Senior Buyer

Air Liquide•Newark, DE

8d•$100,000

About The Position

The Innovation and Development Division (IDD) drives the innovation strategy for the Hubs and Operations, and contributes to the Group's transformation. It is responsible for imagining, developing and incubating new solutions until they are brought to market, particularly when it comes to offers with a high technological content (including digital and IT). IDD gathers more than 3,000 employees from 70 nationalities at 60 sites. How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW? We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Buyer to manage the end-to-end Procure-to-Pay (P2P) lifecycle for a growing fleet of plants (currently 7) across the USA that produce renewable natural gas (RNG). Reporting to the Director of Procurement, the Senior Buyer will support all plant operations and new-site development activities with competitive bidding, purchase order creation, negotiation and contract development for goods and services, supplier development, and supplier relationship management. A successful Senior Buyer will alleviate the procurement burden on our plant staff, by establishing master catalogs, streamlining vendor relationships, and ensuring that critical consumables and MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Operations) parts are delivered with zero downtime. Additionally, the Senior Buyer will have the opportunity to “shape” a simple, fit-for-purpose, and streamlined process, as we will be transitioning into a new ERP. We looking for you!!

Requirements

7+ years of experience in supply-chain management, preferably in a buyer, sourcing specialist or project management capacity
Experience in supplier selection, qualification, negotiation and relationship management
A partner-centric approach to internal stakeholders, ensuring sourcing strategies align with broader departmental goals and operational timelines
Independent, strongly motivated, and autonomous
Unwavering commitment to ethical sourcing practices and compliance with corporate governance and HSE (Health, Safety and Environmental) standards
The candidate must have valid unrestricted employment authorization in the U.S. and must not require visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

Degree in business, supply chain management, logistics, or similar

Responsibilities

Procure-to-Pay Lifecycle Management: (i) Drive Procure-to-Pay (P2P) excellence by ensuring the precise and timely execution of daily purchase orders and contracts. Maintain rigorous standards for data integrity—including pricing, lead times, and technical specifications—while ensuring all Scopes of Work (SOW) and performance metrics align with sound commercial and legal protections; (ii) drive ‘Master Data Governance’ by working with plant leadership to establish and enforce standardized part numbering conventions and technical description protocols; (iii) ensure data integrity across the ERP system, facilitating accurate spend analytics and inventory management.
Strategic Sourcing: (i) Lead procurement initiatives to enhance competitiveness and vendor diversification, seeking to maximize the purchasing power of the business, to reduce our total cost of ownership, increase efficiencies and measure efficiencies and savings; (ii) identify and implement frame agreements and service agreements with preferred suppliers for continuous improvement and cost savings across the fleet; (iii) manage the execution of comprehensive RFPs/RFQs, the commercial and technical evaluation of supplier proposals, and value-creation through negotiations with qualified vendors; (iv) oversee the lifecycle management of blanket purchase orders, implementing proactive renewal strategies to eliminate coverage gaps; (v) strategically identify opportunities to consolidate high-volume, low-spend transactions into comprehensive contracts to drive administrative efficiency and cost savings
Sourcing for planned-maintenance activities: Actively participate in planning of annual planned maintenance shutdowns for each facility, verifying that critical suppliers are on the approved supplier list, and initiate the supplier qualification process for new suppliers as required.
Logistics Coordination: Source logistics providers based on order specifications and lead time demands. Act as a key liaison to Site Management, ensuring local teams are fully integrated into the delivery communications allowing them to facilitate seamless on-site reception and 'last-mile' execution.
Procurement Transformation: Lead the design and implementation of procurement processes and governance during ERP transition, establishing SOP’s, PO templates and standardized workflows.

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