Buyer IV

Job Description It’s not just about your career or job title… It’s about who you are and the impact you will make on the world. Because whether it’s for each other or our customers, we put People First. When our people come together, we Expand the Possible and continuously look for ways to improve what we create and how we do it. If you are constantly striving to grow, you’re in good company. We are revolutionizing the way the world moves for future generations, and we want someone who is ready to move with us. 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. Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective experience across Wabtec, GE Transportation, and Faiveley Transport, the company has grown to become One Wabtec, with unmatched digital expertise, technological innovation, and world-class manufacturing and services, enabling the digital-rail-and-transit ecosystems. Wabtec is focused on performance that drives progress and unlocks our customers’ potential by delivering innovative and lasting transportation solutions that move and improve the world. We are lifelong learners obsessed with making things better to drive exceptional results. Wabtec has approximately 30K employees in facilities throughout the world. Visit our website to learn more! Who will you be working with? Wabtec Bus Solutions is seeking an experienced Senior Buyer / Senior Purchasing Agent to provide end-to-end commercial and material execution leadership across multiple commodities and supplier bases in a complex, high-mix manufacturing environment. This role combines strategic sourcing and commodity management with hands-on purchasing execution. The Senior Buyer is directly accountable for material availability, supplier commitments, purchase order execution, shortage mitigation, supplier performance, and supply continuity while also leading negotiations, sourcing strategies, supplier transitions, cost-reduction initiatives, and risk-mitigation activities. The ideal candidate demonstrates exceptional urgency and ownership, strong supplier leadership, manufacturing fluency, sound commercial judgment, and the ability to influence suppliers and cross-functional partners without direct authority. Success requires a professional who anticipates problems, develops executable solutions, and follows issues through to measurable closure. What do we want to know about you? 12+ years of relevant experience in procurement, sourcing, or supply chain supporting complex manufacturing environments High school diploma required, Bachelor's Degree preferred Own purchasing execution and commercial performance across multiple assigned commodities and suppliers, balancing cost, quality, delivery, inventory, capacity, lead time, and business risk. Monitor MRP, shortage, exception, open-order, past-due, demand, and other purchasing reports to identify requirements and supply risks and ensure purchased components arrive in support of production and customer commitments. Analyze historical usage, current inventory, open purchase orders, forecasts, and future demand to develop the best available estimate of total purchasing requirements and appropriate order quantities. Generate, release, maintain, and adjust purchase orders in accordance with demand, planning signals, sourcing strategy, and established approval requirements. Obtain and validate supplier acknowledgements and delivery commitments; maintain accurate supplier promise dates in Oracle and communicate material risks to Planning, Operations, and other stakeholders. Expedite critical, late, or production-constraining material. Establish recovery actions with suppliers, challenge unreliable commitments, and escalate appropriately until an executable delivery plan is in place. Develop and execute commodity and sourcing strategies, including competitive RFQs, supplier …

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