Procurement Buyer

Airgas Inc • Tulsa, OK

40d • Onsite

About The Position

At Airgas, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world. Airgas is Hiring for a Procurement Buyer in Tulsa, OK! We are looking for you ! Recruiter: Roseanne Khachikyan / [email protected] / 424-318-0169 Support all field, operations and engineering internal customers with professional competitive bidding, proposal analysis, negotiation and contract development for goods and services. Ensuring that all requests have clearly defined mechanical and performance specifications and/or scope of work to effectively communicate Airgas requirements to potential suppliers Maximizing the purchasing power of Air Liquide USA and Airgas, to reduce our total cost of ownership and increase efficiencies and measure these savings Ensuring timely and accurate placement of purchase orders/contracts in accordance with the requirements of internal customers and the approved supplier list maximizing the savings achieved in each transaction Enters purchase orders into the ERP system Protecting Air Liquide through sound commercial and legal terms incorporated in the purchase order or contract Effectively issuing requests for proposal, analyzing technical and commercial responses from suppliers on required products and services, negotiating the requirements and sourcing the requirement through accepted suppliers. Identifying and implementing pricing agreements with preferred suppliers for continuous improvement and cost savings Managing all blanket orders to ensure expiration dates do not lapse before renewal. Establishing additional blanket orders and or contracts where beneficial Displays proficient knowledge and use of Oracle R12 procurement and reporting modules Proficient in the use of Google+ products, including Slides, Calendar, Drive, Sheets, and Docs Proficient use of Google+ for e-mail

Requirements

• Minimum of 2-5 years of progressive experience in Supply Chain Management
• Proficient use of Google+ for e-mail
• Proficient in the use of Google+ products, including Slides, Calendar, Drive, Sheets, and Docs

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or other business related fields. Purchasing services experience will be considered.

Responsibilities

• Support all field, operations and engineering internal customers with professional competitive bidding, proposal analysis, negotiation and contract development for goods and services.
• Ensuring that all requests have clearly defined mechanical and performance specifications and/or scope of work to effectively communicate Airgas requirements to potential suppliers
• Maximizing the purchasing power of Air Liquide USA and Airgas, to reduce our total cost of ownership and increase efficiencies and measure these savings
• Ensuring timely and accurate placement of purchase orders/contracts in accordance with the requirements of internal customers and the approved supplier list maximizing the savings achieved in each transaction
• Enters purchase orders into the ERP system
• Protecting Air Liquide through sound commercial and legal terms incorporated in the purchase order or contract
• Effectively issuing requests for proposal, analyzing technical and commercial responses from suppliers on required products and services, negotiating the requirements and sourcing the requirement through accepted suppliers.
• Identifying and implementing pricing agreements with preferred suppliers for continuous improvement and cost savings
• Managing all blanket orders to ensure expiration dates do not lapse before renewal.
• Establishing additional blanket orders and or contracts where beneficial
• Displays proficient knowledge and use of Oracle R12 procurement and reporting modules
• Proficient in the use of Google+ products, including Slides, Calendar, Drive, Sheets, and Docs
• Proficient use of Google+ for e-mail

Benefits

• We care about and support all Airgas associates. This is evident not only through our competitive compensation but also through a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision plans, vacation, sick time, floating holidays, and paid holidays for full-time employees.
• We provide a progressive parental leave package for our eligible Airgas parents, offering generous paid time off for the birth or placement of children.
• Additionally, we offer our employees a 401k plan with company matching funds, tuition reimbursement, discounted college tuition for employees' dependents, and an Airgas Scholarship Program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees