Material Planner

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 full-time onsite Material Planner in Dandenong, AU we’re looking for on a 12 month fixed term contract?

Take on a new challenge and apply your supply chain and planning expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside collaborative and detail-oriented teammates.
You'll play a pivotal role in ensuring seamless material planning processes, driving supplier performance improvements, and contributing to the success of Alstom’s supply chain objectives. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (procurement, material planning management, and suppliers), analyze supplier confirmations versus Alstom’s needs to identify risks, and maintain accurate material planning master data in compliance with stock and logistics constraints, and much more.

We’ll look to you for:

• Express delivery needs to Suppliers using the dedicated tools


• Follow up deliveries and ensure the availability of goods for Alstom projects


• Monitor Supplier's performances KPI's


• Participate/lead Supplier's performances improvement


• Contribute with SC inputs for supplier selection


• Contribute to the project SC objectives and targets by ensuring material planning and ERP settings are in line with these objectives.

All about you

• Graduated at least from Higher Education in Business Administration or Engineering or Supply Chain.


• Materials requirements planning


• Supplier Delivery Performance Management


• Inventory management & Material Planning techniques


• Industrial scheduling


• Transport & Distribution


• Supply Chain information systems


• Data analytics

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:

Things you’ll enjoy:

• 18 weeks parental leave for primary carers & 2 weeks for secondary carers


• Free gym membership


• Independent and confidential wellbeing support for you and your family


• Discounts on Car Rental, Car Sharing and IT products


• Payroll reduction for Income Protection Insurance / Salary continuance insurance


• Free onsite parking 

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:

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!

An agile, inclusive and responsible culture is the foundation of our company where diverse people are offered excellent opportunities to grow, learn and advance in their careers. We are committed to encouraging our employees to reach their full potential, while valuing and respecting them as individuals. We are an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourage women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, people with disability and other minority groups to apply.

We recognise that embracing flexibility & inclusivity is the smarter way of working. Please speak with us about your individual needs or if any workplace adjustments are required.. For internal applicants, please ensure you confirm your eligibility to apply with your Supervisor and relevant Human Resources representative prior to submitting an application. As part of the application process, you will be required to undergo pre-employment reference and medical checks, including drug and alcohol testing.