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　　Role Summary/Purpose:

　　The Senior Electrical Commodity Manager will be responsible to identify and drive proactive strategies for the Global Electrical Components Commodity across all Wabtec Business Units with a clear focus on margin improvement, cash generation, supplier relationship management, dual source development, low cost country spend migration, cross functional project management, supplier delivery performance management and service part productivity.

　　Essential Responsibilities:

　　Drive margin improvement by creating and executing cost reduction negotiations, partnering with suppliers to generate cost reduction ideas, extending supplier payment terms, and optimizing landed cost through control of logistics and tariff costs.

　　Forecast deflation, synergy savings, tariff spend, expense & investment spend and cash improvement.

　　Lead a team which will work across business units to implement a global components strategy and common supply base for Electrical Components.

　　Improve material availability and quality 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.

　　Develop and execute long term, global strategies for the critical Electrical sub-commodities.

　　Create short and long-term commodity strategies and influence cross functional team members.

　　Position the commodity for future success by enduring 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.

　　Qualifications/Requirements:

　　Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college in Engineering, Supply Chain, or Related Field

　　Minimum of 5 additional years of experience in Commodity Management or Global Supply Chain.

　　Willingness and ability to travel up to 25% of the time

　　Desired Characteristics:

　　Ability to influence others

　　Lead initiatives of moderate scope and impact

　　Ability to coordinate several projects simultaneously

　　Effective problem identification and solution skills

　　Proven analytical and organizational ability

　　Clear thinker with ability to lead team level projects with high sensitivity towards maintaining timeline

　　Strong Sourcing, Supply Chain, Product Management, or Engineering background

　　Strong negotiations and supplier interaction skills; inclusive leadership and driver who take ownership on driving cross functional projects

　　Demonstrated background of building collaborative relationships

　　Proven people management skills with clear vision and can-do attitude

　　Excellent project management skills

　　Strong data analytics and presentation skills

　　Strong interpersonal and communication skills with positive persuasive attitude

　　Fact Based Negotiation Experience

　　Strong quantitative and analytical skills and expertise required in Excel, PowerPoint, and Access

　　Ability to work with cross functional teams such as engineering, NPI sourcing, quality, services, materials etc. to achieve timely project execution

　　Ability to work with Global Supply Base

　　Six Sigma training or equivalent Quality certification

　　Strong project planning, project execution skills

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