Associate GCM Project Manager

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.

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.

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.

• 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.

• 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, Smart Sheets, 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.

• 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.

Location:

Westminster, CO or Dayton, OH - in office 4 days per week Travel Requirement: 15%

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.

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