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: http://www.WabtecCorp.com . It’s not just about your career… or 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. **Who will you be working with?** Wabtec 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. **How will you make a difference?** As a member of the Global Operations Equipment group, you will be responsible for ideation, design, implementation of critical strategic initiatives. We have production facilities across the globe. You will help bring a strong focus to continuously improving both our team and our processes. **What do we want to know about you?** The materials/planning specialist provides materials management expertise to the operations team in addition to maintaining inventory accuracy, work order consumption, and ordering of direct materials. In this role, you will utilize your experience and expertise to solve problems, drive process adherence, develop and execute objectives for self and others, and can affect short-term and some long-term business goals. **EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS** + Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university (or associate degree in a technical discipline with a minimum of 2 years of professional work experience, or a high school diploma/GED with a minimum of 4 years of operations or military experience). + Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications. + Strong oral and written communications skills. + Strong interpersonal and leadership skills. + Ability to influence others and lead small teams. + Ability to lead initiatives of moderate scope and impact. + Ability to coordinate one to two projects simultaneously. + Strong and effective problem identification and solution skills. + Proven analytical and quality/process improvement skills. + Willingness to take on tough challenges and grow professionally. **What will your typical day look like?** + Work closely with UX sites and logistics to avoid part shortages impacting production, escalating issues, and communicating to the operations teams as necessary. + Work closely with the teardown and shipping teams to ensure dirty cores are shipped out of the facility in a timely manner. + Ensure transactional accuracy as our customers and internal stakeholders change material requirements for modernization locomotive programs. + Provide timely resolution for discrepant and non-conforming material. + Meet inventory targets including month-end and quarter-close processes for inventory in addition to achieving a high level of accuracy during yearly physical inventory. + Provide clear communication and technical materials guidance to management and other Wabtec employees on a daily basis. + Work as part of a cross functional team, driving a "one team" focus, dedicated to customer success within the shop. + Ensure compliance with all applicable regulations, OSHA work practices, and industry/site-specific work rules. + Work with various MRP, quality, and MES software systems to manage material and other systemic requirements. **What about the physical demands of the job?** + Exposure to shop floor requires wearing PPE + Walking, climbing, stooping, bending, lifting is all part of the hands on learning process You may also be asked to perform other duties outside of your function or trade, for which adequate training will be provided if necessary. \#LI-SS1 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.