Depot Supervisor

At Alstom, you will take on a pivotal role as Depot Supervisor, leading and directing the logisticsoperators at an onsite customer location. You will provide guidance and training, ensure that safety and production standards are met in line with facility requirements, and manage the full inventory cyclecounting programme. You will develop our people through training and crosstraining initiatives, champion best practices, drive KPIs to monitor quality and performance, and support operationaland project objectives across the logistics/supplychain function. You will report on inventorymanagement activities - including slow, excess, and obsolete materials - and assist with offsite supplychainrelated projects as needed.

You will direct your team with the goal of achieving sameday turnaround for receipts, shipping, goods issue and core movements. You will manage accurate cycle counts, aiming for a target of 98% or better. You will develop personnel in proficiency of SAP transactions, schedule work to support operations on a 24/7/365 basis as required, and contribute to a safe, clean, and efficient work environment.

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  Supervise daytoday logistics operations (goods receipts, goods issues, shipments, cycle counts, quality reporting, core process).

  
  
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  Manage materialflow pathways and proactively troubleshoot/resolve operational issues in a professional and timely manner.

  
  
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  Identify, recommend and participate in continuousimprovement initiatives; implement improvements in quality, safety, employee development, production processes and cost efficiency.

  
  
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  Collaborate with other departments (Quality, Engineering, Operations, Safety, Purchasing) to support overall performance.

  
  
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  Manage inventory transactions: shipping, receiving, quarantine, handling obsolete or excess material.

  
  
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  Supervise transactional data integrity and report on performance metrics.

  
  
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  Oversee and reconcile the cyclecount programme, ensuring accuracy and integrity of material records.

  
  
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  Coordinate material movements between depots, warehouses and offsite locations.

  
  
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  Plan and report key performance indicators related to depot and material activities.

  
  
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  Maintain a safe, clean and compliant work environment.

  
  
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  Undertake other special projects as assigned.

  
  

You will regularly interface with all Alstom site functions, management, customer representatives (on both shopfloor and managerial levels), and external transportation carriers.

Education &certification:

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  Bachelor's degree preferred; equivalent experience will be considered.

  
  
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  Hazmat certification (DOT or IATA) is a plus.

  
  
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  Strong knowledge of SAP is preferred.

  
  

Experience:

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  Minimum 2years supervisory experience in materials management or depot operations in a logistics/materials environment.

  
  
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  Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint; strong planning, scheduling and dataanalysis skills.

  
  
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  Effective written and verbal communication and solid mathematical aptitude.

  
  

Knowledge & competencies:

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  Thorough knowledge of customerservice, operations and logistics disciplines.

  
  
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  Strong organisation and planning skills.

  
  
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  Understanding of domestic and international shipment regulations, company policies and governmentagency requirements.

  
  
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  Excellent problemsolving skills, decisionmaking, multitasking, scheduling and followthrough.

  
  
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  Confidentiality, logical reasoning and flexibility under pressure.

  
  
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  Professional, teamoriented attitude.

  
  

Physical demands:

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  Some travel to various sites as required.

  
  
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  Performing a mix of sitting, standing, walking, filing and lifting materials up to 50lbs (approx.).

  
  
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  Ability to work in different environmental conditions.

  
  

Working environment:

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  May involve exposure to truck emissions, noise, changing temperature and other environmental conditions.

  
  
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  This role supports a 24/7/365 operation and may involve shift work or schedule flexibility.

  
  

Alstom is an equalopportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive workplace where all employees are encouraged to reach their full potential. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status or any other characteristic protected by local law.