RSC Platform Cost & Competitiveness Manager

Req ID:514159

We create smart innovations to meet the mobility challenges of today and tomorrow. We design and manufacture a complete range of transportation systems, from high-speed trains to electric buses and driverless trains, as well as infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility solutions. Joining us means joining a truly global community of more than 38 900 people dedicated to solving real-world mobility challenges and achieving international projects with sustainable local impact.

For Platforms we are currently looking for a motivated and enthusiastic RSC Regional Platform Cost & Competitiveness Manager at Savigliano site in Italy

This position follows a hybrid working model, combining remote work and on-site presence.

Purpose of the job:

In charge for her/his Platform of:

• Developing and implementing competitiveness strategies for projects, Ref.-Lib and products under R&D-development
• Analyzing performance indicators and proposing improvement plans
• Coordinating with commercial, technical, and financial teams to ensure profitability
• Overseeing benchmarking and market studies to identify competitiveness levers
• Delivering cost reductions with accurate QCDP commitments in a timely manner
• Managing project costs and ensuring clear cost-per-unit commitments
• Supporting Project Managers in financial reviews and action plan closures
• Develop and follow competitiveness actions on projects and tenders
• Managing competitiveness plans on the platform’s projects, reference libraries and reference solutions : driving during project development , implementation during tender preparation, monitoring during project execution
• Support pre-tendering / tendering activities and start of projects with reference libraries.
• Collecting ROE on relevant Projects

Performance measurements:

• Progress of Competitiveness action plan: volume/number of competitiveness actions proposed, progress of actions

Educational Requirements

Mandatory: Engineering degree and/or Business School

Experience

Mandatory: Minimum 5 years of experience in industry

Desirable:

• Experience in Railway industry
• Knowledgeable of Costing, or Engineering, or Sourcing in similar industry
• Experience in Design To Cost
• Good knowledge on Excel and Data management

Competencies & Skills

Technical:

• Project Management and / or Industry background
• Ability to recognize product and associated costs, and understand operational flows (engineering, manufacturing, industrial, etc)
• Understanding of basic enterprise internal processes: Tenders, Projects, Engineering, Industrial, Sourcing, Quality and their interfaces…
• Sufficient awareness of financial rules and contractual aspects (bonds & guarantees, …)
• Good communication skill (presentations, synthesis, relationship with contributors ...)
• Comfortable in an international and a multi-cultural environment
• Fluent in English: spoken and written

Behavioural:

• Results and data driven, Design to Cost spirit
• Rigorous, able to give structure to a collective team work
• Leadership to achieve results and benefits
• Collaborative management, facilitating team working, able to drive a collective team work
• Comfortable in an international and a multi-cultural environment
• Ability to deliver on-time
• Transparency, autonomy, anticipation, initiative, reactivity

Training to be performed: Alstom financial rules, Design To Cost (for RSC)

Salary Range 43.400 € - 57.800 €

CCNL (Contratto Collettivo Nazionale del Lavoro) applied: Metalmeccanici Industria

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.