Transport Control Tower Manager 1

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, 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 Region Transport Control Tower Manager in Bangalore, India, we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your logistics and transportation expertise in a dynamic and evolving environment. You’ll work alongside collaborative, innovative, and results-driven teammates.

You'll play a pivotal role in managing transport and logistics operations across Alstom’s India sites, ensuring seamless movement of raw materials and finished goods while optimizing costs and efficiency. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (such as Supply Chain, Projects, Indirect Sourcing, Warranty, and Procurement), oversee logistics service providers, and ensure compliance with company and regulatory standards, and much more.

You’ll specifically take care of transport and logistics planning, contracts management, and cost optimization, but also lead and develop a high-performing team to achieve logistics objectives.

We’ll look to you for:

• Managing and implementing processes for transport and logistics cost optimization.

• Overseeing logistics service providers, including transporters, freight forwarders, and customs handling agents.

• Managing inbound and outbound logistics planning and operations for raw materials and finished goods.

• Establishing and monitoring service level agreements (SLAs) with logistics service providers.

• Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to ensure compliance with trade regulations, customs duties, and import/export processes.

• Optimizing route planning, transport planning, and freight planning to achieve cost and time efficiencies.

• Monitoring and analyzing transport and logistics budgets versus actual costs.

• Supporting tendering teams with transport cost calculations, risk assessments, and mitigation plans.

• Ensuring compliance with SAP, EHS (Environment, Health & Safety), and quality standards.

• Building and leading a motivated team to achieve logistics objectives.

• Qualifying logistics service providers through technical and commercial evaluations.

• Promoting a strong EHS culture within the team and ensuring adherence to organizational policies.

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:

• A graduate degree in Logistics, Transportation, or a related discipline.

• 15+ years of relevant experience in the manufacturing industry, specifically in transportation, inbound/outbound logistics management, freight management, and logistics services sourcing and contracting.

• Proficiency in transportation contracts and execution for mid to large-sized organizations operating across multiple sites in India and overseas.

• Strong understanding of customs and port handling operations.

• Experience in managing transport and logistics budgets and spend analysis.

• Proficiency in MS Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access).

• Language skills: Proficient in English and Hindi.

• Strong leadership qualities with the ability to lead large, complex structures.

• Change management capabilities to drive execution culture within the organization.

• Problem-solving skills with a sense of urgency and adaptability to work in a matrix organization structure.

• A strong understanding of EHS culture and its importance to the organization.

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 monotonous daily routines.

• Work with cutting-edge standards for logistics and transportation in the rail industry.

• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues.

• Contribute to innovative projects that shape the future of mobility.

• Utilize our flexible and inclusive 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 programs.

• Progress towards leadership roles in transport and logistics management.

• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognizes your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension).

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.