Strategic Commodity Buyer for Rail Mobility

ALSTOM Gruppe; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 115,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Railroad Retirement Benefit Program

Job summary

Alstom in Baltimore seeks a Commodity Buyer responsible for driving strategic sourcing and procurement excellence to power rail mobility. You will own supplier relationships and lead efforts with engineering, quality, and operations to optimize cost and performance.

Responsibilities include developing scalable sourcing strategies, negotiating contracts, and mitigating supply risks while ensuring on-time delivery and continuity of supply.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a related field.
• Experience in commodity buying or strategic sourcing.
• Proficiency in procurement systems, contract negotiation, and supplier management.
• Strong knowledge of market analysis, cost modeling and risk mitigation.
• Excellent communication, leadership and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Develop scalable sourcing strategies to optimize supplier performance and cost efficiency.
• Foster cross-functional collaboration with engineering, quality, and operations teams.
• Ensure reliability in supply chain processes, mitigating risks and maintaining continuity.
• Champion innovation by identifying and integrating new suppliers and technologies.
• Promote knowledge sharing and best practices across procurement and business units.

Skills

Procurement systems

Contract negotiation

Supplier management

Market analysis

Cost modeling

Risk mitigation

Communication

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, or related field

Job description

Alstom in Baltimore seeks a Commodity Buyer responsible for driving strategic sourcing and procurement excellence to power rail mobility. You will own supplier relationships and lead efforts with engineering, quality, and operations to optimize cost and performance.

Responsibilities include developing scalable sourcing strategies, negotiating contracts, and mitigating supply risks while ensuring on-time delivery and continuity of supply.