VIE - Material Planning

Alstom; United States; On-site; USD 62,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development opportunities

Collaborative work environment

Participation in innovative projects

Job summary

A global transportation firm is seeking a Materials Planner to join their team in West Mifflin, US. In this role, you will manage purchase requisitions and ensure accurate material planning. The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's degree in a related field and has over 2 years of experience in Procurement and Supply Chain. You will collaborate with suppliers and cross-functional teams to contribute to innovative projects. This is a unique opportunity to grow in a supportive and diverse workplace.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in Procurement and Supply Chain.
• Experience or understanding of demand planning processes.
• Basic understanding of Lean Manufacturing principles.

Responsibilities

• Manage purchase requisitions for material planning documents.
• Ensure the accuracy of material planning master data.
• Communicate material planning documents to suppliers.

Skills

Collaboration

Communication

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

ERP techniques

Supplier collaboration tools

Job description

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VIE - Material Planning

Date: 22 Feb 2026

Location: West Mifflin, US

Company: Alstom

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, 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 Materials Planner we’re looking for?

Your future role

As a Materials Planner, you will collaborating with suppliers on numerous innovative projects. Some of your key responsibilities will include:

• Managing purchase requisitions for material planning documents creation with internal suppliers
• Owning the follow up with Procurement at the purchase requisition level maturity for launching material planning documents with external suppliers
• Ensuring and updating the accuracy of material planning master data
• Creating the material planning documents & respective source list and quota management
• Communicating the material planning documents to suppliers and follow suppliers confirmation
• Analyzing suppliers confirmations vs. Alstom needs and evaluate the risk/impact anticipation on production/projects
• Identifying priorities associated with risk/impact anticipation and set up recovery actions
• Organizing and maintaining regular reviews with suppliers in order to check the status of deliveries and their delivery performances

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 a related field
• 2+ years of experience in Procurement and Supply Chain
• Experience or understanding of demand planning processesKnowledge of ERP techniques and supplier collaboration tools
• Basic understanding of Lean Manufacturing principles
• An APICS certification (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:

• Work with new security standards for rail signalling
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and supportive colleagues
• Contribute to innovative projects

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.