Junior Buyer at Alstom

Your future role

• Take on a new challenge and apply your procurement and administrative expertise in a dynamic and collaborative environment. You’ll work alongside supportive and detail-oriented teammates.
• You'll play a key role in ensuring the smooth operation of our procurement processes. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (Buyers, Supply Chain, Finance, and Project teams), provide administrative support for procurement activities, and maintain accurate records and documentation.
• You’ll specifically take care of purchase order administration and supplier follow-up, but also assist with RFQ preparation and procurement reporting.

We’ll look to you for:

• Supporting Buyers with purchase requisition and purchase order administration
• Maintaining procurement records, supplier information, and supporting documentation
• Assisting with RFQ preparation, quotation follow-up, and price comparisons
• Following up on order acknowledgements, delivery updates, and invoice queries
• Ensuring procurement administration aligns with Alstom’s processes and ethical standards
• Providing administrative assistance during tender, sourcing, and contract preparation activities

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 or Procurement
• Experience in sourcing (about 2 years)
• Understanding of contract management and legal awareness
• Exposure to ERP systems and intermediate MS Office skills
• Familiarity with procurement processes and supplier communication
• Ability to work in a matrix environment and demonstrate a results-oriented mindset
• Fluent in English, with strong communication skills and a team spirit

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 monotonous routines
• Work with best-in-class procurement systems and processes
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and supportive colleagues
• Contribute to innovative projects that shape the future of sustainable transport
• Utilise our structured 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 opportunities
• Progress towards roles such as Buyer, Senior Buyer, or Procurement Specialist
• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential.