Global Castings Commodity Manager

4 weeks ago


Pittsburgh PA USA, United States Wabtec Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Global Castings Commodity Manager to join our team at Wabtec Corporation. As a key member of our Global Sourcing team, you will be responsible for building and executing the strategy for large iron castings commodities to meet the operational needs of our business.

Key Responsibilities
  • Drive margin improvement by creating and executing cost reduction negotiations and optimizing landed cost through control of logistics and tariff costs.
  • Drive cash improvement by extending supplier payment terms.
  • Support fulfillment and quality functional objectives by conducting supplier leadership reviews, recovering costs incurred associated with defects, conducting root cause analysis, and implementing corrective actions related to delivery delays, eliminating premium transportation, and ensuring all purchase orders are promised in a timely manner.
  • Forecast deflation, tariffs, expense & investment spend and cash improvement.
  • Work across business units to identify synergy savings.
  • Develop and execute long-term, global strategies for assigned sub-commodities.
  • Position the commodity for future success by ensuring each part has multiple suppliers and negotiating strategic long-term supply agreements.
  • Work closely with shop operations and commercial / product management teams to prioritize cost-out efforts where needed on specific products and programs.
  • Monitor index trends monthly and drive appropriate action plans.
  • Manage RFQ, offer evaluation, negotiation, and contracting.
  • Execute contract amendments and re-negotiations.
  • Escalate and resolve major supplier issues once escalated.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited university (7 years of cumulative experience in the above disciplines in lieu of the education requirement).
  • Minimum of 5 years' experience in sourcing, fulfillment, program management, or supply chain.
  • Experience in castings a plus.
  • Strong quantitative and analytical skills with an emphasis in Excel, PowerPoint, and Access.
  • Broad supply chain knowledge to include knowledge of operations, fulfillment, procurement management, quality, and engineering processes.
  • Demonstrated negotiation and supplier management skills.
  • Willingness and ability to travel up to 25% of the time.
About Wabtec

Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for freight and transit rail as well as the mining, marine, and industrial markets. We are a company that invests in our people and values diversity and inclusion. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, or protected Veteran status.



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