Buyer (TSSSA) FTC

Alstom; Nigel; On-site; ZAR 360,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Alstom in Gauteng, Nigel, is looking for a Buyer (TSSSA) on a fixed-term basis ending 31 January 2028. You will join the Procurement team to drive regional sourcing, supplier selections, and compliant procure-to-pay processes.

The role requires fluent English, 3–5 years in procurement, and the ability to collaborate across functions to meet local content targets and project commitments.

Qualifications

• National Diploma in Purchasing or equivalent
• 3–5 years procurement or related industry experience
• Procurement/quality/supply chain background preferred
• Fluent English and international mindset
• Willingness to travel and strong negotiation skills

Responsibilities

• Facilitate supplier selection, performance, and risk management
• Pilot and manage local supplier relationships and contracts
• Execute day-to-day buying, ensuring correct procure-to-pay channels
• Deploy local commodity strategies aligned with global goals
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to meet SLA KPIs
• Provide market intelligence on supply and regulatory trends
• Support local content targets and tender processes

Skills

Fluent English

International mind-set

Negotiation skills

Strategic vision

Independent work

Willingness to travel

Education

National Diploma in Purchasing

Bachelor's/BS/B.A. in Purchasing or related field

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.

This position is based in Gauteng at our premises in Nigel.

POSITION IN THE ORGANISATION – Buyer (TSSSA) (Fixed Term Role - end date 31st January 2028)

HIERARCHIC MANAGER – Procurement Manager (TSSSA)

INTERFACES:

The successful candidates will be responsible for the following:

• Facilitate the sourcing activities in supplier selection, supplier performance management, risk management and to support securization of the project execution within budget
• Localization to support local content targets agreed with customers
• Required to pilot contractual relationships with supplier

POSITION IN THE ORGANIZATION

MAIN OFFICE LOCATION:

• Located in Nigel (Ekurhuleni) at the production site
• May also be required to visit suppliers and other Alstom sites/offices
• Work with Cross Functional Teams to execute Sourcing Strategies i.e., Central Teams, Suppliers, Projects Team, Supplier Quality, Supplier Development, Supply-Chain, Quality, Engineering, Economic Development, Legal, Finance, etc.

Key Accountabilities

• Play in leading role in Sourcing Projects (RFx)
• To execute day-to-day buying at a specific region and ensure that purchasing transactions are directed through the correct procure-to-pay channel (e.g., emergency order vs pre-sourced order).
• Integrated in each domain team, the Buyer will deploy commodity strategy to serve local requirements while keeping in line with the Global Strategy at Central (ALSTOM)
• The Buyer will also be required to manage the contractual relationship with suppliers

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Understand the strategies including sourcing plans to support
• Identify future supply and/or demand issues to ensure a proactive and effective response
• Provide intelligence on potential or existing issues
• Check accuracy of PR data
• Where contracts are not in place, select suppliers by getting quotations or executing local tender process (with support from Commodity Leads and Commodity Managers)
• Raise POs & contract agreements to selected suppliers, while ensuring 100% purchase order acknowledgement by suppliers
• Assist supply chain to secure supplier On Time in Full performance
• Ensure that supplier pricing is in line with the market indices and Inform relevant Commodity Manager/Analyst if there are discrepancies
• Understand and keep up with macro-trends and regulations in the region and communicate findings with Commodity Managers/Analysts
• Communicate supply and demand issues/changes with relevant Commodity Managers/Analysts
• Ensure the KPI agreed between Sourcing Management and internal stakeholders are achieved as per SLA
• Link local end users to sourcing actions to ensure new supply agreements and implemented appropriately

KPI`S:

• Support Local Communities through identification of opportunities
• Business Award (supplier selection) and Purchase Order placement on Time
• First Article Inspection on Time (for components only)
• Cost reduction vs. Budget (savings)
• Local Content and Preferential Procurement (spend with SMEs, QSEs, BWOs and local-local suppliers) performances
• Internal customer satisfaction

Candidate Requirements

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS/DESIRED KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE & BEHAVIOUR

• National Diploma in Purchasing or equivalent BS or BA in Purchasing, Finance, Economics, Accounting, Engineering, Information Technology or another business-related field.
• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in Procurement, or same/similar Industry work experience (e.g., quality/engineering/costing/ etc).
• Procurement professional background and/or Quality /supply chain/technical background.
• Solid working experience, with sourcing/supply chain exposure (manufacturing / automotive / rail industries preferred)
• Purchasing professional background and/or Quality /supply chain/technical background
• Fluent English
• International mind-set
• Communication (both verbal and non-verbal)
• Internal and external influencing skills
• Pro‑active, autonomous
• Ability to work in complex organization and to manage wide transversal network
• Negotiation Skills
• Strategic vision
• Ability to work independently
• Willingness to travel

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.