Sr. Field Sourcing Specialist

Airgas • Independence, OH

4d • $75,000 - $105,000 • Hybrid

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 Sr Field Sourcing Specialist in Independence, OH! This position is a hybrid role located in Independence, OH. Job Description Summary: Provide dedicated professional sourcing and other value creation services to assigned business units or operating zones to support and achieve safety, efficiency, compliance and savings initiatives and objectives. Specific activities include competitive bidding, proposal analysis, negotiation of price and commercial terms, vendor management and asset sales

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution is required.
• At least five years purchasing experience supporting operations or manufacturing
• Previous experience implementing cost savings programs/initiatives

Nice To Haves

• Previous SAP experience preferred
• Previous chemical manufacturing experience a plus

Responsibilities

• Lead bidding and sourcing activities for all purchases by assigned zone or business unit (BU): o Manage all contact between Airgas and bidders. Assist in developing technical specifications and/or scopes of work with internal customers. o Investigate, qualify and recommend bidders. Develop and issue formal requests for quotes (RFQ's). Lead job walks and bid clarification meetings with internal customers. Issue clarifications or amendments to the specification or work scope to all bidders. Complete commercial bid tabulations. Complete technical bid tabulations including analysis with internal customers. Negotiate final price and commercial terms. Make sourcing recommendations to internal customers. Author and execute materials and services contracts as required.
• Manage commercial risk for all purchases by assigned zone or business unit: Identify and address business risks during the bidding and sourcing process. Verify that all contractors are appropriately pre-screened for safety, and initiate the contractor pre-screening process for new contractors as required. Verify that hold harmless and indemnification documentation is in place as well as a current certificate of insurance is on file with all contractors. Initiate and negotiate hold harmless and indemnification documentation for new contractors as required. Verify that critical suppliers are on the approved supplier list, and initiate the critical supplier qualification process for new suppliers as required.
• Proactively manage sourcing activity for all major capital, maintenance and plant turnarounds (TAR): o Attend and actively participate in budget planning meetings for assigned BU or zone. Actively participate in TAR planning meetings.

Benefits

• medical, dental, and vision plans, vacation, sick time, floating holidays, and paid holidays for full-time employees
• progressive parental leave package for our eligible Airgas parents, offering generous paid time off for the birth or placement of children
• 401k plan with company matching funds
• tuition reimbursement
• discounted college tuition for employees’ dependents
• Airgas Scholarship Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees