Acheteur de projets / Project Buyer

Wabtec; Montreal; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global provider in equipment and services is seeking a Project Buyer in Montreal. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing project purchasing activities to improve margins, negotiate costs, and collaborate with internal teams. A background in purchasing and supply chain management, along with strong Excel skills, is required. Bilingualism in French and English is necessary. This role also involves occasional travel to the United States.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in project purchasing in manufacturing/industrial environments.
• Must be legally authorized to work in Canada.
• Bilingual in French and English (spoken and written).

Responsibilities

• Improve project margin, guarantee costs, and manage projects from start to finish.
• Participate in 'make-or-buy' decisions and propose price reductions.
• Ensure compliance with contractual commitments and manage tenders.

Skills

Team spirit

Interpersonal skills

Mastery of MS Office Suite

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor or Master in Purchasing, Supply Chain Management, or related field

Tools

Excel

Job description

Overview

Wabtec North America Services Sourcing team is responsible for Services sourcing activities across the different Wabtec entities in North America region to support Services sales and satisfy customer aftermarket needs.

L'équipe de l’approvisionnement de Wabtec Amérique du Nord est responsable des activités d'approvisionnement des services dans les différentes entités Wabtec de la région Amérique du Nord pour soutenir les services des ventes et satisfaire les besoins des clients en matière de pièces de rechange.

Role Overview

Project buyer is responsible for improving the project margin, guaranteeing costs, negotiating, managing the entire project from start to finish and working with different teams within the organization. Project buyer is a real project manager for the purchasing function. Being a key role in the department, the incumbent must be fully adept with the various information systems and Excel.

Le rôle est de garantir la marge des projets, maîtriser les coûts, négocier, gérer l’ensemble des projets du début à la fin et collaborer avec les différentes équipes de l’organisation. L’acheteur de projets est un véritable chef de projet pour la fonction achats. Le titulaire doit être parfaitement à l’aise avec les systèmes d’information et Excel.

Essential Responsibilities

Improve the contractual margin of projects:

• Participate upstream, launch studies and estimate prices during the tender phase.
• Participate in “make-or-buy” decisions and in the decision-making process to group simple components into complete sub-assemblies. Challenge the nomenclature to propose price and cost reductions. Use existing products and/or R&D standards.
• Define the purchasing plans and strategies specific to the project while respecting the site and group purchasing strategy. Improve total cost of ownership. Ensure compliance with contractual commitments ("Buy America").
• Be fully responsible for purchasing on the “Quality, Costs, Delays, Productivity” (QCDP) aspects for assigned projects; total management of tenders for prototype phases as well as production phase: control purchase costs, batch sizes and lead times to meet project and site needs.
• Ensure achievement of project objectives, then transmit the purchasing strategy and framework to the commodities buyer.

In collaboration with the commodities buyer:

• Launch the request for offer on a panel of suppliers selected by Quality, Project Managers, Engineering and Commodities buyer.
• Select the supplier with the agreement of the SQA/SQE, project manager, technical lead and commodities buyer.
• Ensure signing of purchasing agreements.

Deploy APQP:

• Contribute to the deployment of APQP in support of SQA/SQE.
• Organize and manage technical reviews with technical partners, suppliers and Quality to formalize feasibility commitments and ensure supplier specifications are met.
• Manage transition from project to production after validation of standard parts and customer FAI.
• Participate in proactive improvements of purchasing performance.
• Manage project KPIs.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor or Master in Purchasing, Supply Chain Management, Operations and Production Management or related field.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in project purchasing in manufacturing/industrial environments.

Desired Characteristics:

• Team spirit and interpersonal skills for effective communication with suppliers, customers and related personnel.
• Mastery of MS Office Suite; thorough knowledge of Excel (intermediate to expert).
• Ability to work independently, solve practical problems and take initiative.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to work under stress.
• Attention to detail and quality system knowledge.

Other Requirements:

• Legal authorization to work in Canada is required.
• French and English bilingualism (spoken and written).
• Willingness to travel as needed, 10% or less.
• Must be able to travel to the United States for business.
• Valid driver’s license.

Additional Context

Who are we?

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. Wabtec emphasizes performance, diversity and inclusion. We aim to hire talented people of varied backgrounds and experiences. Wabtec 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 require accommodation, please let us know.

To fulfill that commitment, we rely on a culture of leadership, diversity, and inclusion, and we strive to create a workplace where everyone belongs and diversity is welcomed and appreciated.

Wabtec has approximately 27,000 employees in facilities worldwide. Visit our website to learn more: http://www.WabtecCorp.com