Procurement Manager

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signaling 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 full-time Procurement Manager in Astana we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your procurement leadership expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside dynamic and multicultural teammates.

You'll lead and inspire a team of procurement professionals, ensuring compliance with Alstom's ethical standards and driving excellence in procurement strategies. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with cross-functional teams across the business (such as engineering, supply chain, and quality), manage supplier performance, and implement continuous improvement initiatives, and much more.

You’ll specifically take care of motivating and developing your team members, ensuring project execution and profitability, but also driving operational excellence and procurement performance.

We’ll look to you for:

• Securing compliance of your team with the Alstom Code of Ethics

• Managing and developing procurement managers, project managers, and buyers

• Collaborating with Global Procurement to deploy global strategies and achieve synergies

• Driving continuous improvement within the local buyer team through APSYS Procurement

• Managing supplier QCD (Quality, Cost, Delivery) performance and resolving major issues

• Supporting commercial and contractual negotiations during project execution phases

• Tracking procurement performance and implementing action plans for deviations

• Supporting supply chain, quality, and accounting teams to meet objectives

• Ensuring the adequate sizing of your organization based on business needs

All about you

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:

• Degree in Business or Engineering, with a Master’s in Purchasing

• 10 to 15 years of experience in procurement, including commodity management

• Strong management experience (5 to 10 years) leading multicultural teams

• Technical knowledge of commodities and supplier market expertise

• Fluent in English

• Leadership and communication skills

• Ability to work in a matrix environment and influence internal and external stakeholders

• Results-oriented with strategic vision and negotiation skills

• Team spirit and the ability to challenge constructively

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:

• Enjoy stability, challenges, and a long-term career free from boring daily routines

• Work with new security standards for rail signaling

• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues

• Contribute to innovative projects

• Utilize our flexible working environment

• Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries

• Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning

• Progress towards senior leadership roles

• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognizes your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)

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.