Material Planner (TSSSA) FTC 6 months

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POSITION IN THE ORGANISATION – Material Planner (Temporary – 6 months) Ref: 524432 - TSSSA

HIERARCHIC DIRECTOR

Material Planning Lead (TSSSA)

Interfaces: The successful candidates will be responsible for the following:

PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

• Manage his Supplier's portfolio (Internal and/or External suppliers) for ensuring goods delivery at right time, quantity and place based on Alstom needs.
• Express delivery needs to suppliers and contribute to governance of the Supplier's delivery performances. 
• 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.

POSITION IN THE ORGANIZATION :

MAIN OFFICE LOCATION:

• Located in Nigel (Ekurhuleni)
• May also be required to visit suppliers and other Alstom sites/offices

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Express delivery needs to Suppliers using the dedicated tools
• Follow up deliveries and ensure the availability of goods for Alstom projects
• Monitor Supplier's performances KPI's
• Participate/lead Supplier's performances improvement
• Contribute with SC inputs for supplier selection
• Contribute to the project SC objectives and targets by ensuring material planning and ERP settings are in line with these objectives.

TASKS:

• 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 and Quota Management
• 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
• Organize and maintain regular reviews with Suppliers in order to check the status of deliveries and their delivery performances
• 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 through NCR process
• Resolve Goods Receipts issues with the applied means of communication (overstock, shortage, damage, documentation, quantity mismatch, Invoices, 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
• Contribute (when involved) to Supplier Capacity Assessment
• Contribute (when involved) to Supplier's Light Capability Assessment (LSCA)
• Contribute to new business risk assessments and mitigation action plan

GENERAL SCOPE

• Apply APSYS (Alstom Production System) roadmap and Golden Rules
• Respect Alstom EHS policy
• Participate to EHS improvement and targets achievement
• Respect Alstom Ethics & Compliance codes

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS/DESIRED KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE & BEHAVIOUR

MANDATORY:

• Graduated at least from Higher Education in Business Administration or Engineering or Supply Chain.

DESIRABLE:

• Supply Chain certification.

EXPERIENCE

MANDATORY:

• Experience of mini 3-5 years in Material Planning

• Experience with ERPs, Supply Chain concepts, processes continuous improvement, English.
• Knowledgeable of SAP (WM and IM modules)  or similar ERPS, audits

COMPETENCIES & SKILLS

• Materials requirements planning
• Supplier Delivery Performance Management
• Inventory management & Material Planning techniques
• Industrial scheduling
• Transport & Distribution
• Supply Chain information systems
• Data analytics
• Procurement
• Project Management Basics
• Entrepreneurship
• Agility
• Collaboration

Interested candidates are invited to send their comprehensive curriculum vitae, certified copies of qualifications and ID to Alstom.com/careers

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.

Job Type:​Experienced​