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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?

Reporting to the “Transit Sustainability and Performance Sourcing Leader”, you will work with our global supplier base, engineering teams, production teams and center-led sourcing teams to generate cost out savings for the Wabtec EMEA region.

How will you make a difference?

As the EMEA Supplier Cost Reduction Idea Project Leader you will be the cross-functional liaison & process leader and will have responsibilities to develop commodity and internal engineering engagement rhythms & strategies to maximize overall program effectiveness and ensure we achieve desired targets.

What will your typical day look like?

Project Identification:

• Engage with Sourcing, Design and Principal Engineers to drive project identification and execution.

• Facilitate project pipeline opportunity development across the global commodity team along with direct discussions with suppliers to ensure clarity on project as well as potential benefits.

• Establish repeatable process that generates cost out opportunities via SCRI approach.

• Leverage tools such as should cost analysis, tear down analysis.

• Lead idea generation events and activities such as action workouts, plant line walks, supplier site idea generation events, alternate material substitutions, & optimized manufacturing process, etc.

Project Execution:

• Consolidate & ensure overall engineering & supplier quality resource allocation & funding necessary for program success.

• Ensure project milestones are achieved in support of planned implementation dates and project savings.

• Accelerate project execution through effective cross-functional project management, utilizing key stakeholders such as Engineering & Supplier Quality critical qualifications through manufacturing & supplier engagement.

Project Tracking:

• Build forecast and budget for the EMEA SCRI efforts within the Project Saving Tracker Corporate Tool (PST).

• Monitor and regularly report project pipeline and execution/implementation to functional leaders.

• Conduct financial reviews with commodity team leaders and finance managers as needed to solidify project savings. Develop a cross functional teaming dynamic in a matrix Sourcing and Engineering organization that reaches globally to position all Wabtec products for the competitive landscape.

What do we want to know about you?

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university or college

• +5 years experience in sourcing, engineering or product/program roles in a globalized matrix industrial environment

• English: Professional Proficiency

• Excel and PowerPoint: Professional Proficiency

• Effective communication

• Stakeholder management

• Cross-functional team working, adaptability and flexibility

• Leadership and ability to influence others

• Negotiation skills

• Willingness and ability to travel up to 30% of the time within Europe

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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Wabtec Corporation is committed to taking on the world’s toughest challenges. In order to fulfill that commitment we rely on a culture of leadership, diversity and inclusiveness. We aim to employ the world’s brightest minds to help us create a limitless source of ideas and opportunities. We believe in hiring talented people of varied backgrounds, experiences and styles…people like you! Wabtec Corporation is 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. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.