Planning Specialist (TSSSA)

Req ID:471692 

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, more than 80 000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

PURPOSE:

• Responsible for organising and coordinating all planning relations to industrial activities to ensure on-time product deliveries, while contributing to profitability improvement in terms of cost, lead time and inventory reduction.
• Anticipate, identify and analyse planning risks and opportunities, including management reporting, corrective action-plans and process development.
• Responsible for proper planning data reliability, accuracy and consistency for SAP MRP system application and ensuring correct information flow both up & downstream (i.e.: Procurement, PME, manufacturing.

MAIN RESPONSABILITIES  

• Maintenance of material master data for planning fields and validate data.
• Analyze all MRP error messages for data consistency relating to planning and implement corrective actions.
• Be the local referent for any support need related to MRP queries and optimize MRP processes
• Contribute and guide knowledge base creation for documentation
• Report key decisions and document major assumptions (ex: Takt Time change) using standard forms
• Ensure that the maintenance schedule is managed and takes into account constraints,  potential delay analysis and propose action plans.
• Identify and mitigate cross functionally capacity limitations, bottleneck analysis for supply and demand planning, monitor and correct deviance from normative standards.
• Preparation & analysis of the monthly forecast based on past period results and inputs from projects & depot/customer and inject into ERP system.
• Adapt planning based on execution changes/constraints and propose alternative scenarios considering deliveries plans and inventory projections
• Contribute to the return of experience and improvements, share of best practices
• Accountable for ensuring master data accuracy and integrity is consistently maintained for on time end-to-end data flow from MPS to material planning and manufacturing.
• Identify and mitigate cross functionally anomalies in planning process and performance monitor and correct deviance from normative standards, with optimized solution proposals
• Manage as planning key user best practises by investigation and corrections to MPS & MRP dysfunctions and inconsistencies for optimal performance of industrial constraints, capacity and supply/demand planning
• Ensuring correct management, control and reporting of cross-functional cost/cash contributing metrics and physical to information alignment
• Responsible as local referent to ensure correct execution, training and troubleshooting data flows for operational efficiency, including: planning tool, MRP, Work order, change control and interfacing tools (ie: WO Cockpit, customer EDI, AOS, Qliksense)
• Accountable for global planning KPI animation and operational performance reporting
• Responsible for management of data standards (process, methods, measurement & tools) & associated documentation, for global planning across transversal processes to achieve best in class optimization
• Ensure compliance to process review and audits, with improvement & monitoring initiatives

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Post Graduate Technical Qualification in Data Science or Industrial Engineering

EXPERIENCE

• Minimum 5 years management experience with sound business knowledge, focused on industrialization, project delivery and manufacturing activities
• Experience in rail services, maintenance & overhaul is advantageous
• Minimum 5 years SAP extensive knowledge
• Advance Excel knowledge

COMPETENCIES & SKILLS

• Similar experience of 5 years in planning and data control role within manufacturing environment
• Advanced knowledge of Industrial Planning, Operations and Supply chain processes (including Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement)
• Excellent knowledge of client-supplier internet portal (EDI) and ERP interfaces
• Highly analytical, detailed conscious rigour
• Excellent communication and influential skills, to drive change and aligned to business objectives
• Strong leadership style with high motivation and self-initiative
• Synthetic resilient and perseverance, with keen ability learn and adapt to change
• Active team player with collaborative skills,
• Intense sense of urgency and perseverance, with a passion for results achievement, deadline, and process orientation
• Proactive with exceptional willingness to lead new challenges and provide cross functional value
• Highly flexibility & adaptability with remarkable ability for multi-tasking and time management

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