Industrial Planning Manager

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Date: 2 Jun 2025

Location: Durban, NL, ZA

Company: Alstom

Leading societies to a low carbon future, Alstom develops and markets mobility solutions that provide the sustainable foundations for the future of transportation. Our product portfolio ranges from high-speed trains, metros, monorail, and trams to integrated systems, customised services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility solutions. Joining us means joining a caring, responsible, and innovative company where more than 70,000 people lead the way to greener and smarter mobility, worldwide

INDUSTRIAL PLANNING MANAGER

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

Manage the Industrial Planner team, taking care of the adequacy between Demand (firm & forecast) and Resources (Manufacturing & Procurement) to reach customers QCD (Quality, Cost, Delivery) while optimizing site resources (people, machines & cash).

ORGANISATION

Organisation structure (job belongs to..):

Supply Chain department

Reports directly to:

Head of Supply Chain

Other reporting to:

Direct reports:

N/A

Network & Links

Internal

Manufacturing and testing Dept / Project Installation Manager
Industrialization (Process Manufacturing Engineering PME, Product Industrial Manager)
Tender (Bid Technical Manager, BTM)
Project (Project Planning Manager (PrPM), Sub System Manager)
Supply Chain & Procurement (Project Supply chain Leader, PrSCL, Project Sourcing Manager PSM, Project Material Manager PMM)
Finance (Warning Process Change Manager, Site Controller)
Human Resources

External

Master Production-Repairs Scheduling Manager of other internal sites (when multi sites Project Industrial Organization)
Sales & Operations Plan (S&OP) central team

MAIN RESPONSABILITIES

Key accountabilities:

Make sure Industrial Planning Golden rules & processes are applied.
Be a key contributor to reach the Industrial Planning KPIs targets
Contribute to the APSYS (Alstom Performance System) roadmap related actions regarding industrial planning topics
Make sure that demand management & scheduling (firm & forecast) is done in the Core Planning Tools and/or ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)
Apply & make sure Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) rules (Alstom Zero Deviation Plan) are applied when moving in workshops

Team management

RS : Rolling Stock CO : Components D&IS : Digital & Integrated System

(X) for small Non-manufacturing sites : No manager only Industrial planner = look at HRM-JDS-477

Freq.	Task	RS	CO	D&IS Manuf.	D&IS Non-Manuf.
Daily	Allocate the necessary resources to Industrial planning	X	X	X	(X)
Daily	Manage the team of industrial planners (ALPS, People Management Cycle)	X	X	X	(X)
Daily	Ensure the competencies ramp-up of the industrial planners	X	X	X	(X)

Reporting & Communication

Freq.	Task	RS	CO	D&IS Manuf.	D&IS Non-Manuf.
Daily	Manage relationship with Project Team (e.g. PrPM, PMM, PrSCL, etc.)	X	X	X	(X)
Quarterly	Ensure that S&OP instance decisions are reflected as input into Single Integrated Operation Planning	X	X	X	(X)
Monthly	Ensure that SIOP instance decisions are reflected into MPS and/or Material Delivery Plan and cascade through the organization with appropriate communication to internal / external suppliers	X	X	X	(X)
Monthly	Report the Work in Progress (WIP) and Finished Goods (FG) for Hard Inventory (HI) consolidation in time	X	X	X	-
Monthly	Report the Manufacturing Throughput and Production Performance KPI (Key Performance Indicators) in time	X	X	X	-
Monthly	Ensure that all KPI are calculated according to the standard rules	X	X	X	(X)

Support industrial planning execution

Freq.	Task	RS	CO	D&IS Manuf.	D&IS Non-Manuf.
Daily	Support the Industrial Planner / Master Production Schedulers in their daily activities and follow critical topics in detail with them	X	X	X	(X)
Daily	Ensure that Industrial Planner / Master Production Schedulers follow the production progress properly	X	X	X	(X)
Daily	Give visibility on industrial planning situation of the site (to Supply Chain or Industrial Director), alert when important delays impacting site’s OTD (On Time Delivery) are identified and propose solutions	X	X	X	(X)
Weekly to Monthly	Guarantee that the data inside the ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) / Core Planning Tool are the latest update	X	X	X	(X)
Quarterly	Provide data for the S&OP process	X	X	X	(X)
Monthly	Ensure that appropriate simulations and feasible scenarios to support decisions to be taken (with internal and/or external solution) are available for SIOP cycle	X	X	X	(X)

(X) for small Non-manufacturing sites No manager only Industrial planner = look at HRM-JDS-477

Key Job Authorities and Dimensions:

None

Performance measurements:

For Manufacturing sites: Manufacturing Throughput, Production Performance, WIP & FG, Industrial Planning / Demand volatility
For Non-Manufacturing sites: Industrial Planning / Demand Volatility

MAIN REQUIRED COMPETENCES

Educational Requirements

Mandatory:

NQF level 8 in Supply Chain/Industrial Engineering

Desirable:

Experience

Mandatory:

Experience in industrial planning

Knowledgeable of End-to-End (E2E) vision for Industrial Planning process and process impact in ERP for procurement and manufacturing

Scheduling basics knowledge

Desirable:

Team Management experience

Competencies & Skills:

Technical:

Good knowledge of Core Planning Tool, ERP and Excel
Fluent in English

Behavioral:

Good Communication and collaborative skills
Innovative, pro-active and positive
Customer oriented
Sense of urgency
Autonomous
Able to make the synthesis of a critical issue
Able to propose innovation to improve ways of working

Alstom is the leading company in the mobility sector, solving the most interesting challenges for tomorrow’s mobility. That’s why we value inquisitive and innovative people who are passionate about working together to reinvent mobility, making it smarter and more sustainable. Day after day, we are building an agile, inclusive and responsible culture, where a diverse group of people are offered opportunities to learn, grow and advance in their careers, with options across functions and geographic locations. Are you ready to join a truly international community of great people on a challenging journey with a tangible impact and purpose?

Equal opportunity statement:
Alstom is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local law.

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