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How will you make a difference?
As a Bogie Brake Product Sourcing Leader & Disc Commodity Manager, you will be responsible for driving sourcing excellence that directly impacts cost, quality and innovation. By shaping supplier strategy, enhancing standardization and collaborating across engineering, quality and product management you'll ensure competitive sourcing throughout the product lifecycle.
What will your typical day look like?
BOGIE BRAKE PRODUCT SOURCING LEADER
* Lead standardization and cost competitiveness of Bogie Brake products
* Define sourcing strategy
* Manage preferred suppliers
* Drive saving plans involving / challenging suppliers, commodity buyers, engineering and operations
* Oversee bid competitiveness
* Drive Reduction of 30% on dir-Mat program
DISC COMMODITY MANAGER
* Define and deploy the strategy for Disc commodity sourcing
* Build and manage supplier panel
* Evaluate offers, negotiate contracts and frame agreements, manage RFQs
* Drive cost reduction initiatives
* Address escalated supplier issues
What do we want to know about you?
* Graduate in Engineering
* +7 years experience in Sourcing
* Experience in a globalized matrix industrial environment
* Expertise on the commodities Machining, Forging and Casting
* Good proficiency with MS Excel
* Fluent in English (other language is a plus)
* Skilled multi-cultural negotiator
* Written and oral communications skills
* Analytical and data oriented
* Independent and autonomous
* Proactive, goal-oriented and accountable
* Strong intercultural knowledge and open minded
Frequent travel trip (: 50-60%)
Kindly ask you apply with CV in English language.
Legal authorization to work in EU is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.
Please note that we do not accept agency candidate submissions without a formalized agreement with Wabtec Talent Acquisition. If you are an agency/third party Recruiter and have not been engaged by Wabtec for this search, we do not owe you a fee if you submit a candidate to the applicant tracking system that is ultimately hired.
Who are we?
Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for freight and transit rail as well as the mining, marine, and industrial markets. Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective experience across Wabtec, GE Transportation, and Faiveley Transport, the company has grown to become One Wabtec, with 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 and unlocks our customers’ potential by delivering innovative and lasting transportation solutions that move and improve the world. We are lifelong learners obsessed with making things better to drive exceptional results. Wabtec has approximately 27K employees in facilities throughout the world. Visit our website to learn more!
Our Commitment to Embrace Diversity:
Wabtec is a global company that invests not just in our products, but also our people by embracing diversity and inclusion. We care about our relationships with our employees and take pride in celebrating the variety of experiences, expertise, and backgrounds that bring us together. At Wabtec, we aspire to create a place where we all belong and where diversity is welcomed and appreciated.
To fulfill that commitment, we rely on a culture of leadership, diversity, and inclusion. We aim to employ the world’s brightest minds to help us create a limitless source of ideas and opportunities. We have created a space where everyone is given the opportunity to contribute based on their individual experiences and perspectives and recognize that these differences and diverse perspectives make us better.
We believe in hiring talented people of varied backgrounds, experiences, and styles… People like you! Wabtec Corporation is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, or protected Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Production and Purchasing
* Industries
Railroad Equipment Manufacturing
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