Senior Procurement Program Manager Overview
The Senior Procurement Program Manager oversees and manages a team of Procurement Program Managers, responsible for plant procurement goals and metrics including Direct Material Productivity, Preferred Supplier Program, Supplier Rationalization, Risk Management, Cash Flow, Inflation/Deflation, Quality, Supplier Control, Supplier On-Time Delivery, and NPD Platform releases for the EMEA SBU.
Key Qualifications
* Bachelor's Degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, or a related field.
* 10+ years' experience in procurement or a related function.
* Strong financial acumen.
* Exceptional leadership and mentorship experience.
* Exceptional problem-solving skills.
* A strategic thinker with the ability to solve complex problems.
* Demonstrated competence in negotiating skills and assessing vendors.
* Supplier Relationship Management, Supplier Risk Management, Preferred Supplier Selection.
* Candidate must have demonstrated experience coordinating, facilitating discussions, consultation, and conflict resolution skills.
* Professional communication, both verbal and written.
* Ability to travel up to 15%.
Main Responsibilities
The Senior Procurement Program Manager is responsible for:
* Mentoring, coaching, teaching, developing, and supporting the PPM Team across the EMEA sites.
* Accurate forecasting and reporting of procurement financial metrics, including productivity and inflation. Supporting the development of the Annual Operating Plan for Direct Material productivity projects, targets, and initiatives.
* Meeting AOP Targets on Direct Material Productivity and Cash Flow, through close collaboration with the Finance, Engineering, and Materials teams.
* Forecasting, reporting, mitigating, and recovery of commodity inflation.
* Actively monitoring and mitigating supplier risk, including financial, capacity, quality, and compliance.
* Ensuring alignment of commodity strategies with Business Unit, Engineering platforms, and Product Management plans and requirements.
* Closely collaborating with the finance team across EMEA, to provide input into site Risks and Opportunities, site and regional financial actuals, and monthly Direct Product Cost review.
* Actively participating in Product Growth Teams across the region.
* Responsible for procurement goals and metrics, including supplier rationalization, risk management, supplier quality, on-time delivery, and addressing any gaps in achieving targets.
* Responsible for procurement deliverables on NPD programs across the EMEA region.
* Evaluating Trane Technologies business needs against supplier capabilities, to support the selection of preferred suppliers who meet quality, cost, and delivery requirements; leveraging commercial knowledge to navigate and manage supplier relationships and contracts.