Industrial Planning

Req ID:470943 

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 

Job Title: Industrial Planner – Durban (Limited Duration)

At Alstom, we create smart innovations to meet the mobility challenges of today and tomorrow. We design and manufacture a complete range of transportation systems, from high-speed trains to electric buses and driverless trains, as well as infrastructure, signaling and digital mobility solutions. Joining us means joining a truly global community of more than 75 000 people dedicated to solving real-world mobility challenges and achieving international projects with sustainable local impact.   

At Alstom Rolling Stock South Africa (Pty) Ltd, we strive to deliver best in class locomotives to our customer for use of freight transportation on the railway corridors of South Africa.

Alstom Rolling Stock South Africa (Pty) Ltd is looking for an Industrial Planner for our Traxx Africa project based in Durban. 

THE PURPOSE OF THE INDUSTRIAL PLANNER SUPPLY CHAIN ROLE IS TO:

Manage the adequacy between Demand (Firm & Forecast) and Resources (Manufacturing & Procurement) to reach customers QCD (Quality, Cost, Delivery) and projects timescales while optimising site resources (people, machines & cash).

THE MAIN RESPONSIBILITY WILL BE:

• Key accountabilities:

• Apply Industrial Planning Golden rules.
• Apply EHS (Environment Health Safety) rules (Alstom Zero Deviation Plan) when moving in workshops
• Manage demand (firm & forecast) in the Core Planning Tools and/or ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)

• Capture the Demand
• Consolidate and analyze the demand forecast SIOP (Sales & Operations Plan) demand plan
• Check the consistency and completeness of the demand forecast and put in place corrective actions when needed
• For firm demand, validate the adequacy between the need expressed by the project team and the product lead-time communicated to the build partner (through MPS demand.)
• Collaborate with Materials planners in ensuring accurate master data maintenance.
• Drive material buffer at warehouse according to Alstom Stock policy and manage missing parts.

• Contribute to planning instances & monthly reporting
• Collaborate to the monthly SIOP:
  • Build the industrial planning for opportunities in coherency with inputs from the project team and the build partner.
  • Perform operations workload versus workforce analysis and analyze bottlenecks (site capacity)
  • Provide output to central SIOP team for global consolidation
• Participate to the SIOP cycle by doing the appropriate simulations and propose feasible scenario to support decisions to be taken (with internal and/or external solution)
• 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 departments.
• Support the all stakeholders in production volumes analysis / consolidation
• Report the Work In Progress (WIP) and Finished goods (FG) for Hard Inventory (HI) consolidation in time
• Report the Manufacturing Throughput and Production Performance KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) in time
• Ensure that all KPIs are calculated according to the standard rules
• Document all disturbances and downtime daily

• Build and update the Master Production Schedule (Firm Demand only)
• Build the daily production plan considered availability of Material, Man, Machine, method (4M approach)
• Get the commitment on the hypothesis taken from all stakeholders
• Resource Management:
  • Calculate manufacturing and testing workload inside the Planning Tool / Excel 
  • Identify the quantity of resources (not nominatively) needed per workstation
  • Share results for monthly meeting
• Bottleneck analysis:
  • Identify the bottlenecks as well as all other possible risks on the production plan
  • Alert Industrial Planning manager of the projects involved each time maximum capacity is reached
  • Propose scenario to secure and/or recover production plan (internal and/or external solution)

• Daily monitoring:
  • Monitor production plan adherence
  • Analyze the root causes of delay of the production plan (using 5-Why method) and their impact
  • Participate to alignment meeting with industrial teams (Manufacturing / Testing / Supply Chain)
  • Contribute to escalation process in case of non-adherence
• Update industrial planning into the Planning Tool / Excel each time there is a change validated by all stakeholders
• Update weekly the actual dates and communicate internally on the production plan status (tables, graphs, …)
• Prepare and participate to site planning instances / meetings
• In case of an event (strike, pandemic, supplier crisis, etc.):
  • Evaluate impact by doing simulation to be validated in the appropriate instance
  • After decision is taken, update industrial planning into the Planning Tool / Excel

THE PREFERRED CANDIDATE WILL MEET THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS: 

• Minimum of a Supply Chain/Operations (or related) Diploma
• Minimum of 5 years working experience in Supply Chain, with minimum 3 years in the planning function
• Hands on working experience in an Industrial environment
• Knowledgeable of End-to-End vision for Industrial Planning process and process impact in Excel for procurement and manufacturing
• Advance working experience in Excel/ PowerPoint
• Virtual working experience
• Working knowledge ERP (i.e. SAP)
• Railway industry knowledge advantageous
• Must be able to work day shift and night shift when required

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING COMPETENCIES

• Agile mindset
• Responsible mindset
• Inclusive mindset
• Fluent in English
• Valid driver’s license
• Team player
• Advanced computer literacy
• Innovative, pro-active and positive
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Willing to travel between sites if required
• Customer oriented
• Sense of urgency and autonomous

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those under consideration will be contacted.

We will recruit according to the requirements of our Company’s Employment Equity Plan.

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. 
 

Job Type:​Experienced​