Service Materials Director

Who will you be working with?

Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services. You will report to the Vice President, Transit Services Operations.

How will you make a difference?

As a Service Materials Director you will drive alignment of materials, forecasting, lead-times and fulfillment practices across regions; ensure execution of strategic Supply Chain initiatives; support continuous improvement and operational efficiency.

What will your typical day look like?

Forecast Process and deployment:

• Designer and owner of the Central forecast process and its deployment in all regions
• Define the leading and lagging KPIs to be monitored and reported to take care of the efficiency of the implementation of the strategy
• Drive the design and implementation of the reporting tools across the regions
• Support the increase of the sales forecast percentage

Leadtime alignment between Sites and SISCAT:

• Own any creation of tools or improvements of existing tools making possible the alignment of our delivery Leadtime between Sites and SISICAT
• Drive and monitor the deployment of the define process and tools

Distribution Centers:

• Propose the distribution strategy for TSG
• Define the relevant KPIs to monitor and help driving the performance of this strategy
• Drive through the Regions the deployment of the approved strategy

SIOP (Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning):

• Support the deployment of SIOP process and tools in the various regions for Services activities

What do we want to know about you?

• Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or related field
• Extensive experience in Supply Chain management in fast-paced, global manufacturing industries
• Professional proficiency in English and local language
• Exceptional leadership and cross-functional collaboration abilities
• Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making capabilities
• Strong communication skills across multiple regions
• Experience in forecast process design and implementation is considered a plus
• Background in cross-regional operational strategy is considered a plus
• Experience with SIOP processes is considered a plus
• Expertise in KPI development and performance monitoring is considered a plus
• Availability to travel internationally

Legal authorization to work in EU is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.

Please note that we do not accept agency candidate submissions without a formalized agreement with Wabtec Talent Acquisition. If you are an agency/third party Recruiter and have not been engaged by Wabtec for this search, we do not owe you a fee if you submit a candidate to the applicant tracking system that is ultimately hired.

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