Strategic Buyer & Planner — Optimize Supply Chain

Wabtec; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 62,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Annual bonus eligibility

Job summary

Wabtec is seeking a procurement professional to manage a defined buying set, interface with external suppliers and internal teams to ensure quality, cost effectiveness and on-time delivery. You will collaborate with Supply Chain, Operations, Quality, Engineering and Sourcing to support production demand, inventory optimization and supplier performance.

Strong ERP/MRP knowledge and Microsoft Office proficiency are required; role is on-site with opportunities for cost-control initiatives and

Qualifications

• Preferred: bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering or related field or least 5 years of procurement or sourcing experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Preferred: Experience in railroad, aerospace, automotive or other heavy industrial manufacturing or remanufacturing sectors.
• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Proven experience working effectively with suppliers, managing purchase orders and ensuring supplier on-time delivery to meet production requirements.
• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Experience in the supplier selection process and managing supplier partnerships using performance KPI metrics.
• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Ability to generate a comprehensive Supplier Request for Quotation package.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate MRP to understand buy part supply/demand signals and create purchase orders.
• Establish appropriate stocking strategies and maintain buy part planning parameters.
• Manage supplier relationships to ensure purchase orders are acknowledged, PO dates are maintained and shipments are executed on-time.
• Expedite supplier parts when unexpected shortages occur or demand is short cycled.
• Manage new supplier set-up and supplier maintenance (HICX portal).
• Manage ERP Sourcing Rules and Quotation accuracy to facilitate Auto-PO, where applicable.

Skills

Supplier management

PO management

Cost analysis

KPI & supplier performance

Cross-functional collaboration

Negotiation

ERP/MRP knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management or related field

5+ years procurement or sourcing experience in manufacturing

Tools

ERP/MRP system

HICX portal

MS Excel

MS Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Wabtec is seeking a procurement professional to manage a defined buying set, interface with external suppliers and internal teams to ensure quality, cost effectiveness and on-time delivery. You will collaborate with Supply Chain, Operations, Quality, Engineering and Sourcing to support production demand, inventory optimization and supplier performance.

Strong ERP/MRP knowledge and Microsoft Office proficiency are required; role is on-site with opportunities for cost-control initiatives and