Lead Material Planner

4 weeks ago


Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Alstom Full time

About the Role

The Lead Material Planner will be responsible for managing the company's suppliers' portfolio, ensuring timely delivery of goods in the right quantity and place based on Alstom's needs. This role requires effective communication with suppliers and collaboration with the Procurement team to ensure contractual agreements are reflected in the ERP system.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement action plans for performance improvement and contribute to risk management.
  • Collaborate with the Procurement team to ensure contractual agreements are reflected in the ERP system.
  • Express delivery needs to suppliers using dedicated tools.
  • Monitor supplier performance KPIs and participate/lead supplier performance improvement.
  • Contribute to the project Supply Chain objectives and targets by ensuring material planning and ERP settings are in line with these objectives.
  • Manage Purchase Requisition until Material Planning documents creation for internal suppliers.
  • Follow up with Procurement the Purchase Requisition level maturity for launching Material Planning documents for external suppliers.
  • Ensure and update the accuracy of material planning master data in compliance with stock and logistic constraints.
  • Create Material Planning documents and respective Source List.
  • Communicate 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 to check the status of deliveries and their delivery performances.
  • Analyse and manage MRP exception messages and anticipate supply problems.
  • Track missing parts until stock availability.
  • Ensure non-conformities replacement through NCR process.
  • Resolve Goods Receipts issues with the applied means of communication.
  • Analyse and share deliveries performances KPIs with different stakeholders.

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.

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.

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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