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, more than 80 000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Main responsibilities:

Implement, manage standard packaging solutions (purchase, design, prototype, validation, …) and monitor the budget follow-up.
Apply solutions to protect parts during all logistic operations (transport, unloading, storage, line feeding, …).
Save money & cash (calculate Return On Investment (ROI), design standard packaging, reduce transport costs, …) and make business case to justify any investment (returnable packaging, …).
Contribute with Regional Logistic Engineering to identify potential improvements in the whole value chain and capture the added value.
Reduce work labor time in the warehouse (picking, kitting hours, …) & in production.
Collaborate with technical services to improve ergonomics at workstation (internal kitting trolley) and reduce waste packaging (zero unpacking).
Manage the Project Supply Chain specifications and negotiate with the suppliers at site and project level.
Design internal logistic processes and ensure that the parameters in the ERP are correct (stock strategy, activity-based costing (ABC) classification, …).
Put in place actions to align physical flow and system flow and to improve the stock accuracy in compliance with the standard process.

Operational activities:

Design packaging solutions (define flow, calculate batch size, optimize packaging costs, calculate ROI and logistic loop, realize business case returnable vs lost packaging, …).
Manage packaging at all levels from business award to maintenance including purchase order and budget monitoring.
Define warehouse layouts, its internal/external flows and storage policy (define C-class* storage management, create & implement mirror area, put in place visual management, Kanban flow, First-In First-Out, First-Expired First-Out, lean management, …).
Participate to ABC classification and contribute to C-Class activity according to the standard rules in place.
Participate with Project Supply Chain Leader (PrSCL) to the different Procurement Gates review by negotiating terms of Project Supply Chain Specification.
Reduce logistic costs and make business case (optimize packaging & transport costs, analyze milk-run, calculate ROI, realize business case returnable vs lost packaging, …)
Contribute to the implementation of Environment Health Safety (EHS) requirements for logistic: packaging solutions / warehouse process optimization / waste reduction & management.
Optimize the line feeding (design standard kitting trolley, warehouse & production line footprint and sequencing, …)
Work closely with Operations, material planning, warehouse, Procurement, manufacturing teams and ERP team.
*C-Class is the outsourcing of the management of the small parts

Educational Requirements / Competencies & Skills

Graduated from Engineering school or equivalent ( Bac+5 )
English (written and spoken)
Experience in an industrial environmen t
Good communication, negotiation, leadership, and initiative skills
Strategic and methodical vision
Problem solving skills
An agile, inclusive, and responsible attitude

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!

Important to note

As a global business, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63 countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.

Supply Chain Engineer