Head of Procurement

Req ID:428741

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

**PURPOSE AND MISSION OF THE JOB**:
Procurement representative of Alstom Ubunye as member of the Site Executive Committee:
relays to Procurement/Site any information or decision that could impact respective activities such as organizational

changes, supplier difficulties, local/central instructions, make or buy decisions. Acts as a facilitator between the

Procurement Function and Site operational members.

**LOCATION**:
Nigel, Gauteng

**TEAM**:
10 to 15 direct reports (Procurement Manager, Lead Buyers, Buyers, Project Procurement Manager, Economic Development Manager)

**KEY NETWORK & LINKS**:
Procurement local and central teams, Site/JV executive committee members, Suppliers, Projects team, Supplier Quality, Supplier Development, Supply Chain, Quality, Engineering, Economic Development, Legal, Finance, etc.

**MEASUREMENT (KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS)**
- Business Award (supplier selection) and Purchase Order placement on Time
- First Article Inspection on Time
- Cost reduction vs. Budget (savings)
- Local Content and Preferential Procurement performances
- Internal customer satisfaction
- Supplier OTIF (On Time Delivery)
- Supplier NCR (Non-Conformity)

**RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Team Management and development:

- Manage headcount and staffing
- Manage local procurement team in close link with the global procurement team (Domain Directors, Commodity Directors/Managers, Sourcing Efficiency, etc.)
- Monitor local procurement team workload and process to arbitration
- Develop team competencies
- Secure compliance of his/her team to the Alstom Code of Ethics

**PROCUREMENT PERFORMANCE**:

- Manage suppliers’ Quality, Costs, Delivery & Economic Development performances
- Perform regular supplier QCD performance, solves major issues and secure objectives achievement
- Bring procurement expertise to support local procurement team
- Challenge global procurement to secure project execution and profitability in escalation phase
- Provide to global procurement input to impact commodity strategies
- Share with central procurement, Project Manager and Site/JV MD the risk analysis on commodities strategies.
- Share and follow common mitigation plan to secure future business award is in line with commodity strategies.
- Secure continuous improvement within whole local procurement team

**PROJECT EXECUTION AND PROFITABILITY**:

- Support local procurement team to face commercial and contractual negotiation during project execution phase
- Challenge site/JV executive committee members to secure project execution and profitability
- Track procurement performance in projects and issue action plan in case of deviation
- Analyse risks and sets appropriate mitigation plan
- Formalize and share return of experience on main issues
- Support the team, especially the Procurement Project Manager, on project gate review completion
- Secure Procurement gate reviews (GO Order, GO BA, GO PO) are done on time in line with retro planning as per project needs
- Secure PO placed on time

**OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE & CASH FOCUS**:

- Support supply chain to monitor and secure raw material inventory and On Time in Full objectives
- Support quality on Non-Conformity Report treatment and improvement, Costs of Non-Quality management
- Support accounting department to aligned on invoice accounting and payable days
- Actively participate on industrial continuous improvement
- Manage Supplier specific and systematic claims to recover project cost
- Achieve Saving targets and bring new ideas to improve Profitability

**BUSINESS UNDERSTANDING AND DESIRED KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE**

**MINIMUM EDUCATION REQUIRED**
- Degree in Purchasing or related qualification

**MINIMUM EXPERIENCE REQUIRED**
- 10 to 15 years of experience in procurement/sourcing, project and operations
- Procurement/Sourcing professional background
- Strong management experience of large multicultural team

**PROFILE**:

- Fluent English and an international mindset
- Leadership, communication, internal and external influencing skills, team management, negotiation, strategic vision, Project management, industrial background, quality, and supply chain background
- Live Alstom values

**CLOSING DATE: 14 July 2023**

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 mo