Job Description
The Canada Sourcing Director will lead sourcing for all the businesses in his/her unit in an optimized way.
The role of the position will encompass the following key aspects:
He/She lead the sourcing operation for his/her zone, in all the units of Canada, cross PLs. He/She makes sure that global initiatives and global FA are applied and implemented. For local purchases, within the Sourcing community, using the supplier's intelligence, review and agree on the general & technical specifications with the customers and the suppliers; select the supplier within the Alstom procedures; prepare and negotiate the terms and conditions of local frame agreements & contracts (price / quality / quantity / deadlines). He/She controls the prices and conditions used by Procurement department.
He/She will have to promote his/her zone in developing new sourcing opportunities in cooperation with KCM.
He/She will support other sourcing functions (KCM, Tender, Project, Upstream, Supplier management…) in their sourcing actions, providing the necessary support in terms of negotiation, supplier homologation, shipping, pre-inspection, supplier performance improvement plans etc…
He/She is in charge of leading the sourcing transformation in his/her zone. He/She will implement the sourcing transformation initiatives as per defined at sector / cluster level, building an efficient organization in his zone cross businesses.
Desired Skills & Experience
Education / Experience
Engineering, business or law degree + complementary training/degree or experience in sourcing.
10+ years of exp, within them 3-5 year exp. in industrial Sourcing + previous experience in people management
Specific knowledge
People Management
Project Management
Fluency in English
Advanced Sourcing methods, including a strong negotiation capability
Business understanding.
Good understanding of international Business
Good knowledge of the Company’s operations & of the local marketplace.
Contracting
Other
Integrity,
Leadership and power to convince and reach the other’s agreement. Be able to discuss with business heads
Communication skills
Good coaching/training skills & team player
Focus on timely and cost-effective output. Knows how to deal with figures. Cost awareness
Innovative & creative
Ability to work, listen and convince in a multicultural environment and with functional influence in a matrix organization.
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