track and report procurement metrics including productivity, inflation, supplier quality, on-time delivery, and risk mitigation performance.
• Identify performance gaps, develop countermeasures, remove roadblocks, and escalate issues to leadership when needed.
• Support plant material and quality escalations, MDIs, and month-end financial reporting activities.
• Align commodity strategies with business unit priorities, engineering platforms, and product management requirements.
• Evaluate supplier capabilities against business needs to support supplier selection, relationship management, and contract execution.
• Participate in productivity gate reviews and ensure cross-functional resources are aligned to deliver project milestones.
• Represent procurement in VAVE and MMR events, driving actions and ensuring follow-through across teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, finance, engineering, or related field preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in procurement, supply chain, engineering, project management, operations, or related functions within a diversified industrial environment.
• Strong understanding of procurement processes from both operational and strategic leadership perspectives.
• Demonstrated ability to manage ambiguity, lead multiple priorities, and solve problems proactively with minimal supervision.
• Strong analytical and financial acumen, including forecasting, productivity tracking, and inflation reporting.
• Proficiency with Excel, MS Project, PowerPoint, and other business tools.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong influencing and negotiation capabilities.
• Proven ability to build relationships, lead teams, and collaborate effectively across functions.
• Experience in international sourcing, supplier development, supplier quality, or supply chain leadership is a plus.
• Fluent English required; Spanish preferred.
• Willingness to travel up to 20%.

Pay

Annual base salary range: $89,585.00 - $143,700.00. This is a salaried position and is not eligible for incentives or sales commissions.

Benefits

• Benefits kick in on day one, including health insurance and holistic wellness programs with generous incentives.
• Family-building benefits, including fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy assistance.
• 401K match up to 6%, plus an additional 2% core contribution (total up to 8% company contribution).
• Paid time off: 15 vacation days, 9 paid holidays, 3 floating holidays, sick leave, and additional options for volunteer and parental leave.
• Educational and training opportunities through company programs, tuition assistance, and student debt support.

Schedule

This is an on-site role requiring 5 days per week.