Material Planner - 485251

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.



Could you be the full-time Material Planner in Västerås we’re looking for?

Your future role
Take on a new challenge and apply your comprehensive expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside dedicated and collaborative teammates.

You'll manage a diverse supplier portfolio ensuring timely, accurate delivery of goods in alignment with Alstom's operational requirements. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (Procurement, Production, Projects), monitor supplier performance and drive continuous improvement initiatives, and much more.

You’ll specifically take care of expressing delivery needs using dedicated tools, manage and update material planning master data, and analyze supplier confirmations versus Alstom’s needs.

We’ll look to you for:
Create Purchasing documents and express delivery needs to Suppliers for repairs
Follow up deliveries and ensure the availability of goods for Alstom projects and customers
Monitor Supplier's performances KPI's
Invoice processing
Manage Purchase Requisition flow up to 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
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 (Material Requirements Planning) exception messages and anticipate supply problems (backlogs, shortages, on demand…).
Maintain delivery dates in GSI
Track missing parts until stock availability
Collaborate with Material Planning Management to validate worst Suppliers and define appropriate action plan
Apply appropriate communication routine with Suppliers based on their delivery performances


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:
Degree in a business field or equivalent relevant experience
Experience in Materials Requirements Planning
Experience in working with Supply Chain information systems and Data analytics
Fluent English and Swedish
Experience in SAP would be an asset


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
Work with new security standards for rail signalling
Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues
Contribute to innovative projects
Utilise our dynamic working environment
Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries
Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning
Progress towards roles of increasing responsibility and complexity
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!



Important to note
As a global business, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63 countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.
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