Supplier Sales & Operations Planning Specialist

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 Supplier Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) Specialist in Cluj-Napoca, Romania we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your supply chain expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll report to Iulia Sumurducan (Global Critical Suppliers Team Manager, Cluj-Napoca), and work alongside dedicated, proactive and value-oriented teammates.

As resource involved in Supply Chain activities, you will be in charge of quarterly conduct Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) analysis cycles to determine if the allocated Supplier(s) have the required Supply Chain Maturity and adequate capacity to satisfy Alstom's global demand

Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with Supplier Delivery Performance Managers (SDPMs), Procurement/ Commodity Managers (CMs), Crisis Leaders (CLs), Crisis Management Team (CCMT), Material Planners/Project Managers for supplier capacity risks assessment 

We’ll look to you for:

• Prepare, moderate and run the quarterly Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) analysis cycles for all the suppliers on the  portfolio
• Collaborate with the other stakeholders to define and gather the S&OP related data for a minimum horizon of 18 months:
  • Alstom’s current global demand (ongoing projects) from Material Planners/Project Managers 
  • Alstom’s future business anticipated to be awarded to the supplier from CMs
  • Total/dedicated production capacity of the supplier from SDPMs
  • Supplier’s perspective on Alstom’s demand from SDPMs/Global Demand Material Planners
• Secure the data in order to provide right efficiency to the process and relevant data visualization  
• Organize and prepare the Supplier S&OP restitution meetings with all stakeholders for each cycle to present the consolidated S&OP data with its key findings, conclusions and recommendations for decision making
• Contribute to Supplier Delivery risks assessment & Management before any Business Award
• Provide inputs for Supplier Delivery risks before the Business Award for all projects.
• If Supplier is designated as “Crisis Supplier”, Support the Crisis Management Team on Capacity de-bottlenecking and Capability improvement actions.
• Conduct quarterly analyses of the purchase orders issued by Alstom sites, comparing them with the internal production planning as well as the production and transport lead times confirmed by the supplier
• Define and follow up action plan to improve the PO placement in collaboration with Alstom sites

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;
• At least 2 years’ experience in forecasting and project and/or production planning
• Knowledge of S&OP as well as manufacturing processes and tools
• Understanding of Operations processes and all interfacing functions in a project
• Knowledge of Office tools 
• Good SAP knowledge
• Good communication, interpersonal and presentation skills
• Team player with good listening, analytical, multi-tasking and problem-solving skills that is structured and solution-oriented
• Leadership with strong communication and influencing skills
• International and multi-cultural mindset
• Ability to work in a matrix organization
• Continuous improvement mindset and customer oriented
• Agile & responsible mindset
• More advanced MS Excel and MS Power Point knowledge would be a plus
• Fluent English

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)

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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 70+ countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.