.Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions and value-added services for freight and transit rail. Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective experience across Wabtec, GE Transportation and Faiveley Transport, the company has unmatched digital expertise, technological innovation, and world-class manufacturing and services, enabling the digital-rail-and-transit ecosystems. Wabtec is focused on performance that drives progress, creating transportation solutions that move and improve the world. Wabtec has approximately 27,000 employees in facilities throughout the world. Visit the company's new website at: http://www.WabtecCorp.Com.Who will you be working with?Our Global Sourcing team is responsible for the management of Wabtec's supply base and negotiating agreements according to the long-term strategy of the Company. Here you will partner with internal and external stakeholders to drive the sourcing strategy to ensure our employees can deliver to our customers.How will you make a difference?As a people leader on our Forgings team in our Global Sourcing Organization, you are responsible for building the strategy for the commodities of your team to meet the operational needs of Wabtec. Here you will provide daily guidance and direction to your reports on a variety of tasks to drive results. You will need to think creatively about how to establish relationships, mitigate risk and drive down costs for the business while monitoring and evaluating our suppliers' capabilities, reliability, and quality to ensure that they meet their contractual standards.What do we want to know about you?Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college OR 10 years of experience in Sourcing/Procurement, Program Management, or Supply Chain in lieu of education.Minimum of 7 years' experience in sourcing.Minimum of 3 years' leading people.Strong quantitative and analytical skills with an emphasis in Excel, PowerPoint, and Access.Broad supply chain knowledge to include knowledge of operations, fulfillment, procurement management, quality, and engineering processes.Willingness and ability to travel up to 25% of the time.Demonstrated negotiation and supplier management skills.What will your typical day look like?Drive margin improvement by creating and executing cost reduction negotiations and optimizing landed cost through control of logistics and tariff costs.Drive cash improvement by extending supplier payment terms.Support fulfillment and quality functional objectives by conducting supplier leadership reviews, recovering costs incurred associated with defects, conducting root cause analysis, and implementing corrective actions related to delivery delays, eliminating premium transportation, and ensuring all purchase orders are promised in a timely manner.Forecast deflation, tariffs, expense & investment spend and cash improvement.Lead, mentor, and guide a team of commodity leaders
