Supplier Management Lead

Job Description

Who will you be working with?Our Sourcing Functional Excellence and Business Intelligence team leverages knowledge of Strategic Sourcing processes to drive enhancement of existing sourcing and source to pay applications and/or deliver implementation of new tools. Here you will interact daily with the global Sourcing, Finance, and IT teams on scoping requirements and driving results from a Project Management standpoint. This team supports all global Wabtec locations to deliver One Wabtec solutions.

How will you make a difference? As the Supplier Management Lead you will support business-wide strategy and execution of a cloud-based, enterprise Supplier Management application across all major Wabtec sites. In this role you will own the HICX Supplier Management application which includes defining, leading, and executing the implementation of platform enhancements & new integrations to align with global sourcing initiatives. This may include requirements documentation, project plan development, coordination of application testing, data migration support, alignment with workstream leadership on strategy, and facilitating the partnership between business site leadership and the center led sourcing team on project execution.

What do we want to know about you? Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 5 years of experience in a Sourcing, Procurement, or Project Management roleDemonstrated ability to manage complex initiatives and projects in a matrix environment across multiple business units. Experience managing through organizational change and transitions.Strong system knowledge, process management experience & comparable software applications. Understanding of the Source to Pay process.Willingness to travel 10%Experience forming effective partnerships with multiple clients in a matrix environment.Experience in executing deployment of a new process or technology platform with global reach.Ability to work on multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Proven attention to detail.

What will your typical day look like? Support global execution of multi-year project plan for deployment of Source to Pay processes and technologies across targeted Wabtec global sites, with a specific focus on our Supplier Management platform and strategies.Serve as functional application owner for the HICX Supplier Management platform, including accountability for application performance and configuration to meet business requirements.Partner with Sourcing leadership, IT, and other stakeholder groups on project prioritization to support business goals with a focus on sourcing key metrics.Facilitate coordination between sites and center-led project team on project requirements, testing, training, and deployment.Act as a Change Champion for the project, coordinating Change Communication and training plans.You may also be asked to perform other duties outside of your function or trade, for which adequate training will be provided if necessary.

Relocation assistance may be provided if eligibility requirements are met.

Wabtec will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the U.S. for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable) and fitness for duty test (as applicable).

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