Contract Performance Specialist

Job Description

Who will you be working with?

As part of the Contract Management team, you will work closely with cross-functional stakeholders including Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, Commercial, Projects, Inventory Management, and Customer-facing teams. You will partner with contract leadership and operational teams to monitor performance, identify risks and opportunities, support strategic decision-making, and drive initiatives that maximize contract value and business outcomes throughout the contract lifecycle.

How will you make a difference?

As a member of the Contract Management team, you will be responsible for driving contract value through performance monitoring, proactive optimization, and value realization across the MTSA contract. You will provide visibility into contract performance, identify risks and opportunities, and deliver actionable insights that support business decisions. Through detailed analysis, forecasting, and continuous improvement activities, you will help improve profitability, operational efficiency, and overall contract performance. Working across multiple functions, you will support leadership teams with meaningful performance insights and recommendations that enable sustainable value creation and effective contract management.

What do we want to know about you?

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or a related discipline.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant professional experience in performance analysis, operational improvement, business performance management, contract performance management, or value realization.
• Demonstrated experience working within cross-functional business environments.
• Proven ability to analyse complex business challenges and develop practical improvement recommendations.
• Strong understanding of financial performance drivers, profitability, cost management, and value realization concepts.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including root cause analysis and structured problem solving.
• Experience supporting continuous improvement initiatives and delivering measurable business outcomes.
• Ability to identify trends, develop forecasts, assess business risks, and support proactive decision-making.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills.
• Results-oriented mindset with a focus on maximizing contract value and delivering sustainable business improvements.

What will your typical day look like?

• Monitor and report on contract performance metrics against agreed objectives and contractual commitments.
• Analyse performance trends and identify risks, opportunities, and areas requiring intervention or optimization.
• Provide timely insights, forecasts, and recommendations to support business planning and decision-making.
• Identify opportunities to improve contract profitability, margin performance, and overall financial outcomes.
• Evaluate contract performance drivers and recommend actions that enhance value creation and commercial performance.
• Track, measure, and validate benefits delivered through improvement initiatives and optimization activities.
• Identify commercial leakage and recommend corrective actions to maximize contract value realization.
• Assess commercial, inventory, pricing, supply chain, and contractual risks and support mitigation planning.
• Conduct detailed performance analysis and root-cause investigations to address performance gaps and underperformance.
• Translate complex information into clear business insights and actionable recommendations for leadership teams.
• Support and coordinate continuous improvement initiatives focused on efficiency, profitability, inventory optimization, localization, cost avoidance, supply chain improvements, and lead-time reduction.
• Evaluate customer demand variability and its impact on inventory requirements and contract performance.
• Collaborate with operational and commercial teams to implement and sustain improvement actions.
• Measure, track, and report realized business benefits and support benefits validation activities.
• Build strong working relationships across contract, operational, commercial, supply chain, finance, project, and customer-facing teams to ensure alignment on performance priorities and optimization initiatives.

Additional Information

Legal authorization to work in the European Union is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.

*Please note that we do not accept agency candidate submissions without a formalized agreement with Talent Acquisition. If you are an agency/third party Recruiter and have not been engaged by Wabtec for this search, we do not owe you a fee if you submit a candidate to the applicant tracking system that is ultimately hired.

What could you accomplish in a place that puts People First?

At 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.

If you’re ready to revolutionize how the world moves for future generations, Wabtec is the place for you.

Who are we?

Wabtec 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.

Our 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.

Culture powers us and the possibilities.

We 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.

We’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.

Need accommodation? Just let us know - we’ve got you.