Obsolescence Management Engineer (F/H)

Responsibility of this temporary job is on the Develop tools and systems including TOMSYS and use of SharePoint as mentioned in the job description below.

Knowledge and working experience with OM PL team in Villeurbanne preferred.

Job Title & Code

EN-XB-01: Obsolescence Management Engineer

Purpose of the Job

To support Service Obsolescence Management activities in Central and Regions (Central role)

Organisation

Modernisation & Obsolescence Management → P&I service Platform.

Reports directly to: Obsolescence Director

Other reporting: N/A

Direct reports: N/A

Network & Links

Internal: Projects & Operations, SIG & Service Product Units, P&I Platforms, Service Supporting Units, Sourcing & Supply Chain, Obsolescence Management CCN, other CCN

External: Customer, Suppliers, Industry Special Interest Groups, Partners

Main Responsibilities

• Facilitate and support the development of obsolescence management plan with Product Platforms, Projects and Fleet Centres of Excellence
• Request & validate product structures and Bills of Materials for obsolescence monitoring from Product Units (Design Authority), Suppliers and other sources (Illustrated Parts Catalogue), and load in TOMSYS
• Determine obsolescence monitoring strategies for products and projects
• Review and validate obsolescence management plans
• Review incoming obsolescence alerts from external sources, load in TOMSYS and identify necessary actions
• Prepare periodic project obsolescence reports including Performance Indicators
• Facilitate development of obsolescence solutions
• With Sourcing and Supply Chain, develop obsolescence management capability in Suppliers through use of Supplier Charter Audits and Obsolescence Management Plans
• Facilitate supplier obsolescence review meetings

Expertise, Tool, and System Development

• Develop tools and systems including TOMSYS and use of SharePoint
• Ensure future Alstom IS development takes account of obsolescence management needs
• Share experience & knowledge of obsolescence management with others
• Participate and promote Obsolescence Management CCN (Core Competence Network)

Key Job Authorities and Dimensions

• Team Size: potentially one or two direct reports
• Budget responsibility: up to 100K€
• Recruitment: up to technician level (for engineer)

Measurement

• Improvements to business processes – time and cost saving
• Cost avoidance and cost saving in projects
• Management of information requests – time for response
• Quality of support given to project and product teams
• Customer satisfaction

Main Required Competences

Educational Requirements: University degree or equivalent

Experience

• Knowledge of rail vehicles & sub-systems
• Information Systems including ERP and Product Data Management
• NOTE: Not mandatory for entry level position

• Knowledge of electronic system design and industrialisation, preferably in rail or similar.
• 3 years’ experience in a technical role in rail or similar industry
• Additional language French, German, Italian or Spanish
• Technology watch & obsolescence management.

Competencies & Skills

• English & French language (minimum Level 2 for 2nd language)
• Design & industrialisation of electronic equipment
• IT: MS-Office (Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint, Word) essential; MS Access and Visio + SAP desirable
• Collaboration & Teamwork – working with local team and with a remote network
• Continuous improvement – ability to innovate continuously and effectively
• Organisation and planning – good time management and delivery
• Communication skills – international and with internal and external correspondents