Material Planner

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 75000 people dedicated to solving real-world mobility challenges and achieving international projects with sustainable local impact.

About Alstom in India

Alstom has established a strong presence in India. Currently, the company is executing metro projects in several Indian cities including Chennai, Kochi and Lucknow where it is supplying Rolling Stock manufactured out its state of the art facility at SriCity in Andhra Pradesh. In the Mainline space, Alstom is executing Signaling & Power Supply Systems for the 343 Km. section on World Bank funded Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor. Phase 1 in the construction of the new electric locomotive factory for manufacturing and supply of 800 units of 12000HP locomotives is also complete at Madhepura, Bihar while the depot at Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh is ready to commence operation. Alstom has set up an Engineering Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru, and this coupled with a strong manufacturing base as well as localized supply chains, is uniquely positioned to serve customers across the globe. Today, Alstom in India employs close to 7400 people and in line with Government of India’s ‘Make in India’ policy initiative, Alstom has been investing heavily in the country in producing world class rolling stock, components, design, research and development to not only serve the domestic market, but also rest of the world.www.alstom.com/ India

NETWORK & LINKS:

INTERNAL

• Operation
• Waranty
• Quality
• WH & Planning
  EXTERNAL
• Supplier
• Logistic Partner

OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE ROLE:

• Plan material over time to meet the delivery date of the related production orders.
• Control the settings of logistics parameters in the ERP system. Enter, update, maintain and correct data in ERP.
• Create material requisitions at proper time, quantity and delivery lead times.
• Optimize (minimum) order quantities; re-order points, safety stock levels.
• Re-evaluate minimum order quantities for the material to minimize stress in the supply chain and simultaneously minimize inventory costs. ·
• Act on missing parts in production and blocked stock due to non-conformities (ncr’s).

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Evaluate various assortments and their settings in ERP with the purpose to improve our delivery performance by changing these material parameters in ERP.
• Perform analysis of material demands using the software tooling Spare Parts Management Studio (SPMS). Identify the strategy for material; Lean, Just In Case, Wholesale. ·
• Select potential material for assortments. ·
• Identify exceptions in automated analysis to generate a good material forecast. ·
• Periodically report KPI for delivery of material assortments within a Service Level
• Agreement (SLA). Identify root causes and implement actions to improve. ·
• Assure stock accuracy; assure the system quantity is exactly the physical stock. Liaise with the stock manager and warehouse manager to initiate counting and do corrections at errors.
• Initiate repairs of repairable(s) within a SLA. Initiate production orders for SLA items with approval of the contract manager if the volume in the chain is too low.
• Regular meetings with customer. Openly discuss our performance, identify root causes and agree on action plans to improve our performance.

• Weekly reporting of findings and actions to Manager Operations. ·
• Reporting SLA performance, root cause and action plan on monthly basis. ·
• Report KPI for “missing parts”.

Other

• In case of absence of colleagues, take over their activities in (tactical) material planning. ·
• Initiate purchase requisitions for non-planned material. ·
• Other activities such as: department meetings, process flows descriptions.

Qualifications & Skills:

EDUCATION

• BE or B.Tech

BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES:

• Agile
• Proactive
• Assertive
• Problem solver

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES & EXPERIENCE

EXPERIENCE / SKILL SET

• 5+ year expérience in material Planning (preferred - RS or Automobile)

• Language Skills: Proficient in English language,
• IT Skills: MS office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), ASCOT, SAP (MM Module), KINAXIS

LEADERSHIP SKILL

AGILE

• Dealing with uncertainty
• Business Acumen
• Innovative
• Learning on the fly
  
  INCLUSIVE
• Building effective (virtual) teams
• Listening and informing
• Managing diversity
• Understanding others with empathy
  
  RESPONSIBLE
• Customer focus (internal and external)
• Integrity and ethics
• Managerial courage
• Managing with vision and purpose.
  

An agile, inclusive and responsible culture is the foundation of our company where diverse people are offered excellent opportunities to grow, learn and advance in their careers. We are committed to encouraging our employees to reach their full potential, while valuing and respecting them as individuals.

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