EMEA Fabrication Commodity Lead - 12-Month Contract

Wabtec Corporation; Torino; Hybrid; EUR 41,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fixed term

Smart working

Professional development

Flexible hours

Canteen

Welfare platform

Accident insurance

Tax assistance

EV charging

Job summary

The Purchasing team at Wabtec Corporation seeks an EMEA Commodity Manager Fabrication to cover maternity leave for 12 months. You will develop commodity strategy, deploy guidelines across sites, and expand the supplier base while driving supplier performance reviews.

You will manage regional supplier panels, conduct risk assessments, and lead negotiations for Make/Buy decisions, RFQ activities, and contract optimization within a global industrial environment. Travel 25–40% is expected.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years experience in Purchasing in a globalized industrial environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Professional Suite.
• Fluent in English and Italian (other language is a plus).
• Skilled multi-cultural negotiator with good written and oral communications skills.
• Curious, dynamic and adaptable person, able to work across matrix worldwide organization.
• Knowledge of Commodity Fabrication (Metal Assemblies, Welding) is considered a plus.
• Frequent travel trips (~ 25-40%).

Responsibilities

• Establishes / declines strategy for assigned commodity, incl. Make or Buy
• Develops technical and regional / supplier market intelligence for his/her commodities
• Is responsible for implementing the strategy through panel policy for assigned commodity
• Builds / qualifies / develops / manages the regional supplier panel for assigned commodity, incl. rationalization of panel
• Defines and deploys supplier risk assessments & sole, single, dual sourcing plans
• Drives Supplier performance review
• Defines raw material strategy
• Manages relationship with regional suppliers; be the key point of contact for regional suppliers
• Drives and monitors the selection process of new suppliers
• Builds budget, forecast, STRAP for assigned commodity
• Monitors PPI savings on a monthly basis, drive action plans
• Manages RFQ, offer evaluation, negotiation & contracting: frame agreements, off cycle and serial life contracts
• Optimizes PO payment terms and implement supplier RPA
• Provides supplier vendor list to project buyers before RFQ
• Is responsible for Contracting for suppliers that are new for the site
• Contributes to final negotiations, ensuring leverage of scale effect across other ongoing projects
• Validates supplier selection from project buyers, participate to Project Sourcing Committee
• Drives sourcing competitiveness initiatives for existing / standard parts, e.g. technical savings with Engineering, RFQ benchmark
• Is responsible for re-sourcing in serial life
• Is responsible for contract amendments and renegotiations
• Intervenes in major supplier issues escalated (after threshold to site sourcing specialist): COPQ / claims negotiations

Skills

5+ years purchasing experience

Microsoft Office Pro

Fluent English & Italian

Multicultural negotiation

Curious dynamic adaptable

Knowledge of Fabrication

Willingness to travel

Job description

The Purchasing team at Wabtec Corporation seeks an EMEA Commodity Manager Fabrication to cover maternity leave for 12 months. You will develop commodity strategy, deploy guidelines across sites, and expand the supplier base while driving supplier performance reviews.

You will manage regional supplier panels, conduct risk assessments, and lead negotiations for Make/Buy decisions, RFQ activities, and contract optimization within a global industrial environment. Travel 25–40% is expected.