Technical Buyer (f/m/d)

at  ALSTOM

Req ID:452129
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 Technical Buyer (f/m/d) in Vienna we’re looking for?

YOUR FUTURE ROLE

From Vienna to the world: our Viennese site is a global competence center for trams and light rail vehicles. 800 colleagues develop and manufacture the Flexity™ tram for worldwide customers from Austria to Australia. Our corporate functions play a key role in supporting and continuously improving the performance of our sites. You’ll report to Site procurement director and work alongside a dedicated and enthusiastic team.

• Prepare and launch Request for Quotation with suppliers

• Lead project negotiation
• Monitor Procurement project QCDT (Quality, Cost, Delivery, Technology) & legal project evolution (First-Article-Inspection, Business Award, Product development)
• Ensure work package sheet commitment respect
• Prepare Business Award
• Follow and promote the Alstom Code of Ethics and adhere to the highest standards of ethical conduct
• Coordinate project with all levels (Global, Regional, Local)
• Ensure the on-time delivery and quality are secured especially during the ramp-up phase of the project
• Consolidate the commodity needs, inputs
• Participate actively in commodity strategy and panel elaboration
• Provide imputes to build differentiation
• Support of Commodity Manager in the tender phase
• Represent the commodities towards projects, platforms, and solutions
• Ensure effective teamwork with internal customers and stakeholders in problem-solving
• Support global supplier panel relationship
• Manage specific supplier panel relationships (negotiation, specific agreement, local supplier QCDT performances)
• Measure the supplier’s performance and develop them in coordination with the supplier Quality Team
• Assess properly all risky suppliers and manage the associated mitigation plan
• Manage initial issues before escalation to the line manager

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:

• Engineering or Business School, master’s degree, or similar experience levels.
• Sourcing professional background (minimum 1-3 years) in direct materials (production)
• Fluent in English and German is mandatory for this role.
• Teamwork skills and open-minded cultur