Current Vacancies at Alstom

PURPOSE AND MISSION OF THE JOB:

• Ensure to the Project Manager the proper contribution of procurement to the project stakes
• Ensure to the Sub-System Manager (SSM) the proper contribution of procurement to the sub-system stakes
• Ensure that the Project contributes to the Platform procurement objectives.

NETWORK & LINKS

EXTERNAL:

• Procurement local/central team,
• Project core team
• SPDs of the involved sites
• SSMs and respective teams

INTERNAL:

• With suppliers when relevant

RESPONSIBILITIES 

DEFINE AND IMPLEMENT THE PROJECT PROCUREMENT STRATEGY IN FULL RESPECT OF QUALITY COST DELIVERY (QCD) COMMITMENTS

• At project start, get QCD Procurement Commitment as built at tender phase in the respective Leading Units (LU) and Participating units (PU), secure the commitments are well understood by the SSMs & Procurement Teams
• Define the Project Procurement strategy with the Procurement Platform Director (PPLD), based on the Product Procurement strategy, into a Project Procurement Management Plan, approved by Procurement stakeholders (Domain, Platform/Solution).
• Ensure the Project Procurement strategy is shared, understood, applied by the procurement teams and the SSM,
• In collaboration with Legal Department, build and publish the specific legal requirements to be applied for the project (i.e. Project Specific agreement, Request For Quotation (RFQ) letter), ensure good use and application by stakeholders (at Business Awards, contract validation, derogation validation)

COORDINATE, CONSOLIDATE AND SECURE PROCUREMENT ACTIVITIES, PERFORMANCE & EFFICIENCY ON WHOLE PROJECT

• Manage buyers working on the project for a proper contribution to the project QCD (functional report)
• Organize Procurement launch meeting involving PM, SSMs, Procurement,
• Have a general vision of the Project’s / suppliers' progress, stakes and difficulties. Define and agree with Procurement and SSMs the corrective measures and ensure those are led,
• Orchestrate Contract creation and contract execution activities,
• With PrCM support, and according to Project manual, arrange Supplier contract meeting at Project level to review progress of Supplier Contract creation and Contract Execution activities against planning and previous review to avoid impact on project execution. Govern cross-functionally AT/supplier compliance against their respective contractual rights/obligations and identify early cross-functional identification of challenges/risks during supplier contract execution to implement corrective actions pro-actively and avoid claim situations
• According to Claim process RACI, contribute to ensure Alstom´s rights via offensive claims; and protect Alstom´s rights against defensive claims
• Define proper processes and tools including reporting and ensure application on the whole project
• Ensure Business Award decision compliancy with Project Procurement strategy and QCD requirements,
• Follow project particular conditions are correctly applied and respected (such as localization rate, financial conditions)
• Escalate appropriately when and where required on procurement issues and risks impacting Project, always proposing corrective measures,
• Ensure QCD performance of procurement is properly reported for each respective sub-system & component,
• Ensure electronic Parts Maturity Follow-Up (ePMFU) tool deployment throughout each Sub-System & Component (together with the respective “métiers” / Subsystems contributing to populate it). Build a general overview for the PM.

MASTER THE MATERIAL WORK PACKAGE: COSTS, RISKS AND AMBITION

• Build the respective Sub-Systems Estimate at Completion and the project consolidation all Work-Package (WP), and is accountable for the overall Project Procurement Saving Assessment Project Register (SAPR) & Risk Assessment Project Register (RAPR) including claim to suppliers.
• Define improvement plans with respective Sub-System & Component teams - Follow-up the progress and ensure the progress is compliant with Project objectives
• Co-Validates with Sub-System Manager each gap vs Financial Project Review n° 0 (FPR0) (deviation sheet & bridge approval process)

SPLIT OF WORK

• According project size and/or complexity , PPM function could be handled  by several PPMs for the Project. In such a case, every PPM has the same job function described above, a “leader” has to be identified in charge of the overall coordination and reporting to the head of the Project, and each PPM scope has to be defined.
• For instance, a PPM “development” may be in charge of all processes involved in the Design of new products within the development team, or a PPM may focus on “supplier localization”, or a split by products maybe organized.

PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS:

• Q : Project Go First Article Inspection (FAI) On-Time
• C : Cost reduction vs. Budget
• D:  Go Order On-Time

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• National Diploma in Purchasing or equivalent. BS or BA in Purchasing, Finance, Economics, Accounting, Engineering, Information Technology or other business-related field.
• Minimum 5-7 years of experience in Procurement, or same/similar Industry work experience (e.g., quality/engineering/costing/ etc).
• Procurement professional background and/or Quality /supply chain/technical background.
• Solid working experience, with sourcing/supply chain exposure (manufacturing / automotive / rail industries preferred), with at least 3 years in management
• Purchasing professional background and/or Quality /supply chain/technical background

DESIRED KNOWLEDGE / EXPERIENCE

• Ability to work in a matrix environment
• Communication skills & Team spirit
• Ability to challenge
• Results oriented
• Rigorous and structured
• International mindset
• Experience with MS Office tools
• Excellent and concise communication
• Good presentation skills
• Active team player, deadline & process driven
• Agile, Inclusive & Responsible attitude.

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PURPOSE:

• Represents Quality in the project team, driving for customer satisfaction through the project’s Safety, Quality assurance by coordinating all quality and safety activities starting at tender stage and throughout the project until contract closure (SQCDP)

MAIN RESPONSABILITIES  

CUSTOMER QUALITY

• Be the independent voice of the customer in the project organization.
• Act as interface with the Customer quality and safety teams
• Attends to CSS interview (Customer Satisfaction Surveys) with Customer Director and PM , supports & monitors action plan

PROJECT QUALITY

• Establish, document, implement, maintain, and continuously improve the Project Quality Management Plan (PQMP) and ensure its proper application during contract execution in accordance with contract requirements, and Alstom processes.
• Contribute with structured techniques (e.g., FMEA) to the criticality assessment of Alstom’s solutions (system and sub-systems) and services to ensure the right level of safety and quality assurance as well as inspection activities for all identified CTQ (Critical to Quality).
• Guide project teams in understanding Quality contributions to the project.
• Be the interface in the Project Team for all Project Quality aspects (Engineering (EQ), Industrial (IQ) and Supplier (SQ))
• Manage, coordinate, and synchronize the community of all quality métiers supporting the project execution (system and sub-systems, PUs)
• Ensure project core team awareness of project quality plan and its deliverables, regularly reporting on progress and support achieving the required level on quality competencies.
• Support project audits, reviews and approval of supplier quality systems and audits compliance (upon customer request)

PROJECT EXECUTION CONTROLS

• Support the project team and the PM to prepare DFQ gate reviews & follow up related action plans.
• Report quality and safety alerts and manage Non-conformities and Safety issues.
• Ensure quality of the technical modifications (Change Requests CR) made during the project ensuring compliance to the design change process and quality of implementation of the technical modifications and analyze financial implications (Cost of Non-Quality CoNQ)
• Ensure that safety assessment is correctly implemented (i.e.: safety review) and prepare safety authorization.
• Control project processes and deliverables compliance through inspection and audits - to authorize presentation/ delivery to customer.
• Ensure that Return of Experience (REX) of all functions has been considered in the risks & opportunities and closely monitor to prevent occurrence.
• Owning the Supplier Part List (SPL), and ensure the list is properly created for the full scope of the project across all contributing sites.
• Ensure with SQ Team and/or Procurement a good synchronization and follow-up of GO Production and FAI (First Article Inspection) activities, relative to the SPL, with special attention in case of supplier change/localization initiatives.
• Collaborate with IQ, Industrial, SQ, EQ and Engineering to ensure a customer inspection acceptance criteria booklet is established and agreed with the customer.
• Support customer inspections at Alstom, supplier, and customer sites (upon request)
• Ensure the train/ product history book is prepared, updated, and handed over to the customer for each train/ product.
• Support the Project Manager / Director (PM/PD) & Customer Director (CD) with the customer satisfaction survey, its analysis and associated action plan.
• Ensure and improve the tender quality if assigned to support tender phase.
• In the case of Transfer of Technology (ToT), act as a sparring partner to the PrTTM and, organize and prepare all quality activities/documentation needed in the frame of the transfer.

MEASURE AND IMPROVE PROJECT QUALITY PERFORMANCE.

• Facilitate problem solving during project execution phase to ensure timely management and reduce the costs of non-quality (8D, QRQC, REX)
• Ensure that the relevant stakeholders are included in Customer issues solving process (if needed).
• Implement an effective corrective and preventive action system.
• Provide support for periodic progress reporting through quality indicators and identify improvement opportunities.

 PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS (PROJECT RELATED):

• “On Time” Gate Reviews, Gates in “Backlog” and shared with PMO “DFQ Look Ahead.”
• Number of remaining Safety or Customer Issues to fix after target time agreed.
• Project Quality documentation delivered and approved on time.
• Safety Authorizations prepared and approved on time.
• FAI and FAR/FMR/SMR (First/Serial Assembly /Mounting Review) processes applied and implemented on time.
• Railway safety issues reported on time.
• Cost of Non-Quality analyzed and managed through PDCA.
• Speed to solve non-conformities.
• Customer Satisfaction Survey (CSS) process properly applied.
• Project Performance Indicator

JOB LOCATION / MOBILITY

• Site/Region of the project team, with some travel and/or missions (internal and external)

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Graduate or post-Graduate Degree in Engineering with management background depending on the size of the project
• Qualification in Six Sigma valued

EXPERIENCE

• Awareness of Processes and Products delivered in the project.
• Experience in managing Quality tools and problem-solving tools.
• Experience in operational activities and in documentation management
• Experience in teams/people management & ability to positively influence in cross-functional/ geographically distributed teams
• Knowledge of railway industry (norms, certifications) would be an asset.
• Experience in Quality / audit are appreciated

COMPETENCIES & SKILLS

• Process oriented and customer focused.
• Data driven to make objective decisions based on facts (“Speaks with data.”)
• Rigor communication skills with Business Partners
• Knowledge of Quality standard (ISO9001, IRIS, CMMI, ECM,.) and quality tools
• Problem solving methodologies & Lean principles.
• Collaboration and team working

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Your future role

• Take on a new challenge and apply your logistics and supply chain expertise in a cutting-edge and dynamic field. You’ll work alongside supportive and innovative teammates.
• You'll play a key role in ensuring smooth material flows, on-time deliveries, and inventory accuracy. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (Material Planning, Procurement, Warehouse Operations, and more), coordinate with external partners like suppliers and logistics providers, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
• You’ll specifically take care of aligning physical material movements with ERP system transactions, but also monitor shipments, delivery schedules, and logistics KPIs.

We’ll look to you for:

• Ensuring compliance with Alstom’s Health, Safety, and Environmental policies
• Coordinating inbound, outbound, receiving, storage, dispatch, and return activities
• Optimizing warehouse layouts and transportation flows
• Supporting inventory control activities, including cycle counts and stock reconciliation
• Maintaining alignment between physical flows and system data
• Collaborating with internal teams and external logistics partners to address operational challenges
• Managing third-party logistics (3PL) performance, KPIs, and contracts when applicable
• Promoting recycling activities and sustainable packaging initiatives

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:
• Formal qualification in Supply Chain, Engineering, or Industrial fields
• Experience of at least 3 years in logistics, warehousing, transport, material planning, or supply chain operations
• ERP working knowledge (experience with SAP WM and IM modules is a plus)
• Good communication, coordination, and attention to detail
• Strong problem-solving and risk management skills
• Agility, inclusivity, and a responsible mindset
• A methodical and organized approach to daily logistics activities
• Fluency in English (mandatory)

​​​​​​​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 standards in logistics and supply chain excellence
• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues
• Contribute to innovative projects that shape the future of mobility
• Utilise our inclusive and 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 opportunities
• Progress towards leadership roles or other areas of interest within Alstom
• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)

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Your future role

• Take on a new challenge and apply your supply chain expertise in a cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside collaborative and forward-thinking teammates.
• You'll play a pivotal role in coordinating supply chain activities for projects, from tender to closure, ensuring seamless integration with the Project Core Team. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (Project Managers, Procurement, Industrial teams), align supply chain processes with industrial requirements, and manage vendor relationships, among other responsibilities.
• You’ll specifically take care of designing supply chain networks during the tender phase and driving key activities during project ramp-up, but also address change management and secure project closure.

We’ll look to you for:

• Designing supply chain processes and committing to direct costs during the tender phase
• Setting up and synchronizing supply chain processes to meet industrial requirements
• Managing supplier-related risks and ensuring logistics specifications are met
• Coordinating supply chain activities during planning or technical changes
• Addressing material availability and anticipating shortages
• Securing the end of production while minimizing costs and obsolete inventory

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:

• Relevant NQF Level 7 qualification in Supply Chain, Logistics, Procurement, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, Business/Commerce, or a related field
• Fluency in English
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in supply chain, logistics, procurement, planning, or materials management, preferably in a project-based industrial or manufacturing environment
• Experience coordinating supply chain activities across tender, ramp-up, execution, and closure phases
• Knowledge of ERP systems for materials, procurement, inventory, BOMs, or planning
• Strong ability to deal quickly and effectively with a variety of topics
• Effective communication and result-driven mindset
• Experience managing suppliers/customers, delivery risks, and logistics flows
• Desirable: Project Management training and exposure to manufacturing/project environments

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 inclusive and dynamic 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 senior leadership roles in supply chain or related fields
• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)

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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.

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THE PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT SUPPLY CHAIN LEADER ROLE:

• You are in charge of coordinating Supply Chain activities for your project, from Tender to project end, and representing the Supply Chain function within the Project Core Team.

MAIN RESPONSABILITIES  

During the tender phase: “design Supply Chain network & commit its cost)

• Design Supply Chain processes based on Tender team requirement
• Commit on Supply Chain direct cost (direct hours, packaging cost…)

During the project ramp-up: “Secure Ramp up”

• Set up & Synchronize Supply Chain processes vs Industrial requirements
• Responsible to drive key activities to ensure all conditions related to suppliers’ deliveries, logistics flows, stock policy and system management are met while meeting logistics QCD objectives defined during tender phase
• Manage Specific Conditions for Vendors
• Identify Suppliers for which capacity is at risk before Business Award
• Ensure that Business Awards are performed with logistics specifications including TCO approach
• Responsible to pass the gate review related to Supply Chain (DFQ)

During the project life: “Change management” + “Crises management”

• Contribute to P&FM and MPS meeting preparation
• Coordinate Supply Chain activities related to planning changes, suppliers’ changes or technical modifications with significant impact on supplier’s capacity or logistics flows.
• Provide the date of modifications applicability (rank) to avoid excess inventory
• Support Supply Chain organization in case of critical deliveries issues at suppliers
• Manage Material Availability (missing parts), Anticipate material shortage

During the project closure: “Secure closure”

• Coordinate all Supply Chain activities to secure the end of production (Missing Parts) while minimizing costs and obsolete inventories

MAIN REQUIRED COMPETENCES

• Graduated from University Degree
• English (negotiation level). Fluent in English
• Local Language
• Master’s in supply chain management - advantageous
• French - advantageous
• Min 5 Years manufacturing experience with strong understanding of special processes
• Experience of work in a supplier/customer relationship or Project or Industrial
• Knowledgeable of ERP material management (master data, purchase orders management…) or ERP architecture understanding (BOM, NCR…) or ability to use ERP – advantageous

Competencies & Skills

• Ability to deal quickly and effectively with a variety of topics
• Ability to summarize and focus on the critical issues
• Effective communication
• Result driven
• Remote and multicultural management

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Your future role

• Take on a new challenge and apply your maintenance planning and coordination expertise in a cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside a dedicated and collaborative team of professionals.
• You’ll play a key role in ensuring the smooth operation and reliability of our facilities and infrastructure. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (maintenance, production, supply chain, quality, EHS, and finance), coordinate contractor activities, and ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental standards, and much more.
• You’ll specifically take care of developing and maintaining maintenance schedules, but also tracking performance indicators and supporting compliance-related activities.

We’ll look to you for:

• Maintaining facilities maintenance plans and schedules for agreed assets.
• Coordinating planned, corrective, and shutdown maintenance activities in consultation with the Facilities Manager.
• Ensuring the accuracy of CMMS records, work orders, asset history, and maintenance backlog information.
• Preparing and issuing weekly and monthly maintenance schedules and progress updates.
• Confirming the availability of labour, tools, permits, contractors, and spare parts before planned work starts.
• Tracking maintenance KPIs and providing information for review by the Facilities Manager.
• Supporting root cause analysis and reliability improvement activities.
• Coordinating contractor access and readiness in line with site safety requirements.
• Providing input to maintenance budget forecasts, purchase requisitions, and cost tracking.

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:

• Technical Diploma, National Diploma, or Degree in Engineering, Facilities Management, or Maintenance Management.
• Experience in maintenance planning or facilities coordination, ideally 3–5 years in facilities, manufacturing, industrial, rail, logistics, or building maintenance environments.
• Proven experience using Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) such as SAP PM, Maximo, Pragma, or EAM.
• Knowledge of preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance methodologies.
• Familiarity with facility infrastructure systems, including electrical distribution, HVAC, plumbing, fire safety, and civil infrastructure.
• Experience in spare parts management, inventory control, and maintenance material planning.
• Understanding of maintenance KPIs (e.g., PM Compliance, MTBF, MTTR, backlog management).
• Working knowledge of South African statutory and compliance requirements (e.g., OHSA, SANS 10142, Construction Regulations).
• Strong analytical and reporting skills, with advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Copilot.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Proactive, detail-oriented, and adaptable to change.
• Experience within a rail, manufacturing, automotive, logistics, or heavy industrial environment is advantageous.
• Exposure to CAPEX project planning and facilities improvement projects is a plus.

​​​​​​​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 programs.
• Progress towards senior facilities or maintenance management roles.
• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension).