Installation and Civil Work Senior Buyer (f/m/d)

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Installation and Civil Work Senior Buyer (f/m/d)

Date: 17 Jul 2025

Company: Alstom

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 Installation and Civil Work Senior Buyer (f/m/d) in Braunschweig or Berlin we’re looking for?

Your Future Role

At our modern office at ARTmax in Braunschweig, over 250 colleagues from 26 countries work on research and development with a focus on the digitization of rail. Our corporate functions play a key role in supporting and continuously improving the performance of our sites. You’ll report to the Site Procurement Director and work alongside a dedicated and enthusiastic team.

As Senior Buyer, you will secure to set up the full sourcing / supplier selection process, create supplier contracts and manage those in collaboration with internal stakeholders. You will deploy Commodity Strategies and ensure project execution is in line QCD (Quality Cost Delivery) objectives for defined projects.

You are result and data driven and cooperative. You are comfortable in an international and multi-cultural environment and on-time delivery for you is trouble-free.

We’ll look for you to:

Set up and manage the full supplier selection / sourcing process, create Contract and manage Contract Execution :

• Prepare and launch of Request for Quotation with suppliers
• Ensure work package sheet commitment respect
• Prepare Business Award
• Promote the Alstom Code of Ethics and adhering to the highest standards of ethical conduct.
• Manage Contracting activities
• Manage Supplier Contract execution and coordinate project with all métiers
• Ensure the on-time delivery and quality are secured especially during the ramp-up phase of the project

Support commodity strategy

• Consolidate the commodity needs, inputs
• Participate actively to commodity strategy and panel elaboration
• Provide imputes to build differentiation
• Support of Commodity Manager in tender phase
• Represent the commodities towards projects, platforms and solutions.
• Ensure effective teamwork with internal customers and stakeholders in problem solving
• Apply the Alstom Procurement process and provide return on experience.

Build Supplier relationship

• Support global supplier panel relationship
• Manage specific supplier panel relationship (negotiation, specific agreement, local supplier QCDT performances)
• Measure the supplier\’s performance and develop them in coordination with supplier Quality Team
• Assess properly all risky suppliers and manage the associated mitigation plan
• Manage initial issues before escalation to line manager
• Monitor Corporate Social Responsibility engagements and deviations
• Respect Alstom code of ethics and guidelines

Performance measurements:

• Savings P&L and Cost to Complete
• Non Conformities Event and On Time Delivery

All About You

• MASTER in purchasing or equivalent (engineering, project management)
• Interest in technical field
• 5 years of experience (Project, Sourcing, Engineering, Quality)
• Ability to work in a matrix environment
• Ability to challenge
• Results oriented
• Rigorous, structured and flexible
• International mindset

Things You’ll Enjoy

Join us on a life-long transformative journey – the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career. You’ll also:

• Experience a dynamic work environment with a permanent position at a leading company for green mobility
• Enjoy a competitive remuneration package, 30 days of vacation, and benefits such as company pension plans and subsidized “Deutschlandticket” (Job Ticket)
• Work in our new modern office at ARTmax with excellent public transportation access
• Optimise work-life balance with flexible working hours and hybrid working models (up to 90%)
• Explore growth opportunities and steer your career across functions and countries
• Benefit from excellent training opportunities through our award-winning Alstom University and participate in the company\’s innovation culture through idea management programmes
• Thrive in a modern and collaborative workplace featuring mentor and buddy programs, diversity & inclusion initiatives, CSR activities, and engaging employee events
• Enjoy attractive office amenities (e.g. meeting rooms with walking pads, height-adjustable desks, parent-child rooms, shower facilities).

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!

As an employer, Alstom stands for equal opportunities. By creating an inclusive work environment where all employees are encouraged to realise their full potential, individual differences are valued and respected. All applicants are considered solely on the basis of their qualifications, regardless of skin colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, ethnic and national origin, disability or other legally protected characteristics.

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