Optimize Global Supply Chains and Cost Efficiency as our Next Associate GCM
Project Manager!
Are you ready to make a tangible impact on global supply chains using data-driven
insights and strategic sourcing? Trimble is looking for a passionate problem-solver like
you to drive cost reduction, ensure continuity of supply, and build key supplier
relationships in a dynamic, multinational technology environment.
About Us:
Trimble is a global technology company that connects the physical and digital worlds,
transforming the ways work gets done. With relentless innovation in precise positioning,
modeling and data analytics, Trimble enables essential industries including construction,
geospatial and transportation. Whether it's helping customers build and maintain
infrastructure, design and construct buildings, optimize global supply chains or map the
world, Trimble is at the forefront, driving productivity and progress.
What Makes This Role Great:
In this role, you’ll be at the forefront of optimizing Trimble’s global supply chain
networks, directly influencing key financial outcomes and securing material continuity for
cutting-edge hardware products. You will have a unique dual impact, blending strategic
global commodity management with advanced data analytics to design and implement
innovative sourcing strategies that shape our manufacturing resilience worldwide.
Key Exciting Responsibilities:
Spearhead cross-functional projects to resource or dual-source critical materials, mitigating production risks and optimizing total cost.
Drive strategic cost reduction initiatives with the supply base to achieve quarterly targets and present financial results to executive management.
Collaborate with Design Engineering and Program teams during new product introductions to implement robust global sourcing strategies.
Act as the global data analytics champion, utilizing advanced reporting tools to evaluate supplier forecasting, material float, and buffer stock agreements.
Cultivate high-level relationships with global suppliers while conducting executive performance reviews and scorecard cadences.
Essential Skills and Experience:
5+ years of progressive experience in Project Management leading teams to deliver on time and on target.
Advanced expertise with data tools including Excel, Google Sheets, SmartSheets, and ERP systems like Oracle or Agile.
Proven capability in negotiating pricing, supply agreements, long-term, and statements of work.
Exceptional communication and team-building skills with a track record of presenting to multinational cross-functional groups.
Bachelors degree in engineering (BSEE/BSME) or Business with technical experience.
Bonus Points For:
Experience managing complex projects with engineering and suppliers in a global environment.
Experience acting as an internal super-user for analytics systems such as Cognos or DOMO.
Background managing complex electronic or mechanical manufacturing commodities in a global environment.
Logistics:
Location: Westminster, CO or Dayton, OH - in office 4 days per week
Travel Requirement: 15%
Why You’ll Love Working With Us
At Trimble, we’re not just a company that does good. We are a team dedicated to
making a tangible, positive Real-World Impact. We build innovative solutions designed
to solve the world’s most critical challenges. From construction sites to transportation
hubs, our work tangibly improves how people live, build, move, and grow.
You’ll work on projects that truly matter: Our purpose-driven culture means you’ll be
helping to build and deliver solutions that make work faster, safer, and more sustainable
for millions of people worldwide. Our impact is tangible, from connected machines that
save fuel to data-driven insights that reduce waste.
Collaborate with like-minded people: Our strong internal culture is a hidden gem. You will work with a collaborative, supportive team that shares your purpose and fosters a
genuine sense of belonging. We’re a company of visionary pragmatists; who think
boldly and build things that work.
Compensation: Trimble provides the following compensation range and general description of other compensation and benefits that it in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position. This compensation range is based on a full time schedule. Trimble reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, or federal law.
Hiring Range
$67,700.00–$93,200.00Pay Rate Type
SalaryBonus Eligible?
YesCommission Eligible?
No
Benefits: Trimble offers comprehensive core benefits that include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Time off plans and retirement plans. Most of our businesses also offer tax savings plans for health, dependent care and commuter expenses as well as Paid Parental Leave and Employee Stock Purchase Plan. If this position is identified above as commission- or bonus-eligible, the terms of the commission plan or discretionary bonus plan for which you are eligible will be provided following the employee start date.
How to Apply: Please submit an online application for this position by clicking on the ‘Apply Now’ button located in this posting.
Application Deadline: Trimble accepts applications on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
At Trimble, we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace where everyone can thrive. Guided by our core values—Belong, Innovate, and Grow—we embrace and celebrate differences, knowing they make us stronger and more innovative. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, welcoming individuals of all backgrounds and advancing opportunities while embracing race, color, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, disability, veteran status, or any other protected and diverse characteristic. We are committed to offering our candidates and employees with disabilities or sincerely held religious beliefs the ability to seek reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable law and/or where it would not constitute undue hardship for Trimble. For more, please see Trimble's Code of Business Conduct and Ethics at https://investor.trimble.com, under “Corporate Governance.”
Our mission to transform the way the world works starts with transforming how we work together. By actively listening, asking questions, and taking intentional actions, we cultivate a culture that provides equitable opportunities for everyone to contribute and grow.
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Skills Required
- 5+ years of progressive project management experience leading teams and delivering projects on time and on target
- Advanced expertise with Excel, Google Sheets, Smartsheet, and ERP systems such as Oracle or Agile
- Experience negotiating pricing, supply agreements, long-term agreements, and statements of work
- Exceptional communication and team-building skills, including presenting to multinational cross-functional groups
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, such as electrical or mechanical engineering, or business with technical experience
- Experience managing complex projects with engineering teams and suppliers in a global environment
- Experience serving as an internal super-user for analytics systems such as Cognos or DOMO
- Experience managing complex electronic or mechanical manufacturing commodities in a global environment
Trimble Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Trimble and has not been reviewed or approved by Trimble.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An employee stock purchase plan with a discount and lookback, plus RSUs in some roles, makes equity participation accessible. The ESPP is often highlighted as a standout part of the package.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave in the U.S. is characterized as solid and well-regarded. This support is repeatedly positioned as a strength within the broader benefits offering.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO is described as generous, with some groups using flexible or unlimited models. Paid holidays and flexible time-off approaches contribute meaningfully to work-life support.
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What We Do
Trimble is transforming the way the world works by delivering products and services that connect the physical and digital worlds. Core technologies in positioning, modeling, connectivity and data analytics enable customers to improve productivity, quality, safety and sustainability. From purpose built products to enterprise lifecycle solutions, Trimble software, hardware and services are transforming industries such as agriculture, construction, geospatial and transportation. For more information about Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB), visit: www.trimble.com. Trimble products are used in over 141 countries around the world. Employees in more than 30 countries, coupled with a highly capable network of dealers and distribution partners serve and support customers worldwide. As the market leader in most of our businesses, we offer a compelling value proposition to our customers based on productivity, return on investment and environmental stewardship. Come position yourself with an innovative industry leader and position yourself for success.
