Sourcing Performance Manager

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. Visit the company’s new website at:

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.

As part of our purchasing transformation, at WABTEC group, we are looking for a Sourcing Performance Manager who will be based in our headquarter in Gennevilliers / France. As Sourcing Performance Manager, you will be directly reporting to the Vice President - Sourcing and support in improving the overall performance of the Transit |EMEA sourcing function

In this mission, your responsibilities (Within the scope of Transit |EMEA Sourcing) will be to:

- Tools Management
- Manage the inventory of tools in collaboration with the Functional Excellence team
- Act as the Project Leader (Deployment, enhancement, and training) for Digitalization initiatives roadmap
- Organize and maintain sourcing databases
- Build & maintain dashboards as a ready reckoner for the sourcing organization
- Synthetize analysis outcomes into key business insights and support data-driven purchasing decisions
- Process & Performance Management
- Guarantee that the rules defined by Corporate Finance are applied to Sourcing report
- In the context of transformation, update, manage all the Corporate & Business official Standards
- Track and monitoring by Site / Product Lines, the
- Commodities Performance
- Supplier Performance
- Efficiency of Sourcing Processes and Initiatives
- Report Deviations vs Budget and obtain recovery/mitigation plans
- Play an active role in helping the sourcing teams to meet the targets
- Support in deployment and implementation through audits, best practices exchange

You are the Sourcing Performance Manager we are looking for if you have

HARDSKILLS
- A Master’s degree in Finance/ Economics/ Engineering/ Sourcing Management - or equivalent professional experience
- 5+ years’ experience within World Class and/or Demanding Discrete Industries (Automotive, Consumer Goods )
- Proven professional experience in procurement department, sourcing methology, ideally in a matrix environment. Indeed, cross functional business team environment experience is preferred
- Full professional proficiency in English. To know another language could be a real plus. Willingness to learn French is appreciated and supported
- Basic Financial knowledge
- Agility in handling tools such as: Zycus, Risk methods, HICX, COUPA could be of good value

SOFT SKILLS
- As a person: Curious, creative, self-starter and a go-getter with an international mind set
- As a Sourcing Performance Manager: Analytical, Reasoning, Problem Solving, Interpersonal skills
- As Wabtec: Willingness to initiate, own and lead. Be the change you want to see

You ticked almost all the boxes? Then, why wait, send us your CV and Motivation letter.

Hope to see you soon Onboard

Wabtec Corporation is committed to taking on the world’s toughest challenges. In order to fulfill that commitment we rely on a culture of leadership, diversity and inclusiveness. We aim to employ the world’s brightest minds to help us create a limitless source of ideas and opportunities. We believe in hiring talented people of varied backgrounds, experiences and styles people like you Wabtec Corporation is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, or protected Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.