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Train Cost Leader

Full-time

Acara Solutions


Your future role

Take on a new challenge and your expertise in cost analysis and product design in an innovative and impactful field. You'll work alongside dedicated and collaborative teammates.

You'll play a pivotal role in driving cost efficiency and ensuring alignment between technical product definitions and financial objectives. Day-to-day, you'll work closely with teams across the business (engineering, procurement, project management), coordinate Design to Cost studies, and lead brainstorming sessions to identify cost-saving opportunities, and much more.

You'll specifically take care of calculating and validating cost baselines, as well as establishing governance structures for cost monitoring, but also ensuring stakeholder alignment and driving transformation of cost-saving opportunities into validated results.

We'll look to you for:

  • Coordinating Design to Cost studies to meet agreed objectives
  • Ensuring transformation of identified cost-saving opportunities into validated reductions
  • Serving as the 'voice' of Design to Cost within tender or project teams
  • ing Design to Cost tools and methodologies to identify and implement cost-saving measures
  • Calculating and regularly updating the 'Cost by Unit in Development' at train and subsystem levels
  • Defining and agreeing on recurring cost targets with project stakeholders
  • Organizing and leading creative brainstorming sessions to identify and validate savings
  • Establishing and monitoring Design to Cost KPIs and deliverables
  • Ensuring alignment with product definitions and fostering effective communication among stakeholders
  • Providing regular updates to project teams on cost stakes and action plans


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:

  • Degree in mechanical engineering or a related field
  • 5 to 10 years of experience in mechanical engineering
  • Knowledge of procurement and/or sourcing (an asset)
  • Experience within the transportation industry (railway, automotive, or heavy equipment)
  • Fluency in English and French
  • Strong technical leadership with an autonomous and proactive mindset
  • Ability to analyze complex data and provide actionable insights
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills


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:

  • Enjoy stability, challenges and a long-term career free from boring daily routines
  • Work with cutting-edge tools and methodologies for cost optimization
  • Collaborate with diverse, cross-functional teams and supportive colleagues
  • Contribute to innovative projects driving sustainable mobility
  • Utilise our dynamic and inclusive working environment
  • Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries
  • Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning
  • Progress towards leadership roles or other career pathways within Alstom
  • Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognizes your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)

Bilingualism

Proficiency in French and English is required. Knowledge of a third language is considered an asset when working with our international partners, suppliers, colleagues, and customers. In Quebec, French remains the primary working language of our company.

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Votre futur rôle
Relevez un nouveau défi et mettez à profit votre expertise en analyse des coûts et en conception de produits dans un domaine innovant et à fort impact. Vous travaillerez aux côtés de collègues engagés et collaboratifs.


Vous jouerez un rôle clé dans l'amélioration de l'efficacité des coûts et dans l'alignement entre les définitions techniques des produits et les objectifs financiers. Au quotidien, vous travaillerez en étroite collaboration avec les équipes de l'entreprise (ingénierie, approvisionnement, gestion de projet), coordonnerez des études Design to Cost et animerez des séances de remue-méninges afin d'identifier des possibilités de réduction des coûts, et bien plus encore.
Vous serez notamment responsable du calcul et de la validation des références de coûts, ainsi que de la mise en place de structures de gouvernance pour le suivi des coûts, tout en veillant à l'alignement des parties prenantes et en favorisant la transformation des possibilités de réduction des coûts en résultats validés.


Nous compterons sur vous pour :
* Coordonner les études Design to Cost afin d'atteindre les objectifs convenus
* Veiller à la transformation des possibilités de réduction des coûts identifiées en réductions validées
* Être la « voix » du Design to Cost au sein des équipes d'appels d'offres ou de projets
* Appliquer les outils et méthodologies Design to Cost afin d'identifier et de mettre en œuvre des mesures de réduction des coûts
* Calculer et mettre régulièrement à jour le « Coût par unité en développement » aux niveaux du train et des sous-systèmes
* Définir et convenir des objectifs de coûts récurrents avec les parties prenantes du projet
* Organiser et animer des séances créatives de remue-méninges afin d'identifier et de valider des économies
* Établir et suivre les KPI et les livrables Design to Cost
* Veiller à l'alignement avec les définitions des produits et favoriser une communication efficace entre les parties prenantes
* Fournir régulièrement aux équipes de projet des mises à jour sur les enjeux de coûts et les plans d'action

Tout savoir sur vous
Nous accordons plus d'importance à la passion et à l'attitude qu'à l'expérience. C'est pourquoi nous ne nous attendons pas à ce que vous possédiez toutes les compétences. Nous avons plutôt dressé une liste de celles qui, selon nous, vous aideront à réussir et à évoluer dans ce rôle :
* Diplôme en génie mécanique ou dans un domaine connexe
*5 à 10 ans d'expérience en génie mécanique
* Connaissance de l'approvisionnement et/ou du sourcing (un atout)
* Expérience dans l'industrie du transport (ferroviaire, automobile ou équipements lourds)
* Maîtrise de l'anglais et du français
* Forte capacité de leadership technique, avec un esprit autonome et proactif
* Capacité à analyser des données complexes et à fournir des informations exploitables
* Excellentes compétences en communication et en gestion des parties prenantes

Ce que vous apprécierez Rejoignez-nous pour un parcours transformateur tout au long de votre carrière - l'industrie ferroviaire est là pour durer, vous pourrez donc développer de nouvelles compétences et acquérir de nouvelles expériences tout au long de votre carrière. Vous pourrez également :
* Profiter de stabilité, de défis et d'une carrière à long terme sans routine quotidienne ennuyeuse
* Travailler avec des outils et des méthodologies de pointe pour l'optimisation des coûts
* Collaborer avec des équipes diversifiées et interfonctionnelles ainsi qu'avec des collègues bienveillants
* Contribuer à des projets innovants favorisant une mobilité durable
* Profiter de notre environnement de travail dynamique et inclusif
* Orienter votre carrière dans la direction de votre choix, au sein de différentes fonctions et dans différents pays
* Bénéficier de notre investissement dans votre développement, gr"ce à des programmes d'apprentissage primés
* Évoluer vers des postes de leadership ou d'autres parcours professionnels au sein d'Alstom
* Bénéficier d'un programme de rémunération équitable et dynamique qui reconnaît votre performance et votre potentiel, ainsi que d'une couverture sociale complète et concurrentielle (assurance vie, médicale, retraite)


Bilinguisme
La maîtrise du français et de l'anglais est requise. La connaissance d'une troisième langue est considérée comme un atout pour travailler avec nos partenaires, fournisseurs, collègues et clients internationaux. Au Québec, le français demeure la principale langue de travail de notre entreprise.

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