Systems and Engineering Leader (Remote)

The Lead Engineered Systems Commodity Manager will work closely with global and regional supply chain teams, engineering, project sourcing, operations, and strategic suppliers. This role serves as the primary owner of the Engineered Systems commodity strategy, supplier management activities, and commercial agreements, ensuring alignment with business objectives, cost targets, quality standards, and delivery requirements.
As the Lead Engineered Systems Commodity Manager, you will define and execute commodity strategies that drive supplier performance, mitigate risk, optimize costs, and support operational excellence. You will leverage market intelligence, sourcing expertise, and supplier relationship management to ensure a competitive and resilient supply base while supporting both ongoing production and project-based business needs.
Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college; Minimum of eight (8) years of experience in sourcing, procurement, program management, or supply chain.
Willingness and ability to travel up to 25%.
Mechanical engineering and/or similar technical degree
Strong financial, quantitative, and data analysis capabilities.
Proven ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Establish and execute the sourcing strategy for the Engineered Systems commodity, including make-versus-buy decisions.
Develop technical and regional supplier market intelligence to support sourcing decisions.
Build, qualify, develop, rationalize, and manage the supplier base.
Define and implement supplier risk management strategies, including sole-source, single-source, and dual-source plans.
Lead supplier performance management reviews and improvement initiatives.
Develop and maintain commodity raw material strategies.
Supplier Relationship Management
Serve as the primary point of contact for key regional suppliers.
Budget & Forecast Management
Develop annual budgets and forecasts for the Engineered Systems commodity.
Monitor producer price index (PPI) trends and savings opportunities.
Strategic Sourcing & Contract Management
Manage commercial agreements including frame agreements, off-cycle contracts, and serial-life contracts.
Lead contract amendments and renegotiations as business needs evolve.
Project Sourcing Support
Provide approved supplier lists and sourcing guidance to project buyers.
Lead contracting activities for new suppliers supporting assigned sites.
Participate in Project Sourcing Committee reviews and validate supplier selections.
Drive sourcing competitiveness for existing and standard parts.
Manage re-sourcing activities throughout product serial life.
Resolve escalated supplier performance, quality, delivery, and commercial issues.
This role can be remote or based in one of our locations in Erie, PA, Fort Worth, Texas or Grove City, PA.
Travel up to 25% as required to support supplier and business needs.
The salary rate for this role is currently $104800-149300 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. Drawing on more than 150 years of experience, we are leading the way in safety, efficiency, reliability, innovation, and productivity. 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.

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