Buyer / Planner / Supply Chain / Procurement / Logistics

You will collaborate with internal teams including the Supply Chain Manager, Operations, Quality, Engineering, the Sourcing Manager and Operational Excellence teams. You will also interact directly with external suppliers and other Wabtec sites to ensure smooth fulfillment, inventory management and sourcing processes.

You will manage the buying process for a defined set of products and maintain compliance with Wabtec sourcing policies. You will interface with external suppliers and internal Wabtec companies to ensure quality, cost effectiveness, and on-time delivery are achieved. Your daily efforts will ensure consistent supply of buy parts to support production demand, inventory optimization, minimized premium transportation costs and improved supplier performance. Preferred: bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering or related field and/or least 5 years of procurement or sourcing experience in a manufacturing environment.

Experience in railroad, aerospace, automotive or other heavy industrial manufacturing or remanufacturing sectors.

Proven experience working effectively with suppliers, managing purchase orders and ensuring supplier on-time delivery to meet production requirements.

Experience in the supplier selection process and managing supplier partnerships using performance KPI metrics.

Ability to perform accurate and thorough cost analysis comparing current total cost to new supplier quotations total cost.

Foundational proficiency in supply chain management principles and commodity sourcing strategies.

Ability to work with complex material flows.

Strong understanding of ERP MRP fundamentals, including purchase order signals, purchase order reschedule signals, planning parameters and the importance of transactional accuracy and its impact on inventory control.

Ability to interpret and work with technical specifications, drawings, and quality requirements.

Understanding of Bill of Material framework and BOM costs.

Proficiency in Microsoft Suit (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint) and ability to learn software quickly.

Establish appropriate stocking strategies and maintain buy part planning parameters.

Expedite supplier parts when unexpected shortages occur or demand is short cycled. Manage ERP Sourcing Rules and Quotation accuracy to facilitate Auto-PO, where applicable.

Manage transportation costs working to avoid premium air shipments.

Right-size inventory by reducing excess inventory and evaluate shortages.

Engage with Quality and Engineering to address supplier non-conforming parts.

Serve as the primary accounts payable/ receivable contact for your supply base.

Support warehouse by ensuring healthy inventory levels are maintained to meet demand.

Occasional buy part inventory counts, executing physical inventory adjustments in the ERP system.

Maintain key product indicators in fulfillment, planning and inventory.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)

Role is primary performed in an office environment requiring extensive use of computers, phone and other office equipment.

Occasional presence on the shop floor or visits to other manufacturing sites as needed.

The position requires the employee to be on-site 5 days a week during the scheduled shift to perform daily duties and responsibilities.

May require talking, standing, and bending to lift up to 25 lbs when handling parts in the shop periodically.

The actual salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, education, business needs, market demands and work location. More information on offered benefits, which include health, welfare, and retirement, are available at mywabtecbenefits.Other benefit offerings for this role may include annual bonus, if eligible.

If you’re ready to revolutionize how the world moves for future generations, Wabtec is the place for you.

Wabtec is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for the freight and transit rail sectors. Whether it’s freight, transit, ports, logistics, mining, industrial, or marine, our expertise, technologies, and people together - are accelerating the future of transportation. With roots that date back to George Westinghouse, Thomas Edison, and Louis Faiveley, Wabtec has always built technologies and implemented solutions for a variety of sectors that are critical to meeting the needs of customers and governments alike.

Our global team of about 30,000 employees worldwide delivers performance that moves the world forward. We’re building a culture where leadership, inclusion and your unique perspective fuel progress.

We welcome talent of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities, including race, gender, age, disability, veteran status and more.