Field Sourcing Specialist Jobs

World leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health, Air Liquide is present in 80 countries with approximately 66,000 employees and serves more than 3,6 million customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen have been at the core of the company’s activities since its creation in 1902. Air Liquide’s ambition is to be the leader in its industry, delivering long-term performance and acting responsibly.

Candidate must have valid employment authorization in the U.S. and must not require visa sponsorship now or in the future. This position is not open for non-immigrant visa sponsorship.

Job Summary:

Provide dedicated professional sourcing and other value creation services to assigned business units or operating zone to support and achieve safety, efficiency, compliance and savings initiatives and objectives. Specific activities include competitive bidding, proposal analysis, negotiation of price and commercial terms, vendor management and asset sales.

Essential Job Functions:

• Lead job walks and bid clarification meetings with internal customers.
• Identify and address business risks during the bidding and sourcing process.
• Verify that all contractors are appropriately pre-screened for safety, and initiate the contractor pre-screening process for new contractors as required.
• Assist in developing technical specifications and/or scopes of work with internal customers.
• From time to time, handle emergency calls after hours and weekends and take timely required action to address internal customers needs.
• Develop business plan strategies / opportunities for BU or zone spend in unmanaged categories.
• Verify that critical suppliers are on the approved supplier list, and initiate the critical supplier qualification process for new suppliers as required.
• Provide support and best purchasing practices to field buyers within assigned BU or zone.
• Issue clarifications or amendments to the specification or work scope to all bidders.
• Maintain current listing of active and upcoming tactical (capital and expense) sourcing initiatives.
• Provide on-site sourcing support during major plant turn arounds (TARS).
• Proactively manage sourcing activity for all major capital, maintenance and plant turnarounds (TAR):
• Identify opportunities for creation of frame agreements.
• Lead bidding and sourcing activities for all purchases by assigned zone or business unit (BU):
• Champion use of managed suppliers (frame agreements).
• Participate in relevant supplier relationship management meetings.
• Manage and resolve quality or performance issues with non-managed suppliers.
• Provide timely and accurate reporting and documentation on sourcing activities:
• Document and report all cost savings associated with sourcing activities.
• Attend and actively participate in budget planning meetings for assigned BU or zone.
• Develop and issue formal requests for quotes (RFQ's).
• Make sourcing recommendations to internal customers.
• Maintain current listing of contractors utilized in assigned BU or zone.
• Support Corporate Supply Chain initiatives and programs:
• Author and execute materials and services contracts as required.
• Complete technical bid tabulations including analysis with internal customers.
• Report events of non-compliance (leakage) of frame agreements to appropriate category manager.
• Maintain TAR activity tracking sheet for each major TAR.
• Verify that hold harmless and indemnification documentation is in place as well as a current certificate of insurance is on file with all contractors. Initiate and negotiate hold harmless and indemnification documentation for new contractors as required.
• Actively participate in TAR planning meetings.
• Manage all contact between Air Liquide and bidders.
• Lead TAR procurement planning process and pre-TAR supplier site visits.
• Provide supporting documentation on sourcing activities as backup to purchase orders.
• Investigate, qualify and recommend bidders.
• Complete commercial bid tabulations.
• Manage commercial risk for all purchases by assigned zone or business unit:
• Facilitate the sale of surplus assets.
• Negotiate final price and commercial terms.
• Provide other related value creation services to internal customer:

Education:

Required:

• College degree with 2 years purchasing experience supporting operations or manufacturing, or 2 years operations with strong commercial skill sets.

Experience:

Required:

• Some sourcing experience in a Supply Chain Management organization.

Preferred:

• Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in Supply Chain Management organizations.

Work Conditions:

• Office environment primarily, plant environment occasionally.

Core Competencies:

• Teamwork and Cooperation.
• Managing Competing Priorities.
• Flexibility.
• Customer Service Orientation.
• Solution Focused Decision Making.
• Organizational Commitment.
• Entrepreneurial Thinking.
• Communicating Effectively.
• Developing Others.

Key Competencies (abbr.)

• Self Control (SCT) Calms others in very stressful situations.
• Self Confidence (SCF) Presents confidence in own ability.
• Listening and Responding Acts to help.
• Analytical Thinking (AT) Makes complex plans or analyses/creates new models.
• Concern for Order and Quality (CO) Develops systems.
• Impact and Influence (IMP) Uses complex influence strategies.
• Information Seeking (INF) Does research/involves others.
• Team Leadership (TL) Promotes team effectiveness.