Buyer at Alstom

Your future role

• Take on a new challenge and apply your procurement and supplier management expertise in a cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside collaborative, innovative, and results-driven teammates.
• You'll play a critical role in ensuring the successful procurement and supplier management for our projects. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (Global Procurement, Engineering, Supply Chain, Legal, Finance, and more), lead supplier negotiations, ensure on-time delivery and quality, and manage contract execution.
• You’ll specifically take care of setting up and managing the full supplier selection process, but also developing strong supplier relationships and contributing to strategic commodity initiatives.

We’ll look to you for:

• Preparing and launching Requests for Quotation with suppliers
• Leading project negotiations and preparing Business Awards
• Monitoring procurement project Quality, Cost, Delivery, Time (QCDT) and legal project evolution
• Managing supplier contract execution and coordinating cross-functional project teams
• Ensuring on-time delivery and quality, particularly during ramp-up phases
• Building and maintaining effective supplier relationships through proactive engagement and regular site visits
• Supporting commodity strategy development and aligning with global supplier panels
• Promoting Alstom’s Code of Ethics and adhering to the highest standards of ethical conduct

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:

• Diploma or degree in Supply Chain, Procurement, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in sourcing and/or buying roles
• Experience in contract management and legal awareness
• Proficiency in advanced MS Office tools and ERP systems
• Strong supplier engagement, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to work autonomously in a matrix and project-driven environment
• Willingness and ability to travel to supplier sites as required
• Fluency in English; an international mindset is a plus
• Experience in supplier site visits, supplier development, or project procurement follow-up is desirable

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 new security standards for rail signalling
• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues
• Contribute to innovative projects
• Utilise our flexible and inclusive 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
• Progress towards roles such as Commodity Manager or Procurement Lead
• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)