Strategic Procurement Lead: Metals & Manufacturing

Alstom; Nigel; On-site; ZAR 480,000 - 720,000; Full time

Job summary

Alstom in Nigel, South Africa, seeks a Buyer C-Class to deploy commodity strategies across the local perimeter, aligning with global ALSTOM objectives. The role provides procurement leadership, supplier selection, and budget-aligned execution to support project delivery.

You will work within cross-functional teams, manage supplier contracts, and drive local content adherence while visiting sites and coordinating with engineering, quality, and finance to achieve QCDTED goals.

Qualifications

• 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/orQuality /supply chain/technical background
• International mind-set
• Communication (both verbal and non-verbal)
• Internal and external influencing skills
• Ability to work in complex organization and to manage wide transversal network
• Negotiation Skills
• Strategic vision
• Ability to work independently
• Willingness to travel

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 are developed and implemented appropriately

Skills

Procurement

Sourcing

Negotiation

Vendor Management

Contract Management

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Analytical Skills

Education

National Diploma in Purchasing or equivalent

Bachelor's in Finance/Engineering (preferred)

Tools

ERP Systems

MS Excel

Job description

Alstom in Nigel, South Africa, seeks a Buyer C-Class to deploy commodity strategies across the local perimeter, aligning with global ALSTOM objectives. The role provides procurement leadership, supplier selection, and budget-aligned execution to support project delivery.

You will work within cross-functional teams, manage supplier contracts, and drive local content adherence while visiting sites and coordinating with engineering, quality, and finance to achieve QCDTED goals.