Indirect Sourcing Buyer

Req ID:477322 

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.

Your future role

You'll manage procurement operations for Indirect Materials and Services in line with commodity objectives and support supplier panel relationship (supplier workload, negotiation, specific agreement). Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with project teams across the business (Commodity Management, Project Procurement Director, Regional Procurement manager, Site buyers, Requesters, and their management), consolidating the commodity needs, and much more.

You’ll specifically set up full supplier selection process and support the deployment of commodity strategies, while ensuring that purchased goods and services are both cost-efficient and of high quality, of course in the right time-frame.

Main Reponsibilities:

• Establish Requests for Quotations (RFQ’s) including commercial and technical requirements, evaluate and select suppliers offers, place orders and control file transfer
• Managing contracts for risk management, claims, conflict resolutions, feedback and input into bids from lessons learnt, Monitor end of lifetime.
• Prepare Business Award/Bid Comparison Chart and secure agreement.
• Provide commitment in tender phase in agreement with Commodity Manager
• Represent the commodities towards projects, platforms and solutions
• Ensure effective teamwork with internal customers and stakeholders in problem solving
• Assess properly all risky suppliers and manage the associated mitigation plan
• Effective teamwork with internal customers and stakeholders in problem solving

• Contract term negotiation and create contracts in SAP GSI.

• Ensure the on-time delivery and quality are secured especially during the ramp-up phase of the project
• Monitor Procurement project KPIs, QCDT & legal project evolution (FAI, Business Award, Product development)
• Ensure work package sheet commitment respect
• Coordinate project with all métiers
• Manage specific supplier panel relationship (negotiation, specific agreement, local supplier QCDT performances)
• Responsible for cost follow - up of indirect materials, indirect service, installation
• Measure the supplier's performance
• Assess properly all risky suppliers and manage the associated mitigation plan
• Manage initial issues before escalation to line manager/function manager

Expected competences:

• Bachelor's / Master's degree
• Minimum of 5 years Buying and/or Sourcing professional MNCs background  
• Respect Alstom Code of Ethics and guidelines 
• Ability to work in a matrix environment
• Able to manage multiple priorities autonomously and respect deadlines
• Strong negotiation skills
• Strong communication skills, Team spirit and presentation skills
• Analytical and problem- solving skills
• Ability to challenge
• Results oriented
• Rigorous and structured
• International mindset
• Fluent in English and local language
• SAP/ERP knowledge and experience
• Experience in project procurement management as an advantage

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.

Job Type:​Experienced​