Lead Material Planner

1 month ago

Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Alstom Full time

Req ID: 451970

Location: Hatfield

Appointment Basis: Permanent

Apply by: 04/07/2024

Excellent Salary + Benefits Include: Pension, Life Assurance, Contributed Healthcare

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.

Alstom is the UK & Ireland's leading supplier of new trains, train services, and signalling infrastructure projects. It has built just under 40% of the UK's mainline train fleet, all the fleets currently in service with London Underground and Dublin's LUAS.

It is building the UK's biggest train programme in a generation – AVENTRA - for seven of the UK's largest train operating companies, is ramping up to build the next generation of Greater Dublin's commuter trains, DART+ as well as 54 HS2 high-speed trains in a Joint Venture. Alstom also supports 66% of the UK fleet through its Services business and is the UK's leading CP6 signalling & infrastructure provider.

Employing 6,000 people across the UK and Ireland, we design, build and test trains at the UK's largest end-to-end train manufacturing factory in Derby and operate major sites at Widnes, Crewe, Ilford and Plymouth, as well as 30 train services depots across the UK&I.

Your future role

The Lead Material Planner will manage their Suppliers' portfolio (Internal and/or External suppliers) for ensuring goods delivery at right time, quantity and place based on Alstom needs. They will need to express delivery needs to suppliers and contribute to governance of the Supplier's delivery performances.

We'll look to you for:

Drive action plan for performance improvement & contribute to risk management. Collaborate with the Procurement team to ensure the contractual agreements are reflected in the ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system. Express delivery needs to Suppliers using the dedicated tools. Follow up deliveries and ensure the availability of goods for Alstom projects. Monitor Supplier performance KPI's Participate/lead Supplier performance improvement. Contribute with Supply Chain inputs for supplier selection. Contribute to the project Supply Chain objectives and targets by ensuring material planning and ERP settings are in line with these objectives. Internal suppliers: Manage Purchase Requisition until Material Planning documents creation. External suppliers: Follow up with Procurement 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. Analyse 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. Organize and maintain regular reviews with Suppliers in order to check the status of deliveries and their delivery performances. Analyse and manage MRP exception messages and anticipate supply problems (backlogs, shortages, no demand...). Track missing parts until stock availability. Ensure non-conformities replacement through NCR process. Resolve Goods Receipts issues with the applied means of communication (overstock, shortage, damage, documentation, quantity mismatch, Invoices, etc.) Analyse and share deliveries performances KPI's with different stakeholders (Internal & External)

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:

Experience with ERPs and Supply Chain concepts. Experience in continuous improvement. Work experience in an Engineering company is highly desirable. A degree in Business Administration or Engineering or Supply Chain or equivalent is highly desirable. Experience of working with all stakeholders including suppliers. Must be able to work independently as well as a team. Proven problem-solving skills.

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:

Enjoy stability, challenges, and a long-term career free from boring daily routines. Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues. Contribute to innovative projects. Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning. Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive, and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)

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

What we offer

We offer a highly competitive remuneration package, 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, with the opportunity to buy or sell holiday. Contributed healthcare, life assurance, an excellent company-contributed pension scheme, and a wide range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your lifestyle.

Alstom is the leading company in the mobility sector, solving the most interesting challenges for tomorrow's mobility. That's why we value inquisitive and innovative people who are passionate about working together to reinvent mobility, making it smarter and more sustainable. Day after day, we are building an agile, inclusive, and responsible culture, where a diverse group of people are offered opportunities to learn, grow and advance in their careers, with options across functions and geographic locations. Are you ready to join a truly international community of great people on a challenging journey with a tangible impact and purpose?

Equal opportunity statement:


Alstom is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local law.

As a 'Disability Confident' employer, we will interview all disabled job applicants who match the essential criteria of the job description or specification. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.

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