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Air Liquide

Industrial and medical gas provider

Supply Chain Management Senior Specialist

Supply Chain Management +1Confirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeTsukuba, Ibaraki, JapanNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • One to three years of experience developing product marketing plans.
  • Strong management experience and experience working with a team.
  • In-depth understanding of a relevant marketplace.
  • Ability to analyze and predict market trends.
  • Strong experience leading and facilitating cross-functional meetings, such as weekly site scheduling and monthly Sales and Operations Planning or Integrated Business Planning.
  • High analytical capability and demonstrated problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in high-pressure, fast-paced environments.
  • Proficiency in enterprise resource planning systems, with SAP strongly preferred, and Microsoft Office (Word and Excel) or Google applications; advanced Google Sheets skills are required.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as deputy to the Supply Chain Management Manager at the Tsukuba site, taking ownership of operational escalations, supply chain bottlenecks, and critical incident resolution.
  • Provide functional guidance, technical leadership, and work review for Supply Chain Management Specialists and Finite Planners; standardize operations through standard operating procedure creation and updates, and reduce single-point-of-failure risks.
  • Coordinate across Customer Service, Commercial/Sales, and Operations teams to manage high-priority shipments, emergency deliveries, and supply disruptions.
  • Work with the Finite Planner and Scheduler to refine short-term detailed production schedules and rolling supply plans covering demand, production, capacity, and inventory balance.
  • Lead site preparation for monthly Sales and Operations Planning and Integrated Business Planning reviews, presenting capacity-versus-demand analyses, bottleneck mitigation plans, and inventory projections to regional business unit leaders and site management.
  • Manage performance, service-level agreements, key performance indicators, and contract and rate negotiations for third-party logistics warehouse vendors, freight forwarders, and transport service providers.
  • Ensure compliance with local laws and company safety standards for transporting, storing, and handling dangerous goods and high-pressure gases at the Tsukuba site.
  • Oversee import/export trade compliance and international customs clearance procedures; lead root cause analysis and corrective and preventive actions for logistics and product shipment non-conformances.
  • Oversee the site-wide cycle-count program to maintain enterprise resource planning inventory accuracy across raw materials, intermediates, finished goods, and indirect materials.
  • Monitor raw-material consumption, investigate bill-of-material variances, and lead efforts to identify and dispose of slow-moving and obsolete inventory to improve days-on-hand metrics.
  • Promote a zero-accident safety culture across warehouse and office environments, ensuring adherence to personal protective equipment requirements, site safety protocols, and 5S standards.
  • Lead Lean Six Sigma and continuous-improvement projects to optimize supply chain workflows, reduce lead times and waste, and lower operational and logistics costs.

Desired Qualifications

  • Previous Sales and Marketing experience.
  • SAP experience.

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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