Senior Buyer

2 weeks ago

Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa Wabtec Full time

Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions and value-added services for freight and transit rail.

Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective experience across Wabtec, GE Transportation and Faiveley Transport, the company has 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, creating transportation solutions that move and improve the world. Wabtec has approximately 27,000 employees in facilities throughout the world.

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It's not just about your careeror your job title it's about who you are and the impact you are going to make on the world.

Do you want to go into uncharted waters do things that haven't been done to make yours and someone else's life better? Wabtec has been doing that for decades and we will continue to do so Through our people, leadership development, services, technology and scale, Wabtec delivers better outcomes for global customers by speaking the language of industry.


Position Title:
Senior Buyer

Number of Positions: 1 Position

Reporting To:
Senior Supply Chain Manager

Reporting Relationship:
Please refer to organisational structure diagram

Primary Purpose of Role:

Primarily responsible is for the strategic procurement functions for all parts and material required by Wabtec SA and FIPSA.

All products and parts are to be secured at cost, quality and delivery at competitive levels consistent with policies and performance requirements while maintaining a strong supplier relationship to assure continuity of supply and maximum profitability.

Additional responsibilities will include scheduling, and inventory of products and parts as assigned with excellent follow through with vendors.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
(These include the following, and other duties may be assigned)

  • Identify problem areas that impact supplier delivery and quality performance and initiates corrective action
  • Supports organization to reduce cost, consolidate supply base, reduce inventory, develop and implement new suppliers
  • Understand, track, and forecast the key cost drivers for assigned suppliers and takes appropriate actions
  • Performing detailed cost analysis of components & manufacturing processes used by our suppliers to ensure highest quality at the lowest cost solution
  • Sourcing domestic vendors, initiates new supplier search and performs supplier evaluation with the SCT quality team
  • Control purchased material and product cost tied to overall inventory targets and business objectives
  • Establish and maintain supplier performance and certification process
  • Works closely with the Production Planner in scheduling requirements
  • Perform spreadsheet analysis, cost analysis and comparisons
  • Ability to energize, develop and build rapport at all levels within an organization
  • Proven ability to execute and deliver on commitments
  • Experience implementing a compliant Souring / Procurement plan tied to localization.
  • Supplier health analysis (Capacity, financial, risk)
  • Provide smooth and efficient interface and communication with all departments and staff
  • Assure purchasing framework and procedures are followed

Job Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

  • Ability to plan, prepare and manage from a daily/weekly plan to a 2year forecast
  • Ability to organize and manage multiple priorities and reprioritize as required
  • Demonstrate leadership skills in supplier/peer interactions with the ability to influence others
  • Strategic in finding cost effective solutions to maximize efficiency of entire purchasing process
  • Accurate and efficient verbal and written communication skills, ability to work with wide range of personalities in a high task load/projectoriented environment
  • Manages and coordinates all necessary followup steps for closure

Qualifications:

  • A Bachelor's Degree in Procurement/Supply Chain (advantage
  • Technical Diploma / Degree)
  • Post graduate certificate or diploma in procurement and supply chain management
  • CIPS affiliation (would be advantageous)
. Education/Experience/Skills

  • 810 years' experience in a manufacturing environment, with exposure to technical manufacturing drawings
  • Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
  • Ability to speak clearly and professionally with internal and external customers
  • Possess knowledge of Wabtec products and understands time restraints
  • Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standard and non
- standard situations

  • Ability to think quickly and react to situations under time restraints for problem resolution
  • Ability to multitask and reprioritize as required. Emphasis on streamlining the process continually. Acts professionally under pressure
Person Specification

  • Fluent in English
  • Good communication (verbal and written) and motivational s

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