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.
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Who will you be working with? The Procurement team is an international team dedicated to deploying the company's purchasing strategies, engaging with suppliers and internal stakeholders, analyzing market trends and identifying and solving commodity-related issues.
How will you make a difference? As a Commodity Manager, reporting to the EMEA Regional Commodity Leader, you will be responsible for the Commodity strategy, deploying the guidelines in each Site, developing our Supplier base and driving suppliers performance review.
What will your typical day look like? Establishes / declines strategy for assigned commodity, incl. Make or Buy.Develops technical and regional / supplier market intelligence for his/her commodities.Is responsible for implementing the strategy through panel policy for assigned commodity.Builds / qualifies / develops / manages the regional supplier panel for assigned commodity, incl. rationalization of panel.Defines and deploys supplier risk assessments & sole, single, dual sourcing plans.Defines raw material strategy.Manages relationship with his/her regional suppliers, be the key point of contact for regional suppliers.Drives and monitors the selection process of new suppliers.Builds budget, forecast, STRAP for assigned commodity.Monitors PPI savings on a monthly basis, drive action plans.Manages RFQ, offer evaluation, negotiation & contracting: frame agreements, off cycle and serial life contracts.Optimizes PO payment terms and implements supplier RPA.Provides supplier vendor list to project buyers before RFQ.Is responsible for Contracting for suppliers that are new for the site.Contributes to final negotiations, ensuring leverage of scale effect across other ongoing projects.Validates supplier selection from project buyers, participate to Project Sourcing Committee.Drives sourcing competitiveness initiatives for existing / standard parts, e.g. technical savings with Engineering, RFQ benchmark.Is responsible for re-sourcing in serial life.Is responsible for contract amendments and renegotiations.Intervenes in major supplier issues escalated (after threshold to site sourcing specialist): COPQ / claims negotiations. What do we want to know about you? At least 5 years experience in Purchasing in a globalized industrial environment.Fluent in English (other language is a plus).Skilled multi-cultural negotiator with good written and oral communications skills.Curious and dynamic person, able to work across matrix worldwide organization.Frequent travel trips (~ 40-50%).Proficiency in Microsoft Office Professional Suite. Location: various sites in EU (eg. France, Italy, Germany, Czech Republic). Please upload your CV in English.
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