Supply Chain Cost Analyst

Req ID: 457769

Supply Chain Cost Analyst

Location: Wolverhampton, London (Golders Green)

Appointment Basis: Permanent

Salary: c. £40K-£45K dependent on experience

Closing date for applications: 16th Sept 2024

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.

Could you be the full-time Supply Chain Cost Analyst we’re looking for?

Your future role

This is an exciting opportunity to join our successful material forecasting and analysis team and help us analyse and manage our long-term material requirements for internal and external suppliers, making sure that material and work package data is accurate during the process.

We’ll look to you for:

• Responsible for creation and maintenance of material cost model within SAP / Other modelling software
• Forecasting material usage / cost for full project life cycle
• Arrange and lead regular life cycle cost reviews
• Support work package management and financial processes
• Generate simulations / anticipate changes
• Reporting and analysis of the budget vs actual costs
• Identify priorities associated with risk/impact and set up recovery actions with stakeholders
• Analyse and share performance KPI's with different stakeholders
• Contribute to new business risk assessments and mitigation action plans
• Liaise with other departments to ensure the correct level of information is received
• Identification of cost reduction opportunities and maintain a potentials pipeline applying synergies across platform / commodity
• Apply APSYS roadmap and standards
• Manage Auditable Change Control
• Participate to EHS improvement and targets
• Enable project growth via accurate forecasting

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

• Graduated at least from Higher Education in Business
• Administration or Engineering or Supply Chain.
• Desirable: Supply Chain certification.
• Experience with ERPs, Supply Chain concepts, processes continuous improvement
• Desirable: SAP experience
• Inventory management & Material Planning techniques
• Ability to Influence, Negotiate and Communicate at all levels of an organisation
• Industrial scheduling
• Process orientated
• Supply Chain information systems
• Data analytics
• Project Management Basics

On a more personal level, you will also need to be:

• Self-motivated with a desire to learn
• Able to work independently
• A strong team player, with effective interpersonal skills.

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:

• Enjoy stability, challenges and a long-term career free from boring daily routines
• Work with colleagues and customers based all over the world
• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues
• Contribute to innovative projects
• Utilise our agile working environment
• Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries
• Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning
• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive benefits (pension, life ins., medical). 

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.  

As a “disability confident leader accredited employer”, we will interview all disabled job applicants who match the essential criteria of the job description or specification. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles unless operational requirements prevent otherwise. 

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