Wabtec
Senior Manager - Freight Services Manager - Parts Solutions
Pittsburgh, PA
Jan 3, 2025
Full-time
Full Job Description

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 will you be working with?

Our best-in-class Wabtec Services IT team supports the strategy, initiatives, and IT solutions/systems that unlock growth and productivity for Wabtec aftermarket businesses. The Data Products team currently supports all strategic initiatives that lay the foundation of data that various business teams leverage to drive productivity and efficiency for how we deliver service to our customers.

How will you make a difference?

In particular, the CMR (contract margin review) systems create the foundation for how we measure key indicators of contract profitability for a $2B service business. This role will require a leader with experience to manage existing solutions to ensure stability, creativity and problem-solving skills to define the future of our system strategy, and leadership to connect dots across various team and execute a variety of programs.

What do we want to know about you?

You must have:

  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university preferably in computer science or “STEM” majors (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)
  • Minimum 8 years of relevant IT experience
  • Minimum 2 years of people leadership experience

We would love it if you had:

  • Proven experience using project management methodologies to deliver business value and drive significant change across an organization
  • Experience with running IT operations, PMO processes, and driving continuous improvement.
  • Strong business analysis, problem solving, and strategy development skills
  • Identifies the business and strategic needs, concerns, and desires for the value delivery capabilities of IT products
  • Adopts a holistic systems perspective. Empathizes with multiple points of view. Challenges program/product planning assumptions
  • Ability to work with cross-functional teams to help build effective strategy and processes
  • Excellent influencing, interpersonal and communications skills (both written and verbal) with all levels of an organization
  • Proactively engages with cross-functional teams to resolve issues and design solutions using critical thinking, analytical skills and best practices
  • Accountable for policy decisions with incomplete, conflicting information and uncertain long-term dynamics

What will your typical day look like?

  • Collaborate with large cross functional team to influence both functional business and IT teams to align activities to program objectives.
  • Partner with large cross functional teams to develop the CMR system strategy and roadmap.
  • Be the business partner relationship manager for the Freight Services contract performance team, Freight Customer Service, and Freight Pricing team to build and drive a strategy that meets their needs.
  • Define and execute IT programs required to achieve strategic objectives. Manage day-to-day execution of projects that will require some project management & business analyst responsibilities.
  • Track requirements, stakeholder expectations, key milestones, testing progress, and project health and provide regular updates to stakeholders
  • Manage ongoing CMR system operations that support the business. Oversee budget, processes, and resources to ensure SLAs are met for system availability, performance, incident management, standard service requests, change management, and minor enhancements.
  • Ensure CMR operational stability and adherence to Wabtec policies as required, such as SOX and ISO.
  • Perform initial and final financial reviews and ensure operational and project budgets are defined and adhered to.
  • Partner and support operations team responsible for Parts Solution applications to ensure SLA’s are met for system performance, availability, and incidents.
  • Manage staff of employees and contingent workers required to perform and execute on above scope. Monitor and review the work of staff members, including conducting annual performance reviews.
  • Define clear goals and objectives for team members along with coaching and mentoring team as needed.
  • Responsible for creating and owning the services data strategy while establishing and driving a roadmap to execute initiatives.
  • Own and support the identification and implementation various process improvement technologies that can include AI / RPA / EDI / Salesforce Agents and other technologies to drive productivity within the Freight Services Parts Solution space.
  • Other duties as assigned

What about the physical demands of the job?

  • Regularly remaining in a stationary position, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods
  • Regularly communicating with others to exchange information
  • Regularly required to attend meetings in person and virtually using video and audio computer equipment
  • Regularly repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers, such as typing
  • Occasionally moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another
  • Occasionally light work that includes moving objects up to 20 pounds

Work Environment:

  • Hybrid schedule.
  • The employee will normally work in a temperature-controlled office environment, with frequent exposure to electronic office equipment. During visits to areas of operations, may be exposed to extreme cold or hot weather conditions. Is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and loud noise

Relocation assistance not provided for this role.

Our job titles may span more than one career level. The salary range for this role is between

$102,500.00-$146,000.00

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.

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! http://www.WabtecCorp.com

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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