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Wabtec Corporation EMEA Commodity Manager F/M in Turin, Italy
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 .
It’s not just about your career… or your job title…it’s about who you are and the impact you are going to make on the world. Do you want to go into uncharted waters…do things that haven’t been done to make yours and someone else's life better? Wabtec has been doing that for decades and we will continue to do so! Through our people, leadership development, services, technology and scale, Wabtec delivers better outcomes for global customers by speaking the language of industry.
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 – Sheet Metal & Fabrication , 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?
COMMODITY MANAGEMENT AND SUPPLIER PANEL
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
Drives Supplier performance review
Defines raw material strategy
SRM
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
BUDGET / FORECAST
Builds budget, forecast, STRAP for assigned commodity
Monitors PPI savings on a monthly basis, drive action plans
RFQ (off cycle and serial life)
Manages RFQ, offer evaluation, negotiation & contracting: frame agreements, off cycle and serial life contracts
Optimizes PO payment terms and implement supplier RPA
PROJECT SOURCING
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
OPERATIONAL
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
Knowledge of commodity Sheet Metal & Fabrication is considered a plus
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.
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