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Wabtec

Develops electric locomotives and digital solutions

Buyer - Aftermarket

Procurement & SourcingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeMontreal, QC, CanadaCA$72.5k - CA$96kIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Purchasing, Supply Chain Management, Operations and Production Management, or a related field.
  • At least 5 years of project purchasing experience in the manufacturing or industrial industry.
  • Professional interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with suppliers, customers, and related personnel.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
  • Intermediate-to-expert knowledge of Excel.
  • Ability to work independently, solve practical problems, and take initiative.
  • Strong organizational skills and ability to work well under stress.
  • Attention to detail and accuracy.
  • Knowledge of quality systems.
  • Legal authorization to work in Canada.
  • Availability to travel as needed, up to 10%.
  • Ability to travel to the United States for business.
  • Valid driver's license.
  • French proficiency is required for permanent positions in Quebec to communicate with Quebec colleagues and suppliers as needed; French training is offered to permanent Quebec employees who do not have good French proficiency.
  • English proficiency is required to communicate with customers, partners, and colleagues, most of whom are located outside Quebec.

Responsibilities

  • Apply the purchasing strategy, including deploying commodity buyers.
  • Organize parameters to enable purchasing in low-cost countries and/or complete localization of the bill of materials.
  • Own the Quality, Cost, and Delivery (QCD) purchasing objectives for assigned projects and parts.
  • From the tender phase through production launch, control purchasing costs and satisfy aftermarket service team needs.
  • Group products by supplier to develop and build business relationships.
  • Ensure purchasing agreements are signed in collaboration with the commodity buyer.
  • Launch requests for quotation to a supplier panel selected by Quality, Project Managers, Engineering, and the commodity buyer.
  • Select suppliers with approval from Supplier Quality Assurance/Supplier Quality Engineering, the project manager, the technical lead, and the commodity buyer.
  • Organize and lead technical reviews with technology partners, supplier quality, engineering, and supply chain to formalize the team's feasibility commitment during supplier selection and ensure compliance with technical specifications.
  • Proactively contribute to improving purchasing performance.

Desired Qualifications

  • Team orientation and professional interpersonal skills for effective communication with suppliers, customers, and related personnel.
  • Intermediate-to-expert knowledge of Excel.
  • Knowledge of quality systems.

About the Company

Wabtec

Develops electric locomotives and digital solutions

Wabtec provides transportation solutions by designing and producing electric locomotives and related services for freight railroads, transit authorities, and industrial operators. Its flagship product, the FLXdrive, is a 100% battery-electric locomotive with a battery pack over 7 megawatt-hours that cuts fuel use and emissions, while the company also sells traditional locomotives, aftermarket services, and digital solutions to optimize operations. Wabtec differentiates itself through a fully electric propulsion option paired with value-added digital tools and manufacturing techniques like mixed-reality work processes, aiming to improve efficiency and sustainability across rail networks. The company’s goal is to make rail transport more efficient and eco-friendly by delivering reliable locomotives, ongoing maintenance, and advanced software and digital capabilities that help customers run greener, lower-cost operations.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Pittsburgh, PA
Founded
1872

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