Global Commodity Leader: Couplers & Gangways

Alstom; France; Hybrid; EUR 90.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Alstom is seeking a Commodity Leader for Coupler & Gangways to drive the platform strategy, manage a global supplier panel, and oversee QCDT and supplier performance. You will coordinate cross-site initiatives, negotiate strategically, and animate savings plans across the organization.

With a strong engineering or business background, you will operate in a global procurement environment, promoting ethics and high standards while delivering tangible cost savings and supplier innovations.

Qualifikationen

• Engineering or Business School master degree is mandatory.
• Minimum of 8 years experience required.
• Minimum of three years working experience in purchasing.

Aufgaben

• Represent commodity and consolidate commodity needs.
• Build and propose differentiation for AT through supplier innovation.
• Participate actively to commodity strategy and panel elaboration.
• Define a strategy for specific segment according to delegation.
• Ensure effective teamwork with internal customers and stakeholders in problem solving.
• Apply the Alstom Procurement process and provide return on experience.
• Build Procurement Tender commitment and Project management.
• Lead Saving Plan by leveraging Design to Cost, LCC, Volumes.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Communication

Negotiation

Matrix environment

Results oriented

Fluent English

Ausbildung

Engineering or Business School master degree

Jobbeschreibung

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Commodity Leader - Coupler & Gangways

Date: 26 Sept 2026

Company: Alstom

Leading societies to a low carbon future, Alstom develops and markets mobility solutions that provide the sustainable foundations for the future of transportation. Our product portfolio ranges from high-speed trains, metros, monorail, and trams to integrated systems, customised services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility solutions. Joining us means joining a caring, responsible, and innovative company where more than 70,000 people lead the way to greener and smarter mobility, worldwide

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

• Strong involvement and implementation of platform strategy for the commodity (Product agreement negotiation)
• Manage global supplier panel relationship with assigned supplier (FA, Partnership, QBR)
• Responsible for commodity Quality Cost Delivery & Technical (QCDT) and legal supplier performance management
• Operational procurement responsibility on negotiation, cross sites/businesses bundling
• Animate Saving Plan, Co2 reduction
• Responsible of some cross functional activities on the Commodity
• Commodity Animation with site team + platfrom team

ORGANISATION

Organisation structure:Global organization

Reports directly to: Commodity Manager Coupler & Gangways

MAIN RESPONSABILITIES

Support commodity management

• Represent commodity
• Consolidate commodity needs, inputs
• Build and propose differentiation for AT through supplier innovation
• Participate actively to commodity strategy and panel elaboration
• Define a strategy for specific segment according to delegation
• Ensure effective teamwork with internal customers and stakeholders in problem solving
• Apply the Alstom Procurement process and provide return on experience.
• Build Procurement Tender commitment and Project management

Monitor site Buyer activity on specific segment

• Has an operational procurement responsibility on negotiation, cross sites/PLs bundling
• Lead Saving Plan by leveraging Design to Cost, LCC, Volumes … (All savings levers)

Promote the Alstom Code of Ethics and adhering to the highest standards of ethical conduct.

Performance measurements

• Savings P&L and Cost to Complete
• Non-Conformities Report and On Time Delivery
• FAI on time

MAIN REQUIRED COMPETENCES

• Mandatory: Engineering or Business School master degree

Experience

• Mandatory: Minimum 8 years experiance
• Minimum of three years working experience in purchasing
• curiosity /capacity to understand Technical specificity and market knowledge of the commodity

Competencies & Skills Describe the needed skills (technical & behavioral)

• Strong interpersonal skills (leadership, communication, ability to convince)
• Ability to work in a matrix environment
• Results oriented
• Negotiation and strategic vision
• Fluent in English with international mindset

Alstom is the leading company in the mobility sector, solving the most interesting challenges for tomorrow’s mobility. That’s why we value inquisitive and innovative people who are passionate about working together to reinvent mobility, making it smarter and more sustainable. Day after day, we are building an agile, inclusive and responsible culture, where a diverse group of people are offered opportunities to learn, grow and advance in their careers, with options across functions and geographic locations. Are you ready to join a truly international community of great people on a challenging journey with a tangible impact and purpose?

Equal opportunity statement:
Alstom is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local law.