Air Liquide

Industrial and medical gas provider

Manager - Purchasing

Procurement & SourcingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A university degree in Business Administration, law, engineering, or equivalent is required.
At least 10 years of procurement and supplier management experience is required.
Good knowledge of strategic and project procurement is required to conduct category management and procurement activities within the dedicated procurement category.
Ability to independently organize and host internal and external meetings and coordinate across teams and departments.
Good communication skills and ability to work as part of a team.

Responsibilities

Execute the project procurement plan for assigned projects.
Coordinate procurement activities between the project team and the appropriate category manager for lead items.
Work directly with suppliers of non-lead equipment to competitively support the project.
Use budgetary measures and support project procurement management to improve E&C competitiveness and performance.
Define project-specific vendor lists jointly with Project Management for proposals and project execution.
Develop Commercial Bid Analysis under Total Cost of Ownership consideration.
Ensure the category team conducts pre-award negotiations.
Recommend purchases to the Project Procurement Manager, Project Manager, Global Category Management, and Centre Procurement Director, as applicable.
Negotiate directly with suppliers or support managers in negotiations for non-lead equipment.
Support warranty case clarification and claim management.
Identify, track, and report key performance indicators and performance metrics.
Support the project team in meeting PPP targets and ensure supplier back charges are followed through.
Support the category buyer in developing sourcing strategies and qualifying new suppliers, involving other E&C functions such as Products/Technology and Project Management.
Contribute to cost, delivery-time, and risk-reduction projects while maintaining required quality.
Implement E&C spend targets in low-cost countries within the assigned category and negotiate global MOUs or contracts.
Establish and communicate action plans for assigned projects, including spend analysis, objectives, sourcing plans, resources, and milestones.
Support deployment of the common Supplier Relation Management tool and related workflows.
Identify, develop, and qualify new suppliers in the zone to improve competitiveness and raise service benchmarks.
Contribute to the company's competitiveness improvement programs.

Desired Qualifications

Experience in a multinational company and/or the chemical industry is preferred.

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

The position is responsible for executing the project procurement plan for his/her assigned project(s). Incumbent will coordinate procurement activities directly between the project team and the appropriate category manager for lead items. He / She will also work directly with suppliers of non-lead equipment to competitively support the project. Must also use budgetary measures and support project procurement management to drive improvements toward E&C competitiveness and performance

Operative effectiveness:

Define, jointly with Project Management, project specific vendor list for proposal- and project execution.
Develop Commercial Bid Analysis under Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) consideration
Ensure conduct of pre-award negotiations by category team
Recommend for purchase to Project Procurement Manager, Project Manager, Global Category Management and Centre Procurement Director, as applicable.
Negotiate with suppliers directly or support managers with negotiations of non-lead equipment.
Ensure support to warranty case clarification / claim management
Identify track and report key performance indicators / performance metrics
Support Project team by meeting PPP targets, ensuring that supplier back charges are followed through.

Development and Competitiveness:

Support category buyer in developing sourcing strategy leading to qualification of new suppliers while ensuring proper involvement of other E&C functions (Products / Technology and Project Management)
Contribute to cost, delivery time and risk reduction projects while maintaining the required quality
Implement E&C spend target in low cost countries in assigned category and negotiate global MOU or contracts
Establish and communicate action plan for assigned project: spend analysis, objectives, sourcing action plan, resources and milestones
Support common Supplier Relation Management tool and related workflows deployment
Identify, develop and qualify new suppliers in the zone with a view to improve competitiveness as well as raise the benchmark of services
Contribute to the company's competitiveness improvement programs.

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Are you a MATCH?

1. University degree in Business Administration and/ or law, engineering or equivalent,
2. Minimum 10 years or more of Procurement and Supplier management experience is required (multinational company and/or chemical industry preferred); Good knowledge in strategic and project procurement in order to conduct category management and procurement activities within the dedicated procurement category. ability to independently organize and host internal and external meetings, coordinate across teams/departments;
3. Good communication skills and team working ability/spirit;

Our Differences make our Performance

At Air Liquide, we are committed to build a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.

We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their background. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.

About the Company

Air Liquide

Industrial and medical gas provider

Air Liquide produces and supplies industrial and medical gases, such as oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, argon, and specialty gases, to manufacturers, healthcare providers, electronics, and energy companies. It operates through production plants, pipelines, cylinder networks, and on-site supply units, and it also designs and builds gas production and separation systems, including cryogenic air separation plants and large electrolyzers, via its engineering arm. Its Gas & Services business serves industry and healthcare and it is a major producer of hydrogen, investing in low-carbon hydrogen projects and electrolysis as part of industrial decarbonization. It serves the semiconductor industry and space programs as well. Its goal is to enable industrial decarbonization and the energy transition by providing reliable gases and engineering capabilities for large-scale gas production, hydrogen supply, and on-site services.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Paris, France
Founded: 1902

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