VIE - Material Planning

Alstom; West Mifflin (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Alstom in the United States is seeking a Materials Planner who will collaborate with suppliers on material planning, procurement, and production readiness.

You will manage purchase requisitions, own supplier follow-ups, maintain master data accuracy, create source lists and quota management, and monitor deliveries to anticipate risks and drive recovery actions in a dynamic rail environment. This role supports growth across global projects with SAP and ERP processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field and at least 2 years in Procurement or Supply Chain.
• Experience or understanding of demand planning processes.
• Familiarity with ERP techniques and supplier collaboration tools.
• Basic knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles.
• SAP experience preferred; APICS certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage purchase requisitions for material planning documents with internal suppliers.
• Own follow up with Procurement at PR maturity to launch material planning with external suppliers.
• Ensure and update accuracy of material planning master data.
• Create material planning documents, source lists and quota management.
• Communicate planning documents to suppliers and track confirmations.
• Analyze supplier confirmations vs. Alstom needs and assess risk/impact.
• Identify priorities for risk/impact and set recovery actions.
• Organize regular supplier reviews to check delivery status and performance.

Skills

Procurement & SCM

Demand planning

ERP systems

SAP

Lean manufacturing

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

APICS certification

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, 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 collaborate 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 processes
• Knowledge of ERP techniques and supplier collaboration tools
• Basic understanding of Lean Manufacturing principles
• Proven experience working in SAP (preferred)
• 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.

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