Senior Buyer - Crewe, United Kingdom - ALSTOM

ALSTOM

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Crewe, United Kingdom

2 days ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Req ID: 427991

Location:
Crewe, other locations considered

Appointment Basis:
Permanent

Salary:
c.£57K + Benefits

Leading societies to a low carbon future, Alstom develops and markets mobility solutions that provide the sustainable foundations for the future of transportation.

Our product portfolio ranges from high-speed trains, metros, monorail, and trams to integrated systems, customised services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility solutions.

Joining us means joining a caring, responsible, and innovative company where more than 70,000 people lead the way to greener and smarter mobility, worldwide

Are you seeking to enhance your career and join us on our journey as our Senior Buyer on a Permanent basis and make your mark with a globally renowned organisation in the rail sector? This role is based at our Crewe has become available due to internal progression and offers a significant opportunity for career development and growth.

The Senior Buyer is part of a large team of procurement professionals delivering Alstom's servicing contracts in a dynamic marketplace and is required to manage procurement activities with suppliers with spend of circa £200m per annum.

This is a great opportunity to work for a global company within a role that has international dimensions, requiring some travel and experience in a multicultural management techniques.

What That Means Day To Day
Your role will encompass working as a member of the UK Services Procurement.

The responsibility of the role is to manage procurement activities with suppliers ensuring Quality, Cost and Delivery (QCD) objectives are met.

Your duties will also involve to:

Working

- on complex files independently and support material bids.

Ensure all business requirements are competitively sourced in accordance with the relevant policies and procedures.
Define commodity strategies for given scopes in line with central strategies
Managing the Sourcing Plan and ensuring Business Awards are completed inline with Business Requirements
To lead Savings initiatives in given scope #LI-AL
To negotiate Terms & Conditions on behalf of the business.
To bring innovation into the Supply Chain through benchmarking Suppliers/Products and introducing new Suppliers/technologies for improved QCD performance.
To undertake regular business reviews with Suppliers driving improvements in QCD performance
To resolve any contractual or performance issue associated with supplier agreements in a timely fashion.
To respond to supplier and internal queries in a timely and professional manner.
To provide full Procurement support for any identified project activities / requirements.
To act as an ambassador for Alstom and the Procurement function both internally and external

Who We're Looking For
At Alstom we are agile, inclusive and responsible in everything we do.

These principles form our values and behaviours and are an essential component of our assessment process and are fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

We are highly interested if you have:

Engineering Degree, Commercial Degree with commodity related background complemented by a demonstrated track record of success
At least 5 years of experience (in Procurement and/or Project Management) with technical and operational expertise
Solid technical knowledge of the different systems and materials used in our business, Continuous Improvement, strong analytical skills and continuous improvement skills Specialized or crossfunctional knowledge / relevant experience required by the position/role

What we offer
We offer a highly competitive starting salary of c.

£57K plus 25 days annual leave with the opportunity to increase this to 30 days, healthcare, life assurance, an excellent company-contributed pension scheme, and a wide range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your life-style.

Application Process

We value inquisitive, innovative and motivated people who are passionate about working together to reinvent mobility, making it smarter and more sustainable.

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.

We aim to have a welcoming and inclusive environment for individuals, of different ages, genders, ethnicities, disability, LGBT, religion and/or belief.

As a 'Disability Confident' employer, we will interview all disabled job applicants who match the essential criteria of the job description or specification: if you require any reasonable adjustments, please let us know.

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