Procurement Director Cluster Egypt At Alstom

Purpose of the Job

• Is the procurement representative of the Egypt Cluster as member of the Cluster Executive Committee. Acts as a facilitator between Procurement Function and Cluster operational members.
• In close cooperation with the Alstom global procurement team, drives the definition and implementation of sourcing and localisation strategies for the projects executed in Egypt Cluster.
  

Organisation Structure

• Direct reporting to the Procurement Director Africa, Middle-East and Central Asia and functional reporting to the Egypt Cluster Managing Director
• Team: 5 to 10 direct reports (Buyers, Project Procurement Managers, etc.)
• Main office location: Cairo, Egypt
• Mobility: Frequent visits of suppliers’ premises in Egypt
  

Internal and External Stakeholders

Procurement local and central teams, Cluster Egypt executive committee members, Suppliers, Projects team, Supplier Quality, Supplier Development, Supply-Chain, Quality, Engineering, Legal, Finance, etc.

Measurement (Key Performance Indicators)

• Business Award (supplier selection) and Purchase Order placement on Time
• First Article Inspection on Time
• Cost reduction vs. Budget (savings)
• Localisation performances
• Internal customer satisfaction
  

Responsibilities and objectives:

Procurement performance:

• Manage suppliers’ Quality, Costs, Delivery & Economic Development performances for the projects in execution within the Cluster Egypt, especially Monorail Cairo and Cairo Metro Line 1
• Perform regular supplier performances review, solves major issues and secure objectives achievement
• Monitor and challenge the off-shore procurement teams contributing to the projects at destination of the Cluster Egypt
• Develop and implement a localization roadmap for the Cluster Egypt, addressing the localization requirements of the different projects
• Apply & support Alstom procurement rules, processes & tools
• Bring procurement expertise to support local procurement team
• Challenge global procurement to secure project execution and profitability in escalation phase
• Provide to global procurement input to impact commodity strategies
• Share with global procurement, Project Managers and Cluster MD the risk analysis on commodities strategies.
• Share and follow common mitigation plan to secure future business award is in line with commodity strategies.
• Secure continuous improvement within the whole local procurement team
  

Projects execution and profitability:

• Support local procurement team to face commercial and contractual negotiation during projects execution phase
• Challenge Cluster executive committee members to secure projects execution and profitability
• Track procurement performance in projects and issue action plan in case of deviation
• Assess risks and set appropriate mitigation plans
• Formalize and share return of experience on main issues
• Support the team, especially the Procurement Project Managers, on projects gate review completion
• Secure Business Awards and Purchase Orders placement on time
  

Operational excellence & Cash focus:

• Support the Supply Chain team to monitor and secure raw material inventory and On Time In Full objectives
• Support the Quality team on Non Conformity Report treatment and improvement
• Support the Finance on invoice accounting and overdues management
• Actively participate on operational continuous improvement
  

Team Management and development:

• Manage headcount and staffing
• Manage local procurement team in close link with the global procurement team (Domain Directors, Commodity Directors & Managers, Supplier Excellence, etc.)
• Monitor local procurement team workload and process to arbitration
• Develop team competences
• Secure compliance of his/her team to the Alstom Code of Ethics
  

Business understanding and desired knowledge/experience:

Minimum education required:

• Degree or Diploma in Purchasing or related qualification
  

Minimum experience required:

• 10 to 15 years of experience in procurement/sourcing, project and operations
• Procurement/Sourcing professional background
• Demonstrated management experience of multicultural team
  

Profile:

• Fluent English & International mindset
• Leadership, communication, internal and external influencing skills, team management, negotiation, strategic vision, Project management, industrial background, quality and supply chain background
• Live Alstom values

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