Material Scheduler

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry.

Every day, more than 80 000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Could you be the full-time Material Scheduler in Astana we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your analytical expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll report to Lead Material Scheduler Aida Ishanngaliyeva, and work alongside passionate and inquisitive teammates. You'll guarantee precise forecast of material needs for production. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (Operations, Procurement, Engineering etc.), contribute to budget optimization and much more.

You’ll specifically take care of calculating min/max for materials within scope, but also monitoring actual versus plan.

We’ll look to you for:

• Define and execute the Services Material planning and Inventory strategy according to customer needs and internal constraints and in coordination with Industrialization and Operations departments 
• Guarantee material availability through appropriate needs scheduling and follow-up
• Improve Services performance in term of material availability and inventory management 
• Define the order-reorder strategy to optimize the inventory coverage reducing the stock-out occurrences 
• Set parts categories (based on ABC, variability, business type...etc) for defining planning strategy and line replenishment  
• Provide to sourcing department the forecast of the material needs and the list of priorities in terms of source of supplying to be contractualized  
• Define and implement action plans and improvements in the planning process 
• Support Planning and Forecasts planning strategy defined by Global Planning 
• Define and set-up MRP parameters to implement material planning strategies and ensure the data accuracy on SAP
• Improve of the specific tools used for planning, based on the historical data and according to the customer plan 
• Analyze Inventory content for correcting planning strategies.  
• Support finance for inventory depreciation calculation 
• Implement and manage improvement plan in regard of Inventory reduction 
• Measure performance in Supply Chain processes and create reports for analysis

All about you

We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:

• Analytical skills
• Experience with an ERP system (SAP, JDE, 1C, Axapta or other)
• Intermediate English
• Expert MS Excel proficiency
• Power BI and Power Query proficiency is desired
• Good communication and data management skills

Things you’ll enjoy

Join us on a life-long transformative journey – the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career. You’ll also:

• Enjoy stability, challenges and a long-term career free from boring daily routines
• Work with cutting-edge analytical tools
• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues
• Contribute to innovative projects
• Utilise our agile working environment
• Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries
• Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning
• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension).

You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

Important to note

As a global business, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63 countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.