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.
Lead bidding and sourcing activities for all purchases by assigned zone or business unit (BU).
Manage all contact between Air Liquide and bidders.
Collaborate with internal customers to define scopes of work, lead job walks, and facilitate technical bid analysis.
Conduct comprehensive commercial and technical bid tabulations to ensure objective supplier comparisons.
Negotiate final price and commercial terms.
Make sourcing recommendations to internal customers.
Author and execute materials and services contracts as required.
Requirements
College degree with 2 years purchasing experience supporting operations or manufacturing, or 2 years operations with strong commercial skill sets.
Some sourcing experience in a Supply Chain Management organization.
Preferred: Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in Supply Chain Management organizations.