Material Planner compo

Alstom; Nigel; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 640,000; Full time

Job summary

Alstom in Nigel, South Africa, is seeking a Procurement professional to manage supplier portfolios, ensuring timely deliveries and overall supplier performance. The role focuses on coordinating with internal teams to align on material planning and production needs.

You will engage cross-functionally with Planning, Sourcing, Quality and Production, driving supplier collaboration and process improvements while maintaining data accuracy and timely communications.

Qualifications

• 5 years material/production planning experience.
• Advanced knowledge of supply chain processes especially in warehouse & material flows.
• Experience in Supplier relationship and management (Qualification of suppliers, Project development, Serial Life Management).
• Industrial/manufacturing background with cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Express delivery needs to Suppliers.
• Follow up deliveries and ensure the availability of goods for Alstom projects.
• Monitor Supplier's performances KPI's.
• Participate/lead to Supplier's performances improvement (animation).
• Contribute with SC inputs for supplier selection.

Skills

Supplier liaison

Negotiation

Analytical thinking

Logistics planning

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

National Diploma/Degree in Supply Chain

Tools

SAP

MS Office

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.

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

To Manage his/her Supplier's portfolio (Internal and/or External suppliers) for ensuring goods delivery at right time and place based on Alstom needs. Express delivery needs to suppliers and animate the Supplier's delivery performances.

POSITION IN THE ORGANIZATION

MAIN OFFICE LOCATION

• Located in Nigel (Ekurhuleni) at the production site.

MAIN NETWORK

• External Suppliers
• Planning & Logistics Teams, Production, Sourcing, Quality, SDPM (Supplier Delivery Performance Manager)
• PrSCL (Project Supply Chain Leader) / PrIdM (Project Industrialization Manager), Engineering & Industrialization
• Finance, Material Planning & SRM Central Team and Internal Suppliers (other Alstom Sites)

Responsibilities And Accountabilities

MISSIONS

• Express delivery needs to Suppliers
• Follow up deliveries and ensure the availability of goods for Alstom projects
• Monitor Supplier's performances KPI's
• Participate/lead to Supplier's performances improvement (animation)
• Contribute with SC inputs for supplier selection

TASKS

• Internal suppliers: Manage Purchase Requisition flow up to Material Planning documents
• External suppliers: Follow up with Sourcing the Purchase Requisition level maturity for launching Material Planning documents
• Ensure and update the accuracy of material planning master data (in compliance with stock and logistic constraints)
• Create the Material Planning documents (Call-off, Schedule Agreement) & respective Source List
• Communicate the Material Planning documents to Suppliers and follow Suppliers confirmation
• Analyze Suppliers confirmations vs. Alstom needs and evaluate the risk/impact anticipation on production/projects
• Identify priorities associated with risk/impact anticipation and set up recovery actions
• Maintain a routine with Suppliers in order to check the status of deliveries
• Analyze and manage MRP exception messages and anticipate supply problems (backlogs, shortages, no demand).
• Maintain delivery dates in ERP
• Track missing parts until stock availability
• Ensure non-conformities replacement
• Resolve Receiving issues (overstock, shortage, damage, documentation, etc.)
• Analyze and share deliveries performances KPI's with different stakeholders (Internal & External)
• Collaborate with Material Planning Management/SDPM to validate worst Suppliers and define appropriate action plan (adapted governance: LSCA, LCA, etc...)
• Apply appropriate communication routine with Suppliers based on their delivery performances
• Drive and follow (when involved) Supplier Capacity Assessment
• Drive and follow (when involved) Supplier's Light Capability Assessment (LSCA)
• Contribute to new business risk assessments and mitigation action plan

GENERAL SCOPE

• Apply APSYS roadmap and standards
• Respect Alstom EHS policy
• Participate to EHS improvement and targets achievement
• Respect Alstom Ethics & Compliance codes

EDUCATION

• National Diploma/Degree in Supply Chain
• ERP: SAP
• Experience with MS Office tools

Experience

• Excellent communication .
• 5 years material/production planning experience.
• Advanced knowledge of Supply chain processes especially in warehouse & material flows
• Sound material/production planning experience in an industrial/manufacturing.
• Strong industrial background, with experience in Management: Production/ Supply Chain/ Quality/ Industrialization/ Methods Engineering.
• Experience in Supplier relationship and management (Qualification of suppliers, Project development, Serial Life Management, Problem Solving).
• Experience in Automotive, Aeronautics or Rail companies desirable, with exposure to manufacturing.

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE/COMPETENCIES

• Strong interpersonal, negotiation and influencing skills
• Commercial and financial awareness, with a full understanding of the impact of failure with regards to business costs, production targets and fulfilment of customer orders
• Results orientated and organised with the ability to plan and deliver against deadlines
• Strong analytical, planning and problem-solving skills
• Project management skills
• Excellent attention to detail skills
• Strong negotiation skills & leadership
• Active team player, deadline driven, process driven
• Good communicator with the ability to form and maintain good relationships internally and externally.

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

• Strong leadership (in front of Supplier and internal Stakeholders)
• Cross Functional Team management
• Can drive the Change/ is a Change Agent
• Autonomous
• Priorities & Project Management
• Materials requirements planning
• Inventory management & Material Planning techniques
• Industrial scheduling
• Transport & Distribution
• Supply Chain information systems
• Data analytics
• Agility
• Collaboration

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.