Procurement Buyer (Temporary)

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 temporary Procurement Buyer in Madrid (Pinto) we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your procurement expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside young and proactive teammates. 

You'll set up full supplier selection process. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (engineering, logistics), deploy commodities strategy and much more. 

You’ll specifically take care of ensuring project execution in line with Quality Cost Delivery & Technical (QCDT) objectives, but also supporting supplier Panel relationship (Supplier workload, negotiation, Specific agreement).

We’ll look to you for:

• Set up full supplier selection process  
• Prepare and launch of Request for Quotation with suppliers.  
• Lead project negotiation. 
• Promote the Alstom Code of Ethics and adhering to the highest standards of ethical conduct.  
• Ensure the on-time delivery and quality are secured especially during the ramp-up phase of the project.  
• Support commodity strategy. 
• Participate actively to commodity strategy and panel elaboration.  
• Provide imputes to build differentiation.  
• Support global supplier panel relationship.  
• Assess properly all risky suppliers and manage the associated mitigation plan.  

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:

• Academic background: Technical Engineering or Univeristy Degree in Industrial Engineer, Economics, Administration, Finance or related studies. 
• 1 year of experience in similar positions. 
• Fluent in English. 
• Desirable knowledge in SAP. 

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:

• Work with new security standards for services.
• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues
• Contribute to innovative projects
• Utilise our cooperative working environment

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.