Regional Sourcing Manager - Genesee and Wyoming Railroad

SUMMARY:

The person in this position is responsible for overseeing the regional sourcing decisions and requirements for the American Region of G&W including the vehicle and equipment fleets, local sourcing needs of the railroads, and supporting the administrative procurement process within the system.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Work with local railroad management teams to ensure sourcing strategies and decisions achieve overall objectives and to ensure their business requirements are taken into consideration

Be responsible for the selection, negotiation, and execution of sourcing, including implementation of supplier partnering agreements

Develop and implement plans for process changes in support of continuous improvement initiatives for operations; optimize the relationship of contracts and one-time purchases in a manner that minimizes administration and reduces overall expense

Support regional team with purchase order requests and goods receipts in the system

Process all new and renewed registrations, titles, plates and vehicle cards for over 900 vehicles

Maintain Emkay database by processing additions, transfers and disposals; oversee annual fixed asset audit

Coordinate asset sale and disposals with accounting and operations teams

Process all information requests from Emkay and other departments

Assist vehicle expense approvers by reviewing unusual and large maintenance and repair requests

Review monthly summary invoice

Complete sales and use tax filings as needed

Audit expenses against market costs

Assist regional managers with annual capital planning for vehicle and equipment consolidation and replacement

Manage relationships, reporting, and decision-making between purchasing, railroads, and regional departments to ensure compliance with new rates, supplier relationships, sourcing strategies, policies, and procedures

REQUIRED SKILLS AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

Two to five years of accounting, finance, purchasing or analyst work experience is a plus

Vehicle/mechanical knowledge is a plus

Strong organization and prioritization skills to balance multiple deadlines and requests

Ability to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner, gather and analyze information skillfully, and develop alternative solutions

Good interpersonal and communications skills; ability to focus on resolving conflict, speak and write clearly and persuasively, listen to get clarification, and respond well to questions

Ability to build trust by treating customers, peers, and others with integrity and respect, upholding organizational values, and keeping commitments

Ability to work as part of a team, balancing team and individual responsibilities and contributing to building a positive team spirit; ability to support everyone’s efforts to succeed

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND/OR CREDENTIALS:

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration is preferred

Strong Microsoft Office experience in Excel, Word, Outlook and Powerpoint 

Experience in Microsoft D365 is a plus

This position is employed by the specific entity set forth in the job posting.

Genesee & Wyoming Inc. and its subsidiary companies do not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or any other protected status under federal, state or local laws.