Material Planner

Alstom; Eastern Ontario; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A global transportation solutions company in Kingston is seeking a Supply Chain Management professional to enhance material flow and efficiency. The role involves coordinating with various teams, managing supplier performance, and ensuring compliance with materials standards. Candidates should hold a degree in a relevant field and possess experience in material planning or inventory control. This position offers opportunities for professional growth and a supportive working environment.

Benefits

Comprehensive social coverage

Flexible working environment

Award-winning learning programs

Qualifications

• Degree in Supply Chain Management or related field is essential.
• Experience in material planning or supply chain processes required.
• Familiarity with stock control and delivery scheduling is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Ensure seamless material flow and supply chain efficiency.
• Create and coordinate delivery schedules across teams.
• Monitor supplier performance and track material consumption.

Skills

Material planning

Inventory control

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Education

Degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration, or related field

Tools

ERP systems (SAP)

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.

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your supply chain expertise in a cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside a collaborative and forward-thinking team of professionals.

You’ll play a key role in ensuring seamless material flow and supply chain efficiency. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (such as industrial, logistics, procurement, and quality assurance), create and coordinate delivery schedules, monitor KPIs, manage supplier performance and track material consumption for compliance with the material standard (PBOM) and ensure quality, cost, and delivery (QCD) commitments are met.

You’ll specifically take care of project-specific product deliveries and material management, but also coordinate manage KPIs, supplier performance and mitigate risks.

We’ll look to you for:

• Creating a delivery schedule and coordinating it
• Ensuring supply transparency
• Tracking material consumption for compliance with the material standard – BOQ/MBOM
• Material shortage management (system)
• Track on-time delivery rates by suppliers
• Tracking the status of non-conforming materials
• Explaining discrepancies in deliveries
• Adjusting the level (level management) and delivery date to the needs of the project and production line
• Stock control

Missions

• Express delivery needs to suppliers and contribute to governance of the Supplier's delivery performances
• Follow up deliveries and ensure the availability of goods for Alstom projects on time in full
• Monitor Supplier's performances KPI's including OTIF
• Participate/lead Supplier's performances improvement
• Contribute with SC inputs for supplier selection
• Contribute to the project SC objectives and targets by ensuring material planning and ERP settings are in line with these objectives
• Collaborate with the Procurement team to ensure the contractual agreements are reflected in the ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system

Tasks

• Internal suppliers: Manage Purchase Requisition until Material Planning documents creation
• External suppliers: Follow up with Procurement the Purchase Requisition level maturity for launching Material Planning documents
• Ensure and update the accuracy of material planning master data (in compliance with stock and logistic constraints)
• Create the Material Planning documents (Call-off, Schedule Agreement) & respective Source List and Quota Management
• Communicate the Material Planning documents to Suppliers and follow Suppliers confirmation
• Analyze Suppliers confirmations vs. Alstom needs and evaluate the risk/impact anticipation on production/projects
• Identify priorities associated with risk/impact anticipation and set up recovery actions
• Organize and maintain regular reviews with Suppliers in order to check the status of deliveries and their delivery performances
• Analyze and manage MRP exception messages and anticipate supply problems (backlogs, shortages, no demand…)
• Maintain delivery dates in ERP
• Track missing parts until stock availability and ensure non-conformities replacement through NCR process
• Resolve Goods Receipts issues with the applied means of communication (overstock, shortage, damage, documentation, quantity mismatch, Invoices, etc.)
• Analyze and share deliveries performances KPI's with different stakeholders (Internal & External)
• Collaborate with Material Planning Management/SDPM to validate worst Suppliers and define appropriate action plan
• Contribute (when involved) to Supplier Capacity Assessment
• Contribute to new business risk assessments and mitigation action plan

All About You

• Degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration, or a related field
• Experience in material planning, inventory control, or supply chain processes
• Knowledge of ERP systems (SAP) and supply chain software
• Familiarity with stock control and delivery scheduling
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams
• Attention to detail and organizational skills
• Resilience and adaptability in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to track and report on key performance indicators (KPIs)
• Continuous improvement mindset and willingness to learn

Things you’ll enjoy

• Enjoy stability, challenges, and a long-term career free from boring daily routines
• Work with new standards for rail signalling and material management
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and supportive colleagues
• Contribute to innovative, high-impact 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
• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)

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