{"id":2924596,"url":"https://alion.io/job/wabtec-lead-buyingprocurement-specialist-2","title":"Lead Buying/Procurement Specialist","company":{"id":3350,"name":"Wabtec","domain":"wabteccorp.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/wabtec","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"SmartRecruiters","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":80,"open_postings":87,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":1,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":21,"computed_at":"2026-10-23T05:54:15Z"}},"role":"Operations","role_family":"Operations","seniority":"lead","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Erie, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":68900,"max":98200,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":98200},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":3,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Microsoft Office","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-20T12:29:25Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-20","last_verified_at":"2026-10-23T05:29:24Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":2,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":2},"description":"How will you make a difference?\nAs a Lead Buying/Procurement Specialist, you will manage the buying process for a given set of goods. You will also be the point of contact between the vendors and shop ensuring there are no material impacts to the production lines. This position will require a strong foundation of function skills and knowledge of relevant purchasing and sourcing concepts. This position will also support and train the team if needed.\nWhat do we want to know about you?\nBachelor's degree from an accredited university or college or Minimum 3 years of experience in purchasing or materials\nDesired Characteristics:\nStrong oral and written communication skills\nStrong interpersonal and leadership skills with demonstrated ability to influence, motive, coach, and drive accountability\nAbility to influence others\nAbility to coordinate several projects simultaneously\nEffective problem identification and solution skills\nProven analytical and organizational ability\nLean manufacturing knowledge\nExperience working with Microsoft Office Suite\nWhat will your typical day look like?\nPlace and follow-up on Purchase Orders\nCommunicate Deliveries to Internal Customers\nAnalyze Vendor Promises and proactively communicate and expedite when promises don’t meet business needs\nManage through Schedule Changes and Execute Purchase Order changes.\nOwn and Resolve day to day issues with vendor - AP Issues, NCMR Resolution, Delivery Issues, Lead Times Accuracy, Escalations\nMaintain daily standard work and achieve weekly Fulfillment metrics\nWork cross functionally with Engineering, Sourcing and Quality Teams to resolve material issues when required\nBalance both tactical execution with strategic initiatives necessary to drive cost reduction projects\nActively participate in supplier performance reviews\nResponsible for specific KPIs (follow up with all the buyers and presenting those to the upper management)\nResponsible to present on Critical Part Review meeting when needed\nGenerate ideas to standardize and improve standard work and daily activities for the team.\nWho will you be working with?\nWabtec is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services. Our team is focused on continually improving our best-in-class production capabilities. We combine deep domain expertise and tenured experience to deliver unparalleled products for our customers. Here you’ll interact daily with team members during the problem resolution process and will partner with other key stakeholders to support our internal customers and their responsibilities.\n Our job titles may span more than one career level. The salary rate for this role is currently $68900-98200 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 annual bonus, if eligible.\nWhat could you accomplish in a place that puts People First?\nAt Wabtec, it’s not just about a job - it’s about the impact you make. When our people come together, we’re Expanding the Possible by continuously improving what we do and how we do it - for our clients and each other.\nIf you’re ready to revolutionize how the world moves for future generations, Wabtec is the place for you.\nWho are we?\nWabtec is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for the freight and transit rail sectors. Drawing on more than 150 years of experience, we are leading the way in safety, efficiency, reliability, innovation, and productivity. Whether it’s freight, transit, ports, logistics, mining, industrial, or marine, our expertise, technologies, and people together - are accelerating the future of transportation. With roots that date back to George Westinghouse, Thomas Edison, and Louis Faiveley, Wabtec has always built technologies and implemented solutions for a variety of sectors that are critical to meeting the needs of customers and governments alike.\nOur global team of about 30,000 employees worldwide delivers performance that moves the world forward. We’re lifelong learners, obsessed with better. Learn more at www.WabtecCorp.com.\nCulture powers us and the possibilities.\nWe believe the best ideas come from a mix of experiences and backgrounds. At Wabtec, we strive every day to create a place where everyone belongs. We’re building a culture where leadership, inclusion and your unique perspective fuel progress.\nWe’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome talent of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities, including race, gender, age, disability, veteran status and more.\nNeed accommodation? Just let us know - we’ve got you.","description_format":"text","description_chars":4989,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":3,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"English","level":"All levels","optional":false}]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Supply Chain","Rail Transport","Industrial Machinery"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-20T13:08:43Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":63,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.632,"p_room":1,"age_days":2,"expected_fill_days":21,"reasons":["conf:0","stale_co","velocity","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-23T05:54:15Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":98200,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/wabtec-lead-buyingprocurement-specialist-2","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/wabtec-lead-buyingprocurement-specialist-2.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-23T06:28:28Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":10522,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-24T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":3350},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=3350"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fwabtec-lead-buyingprocurement-specialist-2"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fwabtec-lead-buyingprocurement-specialist-2"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fwabtec-lead-buyingprocurement-specialist-2"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/wabtec-lead-buyingprocurement-specialist-2\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fwabtec-lead-buyingprocurement-specialist-2"}]}