Buyer

ALSTOM Gruppe; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Alstom is seeking a Buyer to play a pivotal role in our sourcing and procurement teams. You will support global supplier panels, manage relationships, and help drive cost optimization across projects.

You will coordinate commodity needs on site, participate in tender phases, and report to the Project Sourcing Manager. A Business/Engineering background and 2–5 years of industry experience are required, with fluency in French and English.

Qualifications

• Business or Engineering degree.
• 2–5 years of industry experience.
• Strong interpersonal, leadership, and communication skills.
• Fluent in French and English.

Responsibilities

• Support global supplier panel relationships.
• Manage supplier panel relationships, negotiations, and agreements.
• Monitor day-to-day supplier performance and issues.
• Escalate issues to line manager when needed.
• Ensure adherence to Alstom Transport code of ethics.
• Coordinate commodity needs and participate in strategy.
• Prepare RFQ and ensure work package commitments.
• Support Project Sourcing Manager and report weekly.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

French

English

Education

Business or Engineering degree

Job description

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.

Join us as Buyer, and you’ll be looking at a career-defining role in Alstom.

Deploy of commodities strategy. Ensure project execution in line with QCDT objectives. Support global supplier Panel relationship (Supplier workload, negotiation, Specific agreement).

Your responsibilities will include:

• Support global supplier panel relationship
• Manage specific supplier panel relationship (negociation, specific agreement, local supplier QCDT performances)
• Monitor day to day suppliers performances and issues
• Management of initial issues before escalation to line manager
• Respect Alstom Transport code of ethics and guidelines

Commodity support on site:

• Consolidation of commodity needs, inputs
• Active participation to commodity strategy and panel elaboration
• Provide inputs to build differentiation
• Support of Commodity Manager in tender phase
• Represent the commodities towards projects, platforms and solutions.
• Effective teamwork with internal customers and stakeholders in problem solving
• Apply the Alstom Transport Sourcing process, and provide return on experience.

Involvement in projects:

• Coordinate project with all Metiers
• Preparation and launch of Request For Quotation with suppliers using the standard tool
• Ensure work package sheet commitment respect
• Prepare Business Award

Support the PrSM (Project Sourcing Manager)

• Participate to the project management committee
• Manage the Change request: concatenate the needs and quotation, challenge the stakeholders to allow cost optimization
• Ensure the QCD application of these modification in coordination with the Project Manager
• Report on Claims
• Prepare weekly reporting

As our ideal candidate:

• You have Business school or Engineering degree
• 2 to 5 years of experience in industry
• Good interpersonal skills (leadership and communication)
• You are fluent in French & English

Knowledge of a language other than French is an asset when dealing with our international partners, suppliers, colleagues and customers. In Quebec, French remains the main working language of our company.

You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

Important to note

As a global business, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63 countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.

Job Type: Experienced