NAM Services O&M Canada Procurement Director

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Date: 2 Apr 2026

Location: Saint-Bruno, CA

Company: Alstom

Services Procurement looking for highly motivated person to manage the O&M  Projects in Canada for Procurement in Alstom North America.

 

Purpose of the job:

 

  • He/ She is the procurement representative of the O&M Business Unit  as member of the North America Services Procurement team: relays to Procurement/Business unit  any information or decision that could impact respective activities such as organisational changes, supplier difficulties, local/central instructions, Make or Buy decisions.
  • Acts as a facilitator between Procurement Function and O&M Business Unit  operational members
  • He/ She is the Procurement accountable for O&M Projects execution and Tender commitment in collaboration with Tender Sourcing Managers.

 

 

ACCOUNTABILITIES & AUTHORITIES

Team management and development:

  • Manage headcount and staffing
  • Manage local Procurement team in close link with central sourcing (CM, PLSD, Domain Director, Methods & Tools)
  • Monitor local sourcing team workload and process to arbitration
  • Develop team competences
  • Promoting the Alstom Code of Ethics and adhering to the highest standards of ethical conduct.

 

Procurement performance:

  • Apply & support Alstom Procurement  rules, process & tools
  • Challenge central sourcing (CM, PLSD, Domain Director) to secure project execution and profitability in escalation phase
  • Apply the Local risks management governance
  • Promoting the Alstom Code of Ethics and adhering to the highest standards of ethical conduct.
  • Provide to central sourcing site input to impact commodity strategies
  • Ensure the Supplier Panel Compliancy (Target Panel defined by CM)
  • Share with CM, PLSD and Project  Director risk analysis on commodities strategies deployment Share and follow with CM & PLSD common mitigation plan to secure future business award is in line with commodity strategies (CM leader)
  • Secure continuous improvement within whole local sourcing team (SMART)
  • Manage Supplier Local QCD performances and Perform regular (min. Monthly) supplier QCD performance, solves major issues and secure objectives achievement in collaboration PPM Leader, Commodity Leaders/Managers and Domain Directors.

 

Procurement Tender commitment:

  • Support and challenge TSM in tender management together with Tender Sourcing Leaders and Head of Services Procurement (Local and Global Commodities)
  • Support and challenge Procurement commitments for Local Commodities

Project execution and profitability:

    • Support  local Procurement team to face commercial and contractual negotiation  during project execution phase
    • Challenge site management committee member to secure project execution and profitability
    • Track Procurement  performance in project and issue action plan in case of deviation
    • Analyze risks and sets appropriate mitigation plan
    • Formalize and share REX on main issues
    • Support CM and PPM on project gate review completion (in particular FAI Go on time)
    • Secure OTD Go Order and PO placed on time

Operational excellence & Cash focus:

    • Support supply chain to monitor and secure raw material inventory and OTIF objectives
    • Support quality on NCR treatment and improvement, CONQ S1 management
    • Support accounting department to align on invoice accouting and payable days
    • Actively participate on industrial continous improvement

 

Key Job Authorities and Dimensions (Expenditure/Hiring authorities, total budget resp., team size; etc.):

  • POA

Performance measurements:

  • Tender ambition covering (ASIP) & Procurement action plan tracking from CPR including claims and ambition covering
  • Supplier local QCD performance management
  • Go Order and FAI Go on time
  • Sourcing maturity roadmap improvement (SMART)
  • CONQ S1 & coverage from sourcing
  • Supplier Panel Compliancy Rate
  • OTIF + Raw Material coverage

EXPERIENCE PREREQUISITES & REQUIRED COMPETENCES

Educational Requirements 

Mandatory:

  • Business School and MASTER in Purchasing

Experience  

Mandatory:

  • Min 10 years of experience in Procurement, project and operation
  • Procurement professional background (at least 5 years)
  • Strong management experience of large multicultural team(at least 5 years)

Competencies & Skills 

  • Fluent English with international mindset
  • Agile with data analytics and Business Intelligence concept
  • Capacity to transmit, coach and train others
  • Focused on continuous improvement & efficiency
  • Strong presentation and editorial skills
  • Leadership, communication, internal and external influencing skills,
  • Team management, negotiation, strategic vision,
  • Project management, industrial background, quality and supply chain background, Finance Project


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