Graduate Buyer with German

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 Graduate Buyer with German in Cluj-Napoca, Romania we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your procurement expertise or in another related process in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside your future colleagues who are dedicated, hard-working fun teammates.

You will be in charge of aiding the buyers in their day-to-day tasks related to procurement operations. You will work closely with teams across the business (particularly the procurement and supply chain/project core teams – procurement teams on site and remote, financial team), while you will manage the correct recording of the quotations and much more.

You’ll specifically take care of recording quotations and pricelists in the system, analyzing demands and maintaining an updated and correct info record for the different materials, but also aiding the buyers with ad hoc procurement related tasks.

We’ll look to you for

• Define & control buy material master data
• Manage specific conditions for vendors
• Manage purchasing document for stock items
• Manage acknowledgement of purchasing document for stock items
• Follow-up needs expression & deliveries
• Manage capacity self-declarations
• Manage supply chain & capacity audit
• Consolidate vendor demand multi-business/multi-site
• Coordinate delivery crisis solving
• Promote the Alstom Code of Ethics and adhering to the highest standards of ethical conduct

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:

• Degree level qualification
• Relevant experience as analyst or senior analyst
• Experience in developing and maintaining procurement excellence processes and procedures
• Foreign Languages: English and German at a proficient level
• Strong knowledge of legal contracting process
• Ability to business-partner with our most senior stakeholders in multiple functions across the business
• Project management experience
• Strong analytical skills
• Professional accreditation in sourcing or procurement is a plus

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
• Be part of a large team with over 800 professionals in  HR, Finance and Procurement & Supply Chain
• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues
• Utilise our Agile, Responsible 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 (Access to Alstom University and Alstom Learning Program)
• Professional Development Plan – we offer great opportunities to develop yourself within the company
• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential (Competitive Salary and Meal Vouchers,  Flexible Benefits at your choice - on top of your salary, Holiday Bonuses (Easter, Christmas), Employee Loyalty Bonus, Reimbursement of telework expenses – for amount of days worked from home, Additional Bonuses -  referral bonuses, /new-born bonus, discounts)
• Entitle to comprehensive and competitive social coverage (Life and Accident  Insurance, Private medical subscription at Regina Maria and  Private Pension)
• Work-life balance- we offer flexible working hours and a hybrid model of work ( Working from Home 3 days/ week) and 25 days of annual leave
• Be part of our Social Corporate Responsibilities initiatives (Social events, Humanitarian Actions)

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!

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Important to note

As a global business, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 70+ countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.