Material Planner needed at Alstom

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

• To  Manage his 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. 
• Drive action plan for performance improvement & contribute for risk management.

POSITION IN THE ORGANIZATION

MAIN OFFICE LOCATION:

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 or related qualification
• 5 years material/production planning experience (Minimum)
• Sound material/production planning experience in an industrial/manufacturing.
• Advanced knowledge of Supply chain processes especially in warehouse & material flows

ERP: SAP

• Experience with MS Office tools
• Excellent communication.

EXPERIENCE

• 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
• Able to get global vision of the business, risks & opportunities
• Priorities & Project Management
• Ability to Train & Coach
• Materials requirements planning
• Supplier Delivery Performance Management
• Inventory management & Material Planning techniques
• Industrial scheduling
• Transport & Distribution
• Supply Chain information systems
• Data analytics
• Sourcing For Non-Sourcing
• Entrepreneurship
• Agility
• Collaboration