Wabtec Corporation
Moving and improving the world.
Wabtec is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services. Whether it’s freight rail, transit, mining, industrial or marine, our expertise, technologies, and people – together – are accelerating the future of transportation.
Wabtec supplies its products, including entire locomotives, to all key markets in the world, both for freight and passenger transport. You can find more information about Wabtec here: 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.
Position Summary:
To lead and co-ordinate professional purchasing strategies for key suppliers and commodities. To provide expertise to support the establishment of agreements with suppliers and negotiate a beneficial commercial proposal to improve the as sold budget.
Key Accountabilities/ responsibilities:
1. The selection of suppliers and negotiation of prices within post holder’s level of delegated authority to commit
2. The negotiation of appropriate Conditions of Purchase
3. The creation of Long Term Supply Agreements with Key Suppliers
4. The delivery of purchasing savings in line with Company objectives
5. Communicate effectively with stakeholders and demonstrate the company values
6. The management of the relationship with allocated key suppliers
7. The development of new suppliers to maintain a competitive market place
Person Specification Consider what is essential and what is desirable
Background & Experience:
- Extensive knowledge of purchasing and supply management processes
- Good Knowledge of supplier selection strategies
- Track record of cost reduction
- Excellent communicator and negotiator
- Supplier contract negotiation
- Excellent analytical & presentation skills
- Tenacious, persuasive, “completer finisher”
- Change management
- Relevant product knowledge
Qualifications/Education required:
- 7+ years of purchasing experience
- CIPS qualification is desirable but not essential
- Degree educated would be an advantage but not essential
Key Skills, Competencies and Personal Attributes:
Ability to demonstrate Wabtec values always…
- Safety first
- Champion customers
- Pursue excellence
- Lead through innovation
- Succeed as a team
Internal & External contacts and interfaces of the role:
External – Key Suppliers
- Internal – Purchasing, Engineering, Operations, SQA, Finance, Legal, Site MD
Legal authorization to work in the UK 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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