Senior Purchasing Specialist

3 days ago


Jacksonville, Florida, United States Genesee & Wyoming Full time

Sourcing and Procurement Leadership

This position is responsible for developing and implementing sourcing strategies, procedures, and processes for assigned commodities at Genesee & Wyoming. Key responsibilities include creating and executing commodity and supplier strategies, ensuring the sourcing of Maintenance of Equipment (MOE) Materials and Services meets operational requirements, and supporting the Purchasing Department Leader in delivering "Best in Class" sourcing strategies.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Support the Purchasing Department Leader in developing and delivering "Best in Class" sourcing strategies
  • Responsible for the selection, negotiation, and execution of sourcing for assigned commodities, including implementation of supplier partnering agreements
  • Work with company locations to ensure sourcing strategies and decisions achieve overall commodity objectives and consider business requirements
  • Ensure purchase orders for Mechanical related goods and services are issued within 24 hours of requisition release
  • Perform audits of material purchase activity to reduce costs and ensure adherence to sourcing decisions and pricing contracts with suppliers
  • Develop and implement plans for process changes in support of continuous improvement initiatives for operations
  • Ongoing support and backup for planning, ordering, and delivery of assigned commodities to ensure on-time delivery across all levels of the organization

Requirements and Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree in a related field or a minimum of 7 years related purchasing experience, preferably in the rail industry
  • Knowledgeable in MOE Materials and Services (Locomotive and Freight Car) and contractor base
  • Previous responsibility for assessing supplier capabilities, negotiating, and executing supply contracts and service agreements
  • Strong verbal, written, analytical, and negotiation skills
  • Advanced MS Excel, Access, and PowerPoint skills and Great Plains or equivalent ERM system, Google Maps
  • Ability to organize and prioritize work to meet deadlines independently
  • Experience leading projects and cross-functional work teams to achieve desired results

Genesee & Wyoming Competencies:

  • Analyze issues and make effective decisions
  • Advance the business
  • Engage, coach, and build a diverse workforce
  • Build partnerships
  • Improve service quality and processes
  • Execute effectively
  • Demonstrate personal leadership
  • Demonstrate functional and technical agility

Job Requirements:

  • Up to 20% travel may be required
  • The applicant selected for this position will be required to successfully complete a background check and physical including a drug test


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