Commodity Buyer

Alstom; Toronto; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Alstom is seeking a full-time Buyer in Toronto with a strong procurement background. The role involves managing tender strategies, collaborating with engineering teams, and ensuring competitive procurement. Candidates should hold a degree in purchasing and possess experience in procurement processes. This opportunity offers growth and development in the dynamic rail industry.

Benefits

Dynamic reward package including life, medical, and pension coverage

Investment in employee development through award-winning learning

Long-term career opportunities

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Proven experience in procurement processes.
• Strong understanding of electrical materials and equipment.

Responsibilities

• Manage Procurement for Quality, Cost, Delivery.
• Lead Prebid agreements and cooperate with Engineering.
• Consolidate the Procurement commitment in the tender phase.

Skills

Procurement Process

Strong knowledge of electrical materials and equipment

Familiarity with Excel

Strong analytical skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Purchasing or related field

Job description

Req ID:484015

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 Buyer in Toronto we’re looking for?

Your future role:

Take on a new challenge and apply your Procurement expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll report to our Procurement Project Manager in Toronto, ON, and work alongside strong analytical and collaborative teammates.

You'll developand implement the Procurement strategy to ensure optimal cost productivity. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business such as Engineering, Project, Bid and Technical Managers as well as with many different stakeholders in order to prepare tender Procurement commitment, and much more.

You’ll specifically take care ofcollect and formalize Return of Experience on projects deployed in the region, but also you will challenge commodity buyers and managers to increase competitiveness and ensure convergence of commodity strategies with Tender.

We’ll look to you for:

• Manage Procurement for Quality, Cost, Delivery and People commitment into Tender
• Lead the Prebid agreements at tender phase when it brings a real advantage
• Proactively cooperate with Engineering to ensure “Design to Cost”
• Consolidate the Procurement commitment in tender phase including actualization and firming calculations
• Builds realistic, competitive and on-time tender cost commitment

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:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Purchasing or a related field
• Proven Experience and understanding of Procurement Process
• Previous Alstom’s experience will be considered as an asset
• Strong knowledge of electrical materials and equipment, SCADA, and infrastructure
• Familiarity with Excel
• A second language is preferred

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 within the GO Expansion scope: new electric locomotives, fleet upgrades, train control systems, network electrification, signalling, telecommunications and digital systems, maintenance, and much more.
• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues
• 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 social coverage (life, medical, pension)

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!

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.