Field Sourcing Specialist

Field Sourcing Specialist

Provide dedicated professional sourcing and other value creation services to assigned business units or operating zone 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.

Job Duties:

• Foster and coordinate all communication between Air Liquide and bidders.
• Assist in developing technical specifications and/or scopes of work with internal customers.
• Evaluate, qualify and recommend bidders.
• Develop and issue formal requests for quotes (RFQ's).
• Guide 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.
• Develop and finalize materials and services contracts as required.
• Identify and address business risks during the bidding and sourcing process.
• Ensure that all contractors are appropriately pre-screened for safety, and initiate the contractor pre-screening process for new contractors as required.
• Confirm 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.
• Confirm that critical suppliers are on the approved supplier list, and initiate the critical supplier qualification process for new suppliers as required.
• Attend and actively participate in budget planning meetings for assigned BU or zone.
• Actively participate in TAR planning meetings.
• Guide TAR procurement planning process and pre-TAR supplier site visits.
• Maintain TAR activity tracking sheet for each major TAR.
• Maintain current listing of active and upcoming tactical (capital and expense) sourcing initiatives.
• Develop business plan strategies/opportunities for BU or zone spend in unmanaged categories.
• Document and report all cost savings associated with sourcing activities.
• Provide supporting documentation on sourcing activities as backup to purchase orders.
• Maintain current listing of contractors utilized in assigned BU or zone.
• Advocate the use of managed suppliers (frame agreements).
• Report events of non-compliance (leakage) of frame agreements to appropriate category manager.
• Identify opportunities for creation of frame agreements.
• Participate in relevant supplier relationship management meetings.
• Facilitate solutions for quality or performance alignment with non-managed suppliers.
• Provide on-site sourcing support during major plant turn arounds (TARS).
• Facilitate the sale of surplus assets.
• Share support and excellent purchasing insights with field buyers within assigned BU or zone.
• From time to time, handle emergency calls after hours and weekends and take timely required action to address internal customers needs.

Are You a Match?

Required Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED.
• 5 years purchasing experience supporting operations or manufacturing, or 5 years operations with strong commercial skill sets.
• Some sourcing experience in a Supply Chain Management organization.
• Excellent organizational skills with a demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities, adapt to changing business needs, and execute tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Self-starter who approaches challenges with an innovative perspective and a focus on continuous process improvement.
• Ability to articulate complex ideas clearly and build strong, trusting relationships across all levels of the organization.
• Candidates must have valid employment authorization in the U.S. and must not require visa sponsorship now or in the future. This position is not open for non-immigrant visa sponsorship.

Work Conditions:

• Office environment primarily, plant environment occasionally.