Integrated Business Planning Leader

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 27K employees in facilities throughout the world. Visit our website to learn more!

Who will you be working with?

Wabtec employees at the Germantown location operate in a team environment in the digital electronic and component field of creating productive and reliable transportation. Our Wabtec Germantown facility includes highly sophisticated production processes that integrate advanced manufacturing technologies with precision assembly techniques. Team members collaborate across engineering, production, and quality assurance functions to deliver innovative products that meet the evolving demands on the transportation industry.

How will you make a difference?

As the Integrated Business Leader, you will be responsible for SIOP (Sales, Inventory, Operations, and Planning. You will partner with dynamic teams such as finance, operations, and engineering teams to create and manage robust demand forecasting, supply chain alignment, and capacity planning. You will be responsible for monitoring plant and supplier capacities, short and long term sales inventory forecasts, and implementing continuous lean improvement methodologies. This position demands strong analytical skills and cross-functional communication, while proactively identifying planning gaps and problem-solving to drive operational excellence. This position is preferred onsite, but offers some hybrid flexibility on an as need basis.

What do we want to know about you?

• Bachelor of Science from an accredited university or college or relevant work experience

• Minimum of 2 years of cross functional experience in operations/planning/electronics manufacturing in a high-mix low volume environment.

• Strong working knowledge ERP/MRP.

• Experience leading operational change in a complex and diverse environment.

• Demonstrated ability to tactfully challenge the status quo.

• Solid conceptual and analytical thinking and proven ability to solve complex tasks with high level of ambiguity, under time pressure.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

• Strong influencing skills and ability to build lasting relationships across multiple layers in the organization and able to gain respect of cross functional organization.

• Highly organized and ability to deliver results through others.

What will your typical day look like?

• Develop, lead, and execute business SIOP/PSI strategy, yielding improved value/experience for customers and enhanced revenue/margin growth for business.

• Partner with commercial, finance, operations, and engineering teams to develop and drive the planning process to deliver the agreed upon volume forecast and achievable plan of record, ensures gaps and overlaps are addressed, scenario plans are aligned, and issues escalated and/or resolved.

• Responsible for demand planning with all WRE and component supply needed from the WRE Fulfillment Team to meet commercial demand.  This includes monitoring plant and supplier capacities to ensure demand is balanced to match supply, plant/supplier capacities are increased to match demand, or demand is adjusted to align to supply capabilities.

• Forecast short- and long-term sales and inventory levels based on customer orders, material input, capacity constraints, and COGS across product lines.

• Drive a culture emphasizing Lean, Continuous Improvement, and problem-solving to ensure the continued development and growth of assigned personnel through strong Lean leadership.

What about the physical demands of the job?

• Employee is regularly required to talk and hear.

• Employee is regularly required to walk and/or stand throughout the day.

• Employee will normally work in a temperature-controlled office environment, with infrequent exposure to electric tools, occasional loud noises and possible exposure to fumes while on the production floor.

You may also be asked to perform other duties outside of your function or trade, for which adequate training will be provided if necessary.

Wabtec will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the U.S. for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable) and fitness for duty test (as applicable).

Our job titles may span more than one career level. The salary rate for this role is $63,000 - $83,400.

The actual salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, education, business needs, market demands and work location. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. More information on offered benefits, which include health, welfare, and retirement, are available at mywabtecbenefits.com. Other benefit offerings for this role may include an annual bonus, if eligible.

Our Commitment to Embrace Diversity:

Wabtec is a global company that invests not just in our products, but also our people by embracing diversity and inclusion. We care about our relationships with our employees and take pride in celebrating the variety of experiences, expertise, and backgrounds that bring us together. At Wabtec, we aspire to create a place where we all belong and where diversity is welcomed and appreciated.   

To fulfill that commitment, we rely on a culture of leadership, diversity, and inclusion. We aim to employ the world’s brightest minds to help us create a limitless source of ideas and opportunities. We have created a space where everyone is given the opportunity to contribute based on their individual experiences and perspectives and recognize that these differences and diverse perspectives make us better.

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.

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