Sr. Sourcing Specialist

Air Liquide•Houston, TX

About The Position

Air Liquide is hiring a Sr. Sourcing Specialist in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The role acts as a liaison between procurement and operations, supports supply chain activities and programs, contributes to savings targets, and helps ensure service levels for Operations and Support Functions. The specialist leads sourcing for an assigned zone or business unit, manages commercial risk, supports sourcing for capital projects, maintenance, and plant turnarounds, and provides sourcing guidance to internal customers and field buyers. The work is primarily in an office environment with occasional time in a plant environment.

Requirements

College degree with two years of purchasing experience supporting operations or manufacturing, or two years of operations experience with strong commercial skill sets.
At least five years of progressive experience in Supply Chain Management organizations.

Responsibilities

Lead bidding and sourcing activities for purchases in the assigned zone or business unit.
Manage communications between Air Liquide and bidders.
Help internal customers develop technical specifications and scopes of work.
Investigate and qualify bidders, and recommend bidders.
Develop and issue requests for quotes (RFQs).
Lead job walks and bid clarification meetings with internal customers.
Issue clarifications or amendments to specifications or scopes of work to bidders.
Complete commercial bid tabulations and technical bid tabulations, including analysis with internal customers.
Negotiate final prices and commercial terms and make sourcing recommendations to internal customers.
Author and execute materials and services contracts as required.
Identify and address business risks during the bidding and sourcing process.
Verify contractors are appropriately safety-screened and initiate pre-screening for new contractors as required.
Verify hold harmless and indemnification documentation and current certificates of insurance are on file; initiate and negotiate documentation for new contractors as required.
Verify critical suppliers are on the approved supplier list and initiate qualification for new critical suppliers as required.
Proactively manage sourcing for major capital projects, maintenance, and plant turnarounds.
Attend budget planning meetings and participate in turnaround planning meetings for the assigned business unit or zone.
Lead turnaround procurement planning and pre-turnaround supplier site visits.
Maintain activity tracking sheets for major turnarounds and current listings of tactical sourcing initiatives.
Develop business plan strategies and opportunities for spend in unmanaged categories.
Document and report cost savings and provide sourcing documentation to support purchase orders.
Maintain a current listing of contractors used in the assigned business unit or zone.
Provide expertise in contract and terms negotiations, including commercial terms, hold harmless terms, and certificates of insurance.
Understand the operation and maintenance details of equipment used in the assigned zone or business unit.
Train and mentor new Field Sourcing Specialists.
Provide reports and execute special initiatives as instructed by a Field Sourcing Specialist Manager.
Participate in Category Management strategic sourcing initiatives and relevant supplier relationship management meetings.
Support Corporate Supply Chain initiatives, promote use of managed suppliers and frame agreements, report frame-agreement non-compliance, and identify opportunities to create frame agreements.
Manage and resolve quality or performance issues with non-managed suppliers.
Provide on-site sourcing support during major plant turnarounds.
Facilitate the sale of surplus assets.
Provide sourcing support and purchasing best practices to field buyers in the assigned business unit or zone.