Supply Chain Planning Lead Job Kingston area,Ontario Canada,Supply Chain/Logistics

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Supply Chain Planning Lead - Kingston

Date: 23 Oct 2026

Location: Toronto, ON, CA

Company: Alstom

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 Supply Chain Planning Lead in Kingston, ON we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your project management and supply chain expertise in a cutting‑edge field. You’ll work alongside a collaborative and forward‑thinking team of professionals.

You’ll play a central role in ensuring the smooth delivery of materials and products for one of Canada’s largest public transit transformation projects. Day‑to‑day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (Industrilization, Procurement, Production, Logistics, Quality and Finance), coordinate material flows to site and production line, and ensure quality, cost, and delivery (QCD) commitments are met, and much more.

This is a full‑time role, 5 days a week at our manufacturing facility in Kingston, ON

We’ll look to you for:

Lead Material Planning, Industrial/Production Planning and Transport/Customs activities
Ensure material availability, production readiness and effective flow of materials in support of manufacturing QCD objectives
Coordinating Quality, Cost, Deliverable commitments across teams and stakeholders
Overseeing the Bill of Materials and obsolescence management plans

Key Responsibilities

Lead the Material Planning team and ensure effective execution of material‑planning processes for internal and external suppliers
Ensure material requirements are translated into accurate demand and purchasing/material‑planning requirements
Monitor material coverage and readiness by product, production sequence and project
Ensure timely visibility of shortages, late materials, supplier risks and required recovery actions
Drive supplier‑delivery escalation in coordination with Procurement and applicable supplier‑performance functions
Ensure accuracy of material‑planning master data and appropriate management of MRP exception messages
Establish and monitor material‑readiness KPIs and action plans
Support inventory optimization and contribute to Hard Inventory / stock management
Lead and develop Industrial Planning capability for Kingston manufacturing
Ensure manufacturing demand is correctly captured and maintained in the applicable ERP/planning tools
Establish and maintain production / industrial planning aligned with project demand, manufacturing capacity and material availability
Coordinate manufacturing sequence, work-order planning and production priorities
Monitor production progress versus plan and identify schedule or capacity constraints
Ensure alignment between demand, material availability, manufacturing resources and project requirements
Drive recovery planning where production or material constraints impacts committed milestones
Apply applicable Industrial Planning standards, processes and KPIs
Coordinate transport and customs activities required for inbound material
Ensure visibility and traceability of critical international and domestic shipments
Monitor transportation performance, delivery dates and associated risks
Ensure customs compliance within the assigned scope
Coordinate Supply Chain readiness with Production, Industrialization, Logistics and Quality
Ensure effective interfaces for receiving, warehouse/material flow, line feeding, missing…