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Buyer

@ Alstom

Saint-Bruno, Quebec

5+ years experience
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Overview

Alstom is hiring a full-time hybrid Buyer in Saint-Bruno, QC, to deploy commodity strategy and support supplier panel relationships. The role covers project sourcing, tendering, negotiation and change requests, and requires about 30% travel. The posting asks for a business or engineering degree and 5+ years of industry experience.

Responsibilities:

  • Manage global and local supplier panel relationships and negotiations
  • Monitor supplier performance and resolve initial issues
  • Coordinate project sourcing, RFQs and business awards
  • Manage change requests and cost optimization
  • Prepare weekly reporting and report on claims

Requirements summary:

  • Business or engineering degree, or related field
  • 5+ years of industry experience
  • Good interpersonal skills, including leadership and communication
  • About 30% travel required
  • Knowledge of a language other than French is an asset

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Employer posting date
2026-10-13
First seen by our source
2026-10-09
Source record updated
2026-11-06

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Job details

SeniorityMid level
DepartmentBusiness operations
Experience5+ years
Hours per week40 (estimated)
Travelair: moderate
Work settingOffice
PositionMostly sitting
Physical demandsphysical low · computer high
LanguagesFrench, English
EducationBachelor’s degree (required)
Fields of studyBusiness, Engineering
Perks mentionedRetirement plan

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Full company description

Rail has the power to shape how societies grow, connect, and decarbonise. At Alstom, we turn this potential into reality, moving over 100 million people daily with safe, smart, and sustainable mobility solutions.

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Reported office locations
  • 48, rue Albert Dhalenne, Saint-Ouen, 93 400, FR
Other recorded names
  • Alstom
Specialties
  • Rail vehicles
  • Rail infrastructure
  • Turnkey systems & Services
  • Signaling
  • Services
  • Transportation
  • Mobility
  • Sustainable Mobility
  • Integrated Transport Systems
  • Signalling
  • Digital Mobility
  • Multimodality
  • and Passenger solutions
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Rail has the power to shape how societies grow, connect, and decarbonise. At Alstom, we turn this potential into reality, moving over 100 million people daily with safe, smart, and sustainable mobility solutions.

FieldValue
IndustryTransportation Equipment Manufacturing
Company size10,001+ employees
HeadquartersSaint-Ouen
Organization typePublic Company
SpecialtiesRail vehiclesRail infrastructureTurnkey systems & ServicesSignalingServicesTransportationMobilitySustainable MobilityIntegrated Transport Systems Signalling
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Job description

Req ID:527418

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.

Could you be the full-time hybrid Buyer in Saint-Bruno, QC, CA we’re looking for?

Your future role

Deploy of commodities strategy. Ensure project execution in line with QCDT objectives. Support global supplier Panel relationship (Supplier workload, negotiation, Specific agreement). We’ll look to you for:

Supplier relationship:

  • Support global supplier panel relationship
  • Manage specific supplier panel relationship (negociation, specific agreement, local supplier QCDT performances)
  • Monitor day to day suppliers performances and issues
  • Management of initial issues before escalation to line manager
  • Respect Alstom Transport code of ethics and guidelines

Commodity support on site:

  • Consolidation of commodity needs, inputs
  • Active participation to commodity strategy and panel elaboration
  • Provide imputs to build differenciation
  • Support of Commodity Manager in tender phase
  • Represent the commodities towards projects, platforms and solutions.
  • Effective teamwork with internal customers and stakeholders in problem solving
  • Apply the Alstom Transport Sourcing process, and provide return on experience.

Involvement in projects:

  • Coordinate project with all Metiers
  • Preparation and launch of Request For Quotation with suppliers using the standard tool
  • Lead project negotiation
  • Monitor sourcing project QCDT & legal project evolution (Business Award, Product development)
  • Ensure work package sheet commitment respect
  • Prepare Business Award

Support the PrSM (Project Sourcing Manager)

  • Participate to the project management committee
  • Manage the Change request: concatenate the needs and quotation, challenge the stakeholders to allow cost optimization
  • Ensure the QCD application of these modification in coordination with the Project Manager
  • Report on Claims
  • Prepare weekly reporting

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. As our ideal candidate:

  • You hold a Business or Engineering degree, or a related field
  • 5+ years experience in industry

  • Good interpersonal skills (leadership and communication)
  • Travel: ~30% travel required

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:

• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues ,

• Utilise our inclusive, technology-driven, and collaborative working environment.

• Contribute to innovative projects,

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

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

Knowledge of a language other than French is an asset to facilitate communication with our partners, suppliers, colleagues, and international clients. In Quebec, French remains the primary working language of our company.

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

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