QUALIFICATIONS AND JOB DESCRIPTION
We create smart innovations to meet the mobility challenges of today and tomorrow. We design and manufacture a complete range of transportation systems, from high-speed trains to electric buses and driverless trains, as well as infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility solutions. Joining us means joining a truly global community of more than 70000 people dedicated to solving real-world mobility challenges and achieving international projects with sustainable local impact.
The Lead Buyer we are looking for will lead the missions below:
- Deploying commodity strategy
- Ensuring project execution in line with QCD objectives
- Pilot contractual relationships with suppliers for sourcing scope on different Project sites
- Suppliers relationship:
- Identification of project and business needs
- Preparation and launch of Request For Quotation with suppliers using the standard tools
- Negotiation of cost reduction with suppliers
- Contractual negotiation with suppliers (including claim management)
- Inputs provider/contributor for order placement
- Ensure QCD targets achievement
- Lead supplier QCD performance reviews
- Respect Alstom Transport code of ethics and guidelines
- Commodity support:
- Consolidation of commodity needs, inputs
- Active participation to commodity strategy and panel elaboration
- According to delegation, lead commodity segments strategy
- Support of Commodity Manager in tender phase
- Represent the commodities towards projects, platforms and solutions
- Effective teamwork with internal customers and stakeholders (engineering, quality, supply chain, etc...) in problem solving
- Apply the Alstom Transport Sourcing process, and provide return on experience.
- Involvement in projects:
- Closely work with sourcing project representatives (Project Sourcing Manager, etc...)
- Ensure QCD targets
Qualifications
- Bachelor degree from business school or engineering departments
- Minimum 3 years of working experience in a similar position
- Very good command of both written and spoken Turkish / English.
- Very good knowledge of MS Office applications
- Strong interpersonal skills
- The position will be based in Istanbul / Turkey
- No restriction to travel within or out of the country
- No military obligation for male candidates
- Employment duration will be a year