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Wabtec Corporation General Manager Transit - Australia and New Zealand in Rydalmere, Australia
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.
What are we offering you?
Permanent full-time position with generous bonus plan
Rewards & Recognition Program
Discounted health insurance with Medibank
Novated Leasing options
Lifestyle discounts with Woolworths, Coles, Avis, JB Hifi and 500+ other retaliers
Access to our Employee Assistance Program
Who will you be working with? Reporting to the Vice President, Transit Services you will lead a team of highly experienced professionals dedicated to ensuring Wabtec's strategic goals are met.
Where is the position located? The position can be based at either of our offices in Rydalmere, Sydney or Keysborough, Melbourne.
How will you make a difference? The GM Transit, ANZ serves as the senior executive leader responsible for the strategic leadership, direction, operational excellence, governance, and overall performance of Transit business within ANZ.
This includes ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, driving performance of the business, managing internal and external partnerships, ensuring strategic goals are met, overseeing operations, leading different teams, and managing employees to ensure business is run smoothly and growth is achieved.
This role ensures alignment with global strategies while addressing regional opportunities and challenges to drive sustainable growth, operational efficiency, and stakeholder engagement.
What will your typical day look like?
Strategic Leadership and Governance
Develop, implement, and lead the strategic direction of the Transit business in Australia and New Zealand, ensuring alignment with organisational and regional goals.
Serve as a key member of the ANZ executive team, contributing to overall business strategy and decision making.
Provide clear strategic vision and set measurable goals to drive growth and long-term sustainability.
Build the Wabtec Transit brand across key external stakeholders.
Establish and comply with robust governance frameworks to guide decision making and ensure business integrity.
Manage litigation risks by proactively identifying legal vulnerabilities and implementing mitigation strategies.
Drive Sales & Marketing Activities
Drive sales and business development strategies to expand market share and revenue streams for Services and Product Lines across the Transit group.
Build relationships with key stakeholders, including government bodies, partners to support growth initiatives.
Grow After Market (AM) Services through-out Australia and New Zealand, through the development of relationships with key stakeholders.
Monitor market trends to identify opportunities to service expansion or new opportunities.
Partake and support the Original Equipment (OE) activities through-out Australia and New Zealand.
Build on OE success and Installed base to bring added value to the customer regarding local support
Increase the OE Market share through new projects and processes to introduce OE products.
Develop required commercial strategies to support the growth of After Market and Original Equipment (OE) activities across the region.
Define commercial priorities to achieve YoY targeted organic growth.
Develop and implement the regional marketing plan for the Transit business.
Structure and drive complete organization to support commercial endeavours – full Transit portfolio.
Represent Wabtec Transit across industry events and engagements, raise awareness of our Brand of products and Innovations, servicing the Rolling Stock Sector.
Connect with railway & Rail institutional stakeholders across Australia and New Zealand to represent Wabtec's Transit portfolio.
Drive Country Financials
Order Intake, Sales, Contribution Margin (CM) and Cash targets are the four key KRA's for the Transit Business function.
Full P&L Responsibility for the Transit business in ANZ
Develop and manage the Transit business budget, ensuring financial sustainability and growth.
Identify cost saving opportunities while maintaining service quality.
Develop, Lead and Engage
Leadership through Wabtec's core values, People First, Expand the Possible, Embrace Diversity and One Wabtec
Direct reporting functional lines; Customer Care Team, Engineering, Commercial, Supply Chain/Procurement, for the improvement of commercial services across the region
Partner with Indirect reporting functional lines; Operations, Human Resources, Finance, Tax, Legal, Property, Corporate, for the improvement of commercial services across the region
Establish a highly motivated work environment.
Compliance and Risk Management
Ensure compliance with all relevant legislation, regulations, and company policies.
Identify and mitigate risks related to operations, safety, and business continuity.
Review and improve organisational efficiency by developing compliant procedures.
What do we want to know about you?
Strategic thinking with the ability to translate into actionable plans.
High Level ability to lead a team, region and business
Excellent communication, collaboration and delegation skills.
Strong interpersonal skills and influencing skills.
Ability to navigate complex and dynamic environments.
Ability to focus on critical details ensuring accuracy and precision in high level decisions and processes.
Clear and influential verbal and written communication.
Ability to motivate and lead employees as well as a strong sense of accountability.
Must be able to lead and develop a high-performance team.
Familiarity with relevant technical tools and analytics platforms.
Flexibility with work hours and willingness to travel if required.
Excellent financial budgeting, monitoring, and forecasting skills.
Demonstrated management and leadership skills in a technical environment.
Strong decision making ability
You must have:
Minimum Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
Minimum of 10 years of experience in leadership positions, with at least 5 years in a senior management role.
Proven track record of driving business growth, leading diverse teams and managing cross functional operations.
Confirmed experience in Rail, Infrastructure or similar.
Confirmed experience managing high performance teams and demonstrated ability to develop teams.
Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
We would love it if you had:
Exceptional oral and written communication skills
Exceptional interpersonal and leadership skills
Strong financial acumen
Strong competency in Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project
Experience with Profit & Loss accountability in a global international context
Confirmed experience in commercial operations, contract management and negotiations
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.