Materials Management Mechanical Spare Parts Provisioning Analyst

Reimagine What's PossibleAt Air Products, we reimagine what's possible. By tapping into the motivation of our people and our collective experience, we create the ideas and innovations that drive us forward. When we come together – where every voice is heard and everyone knows they belong and matter – we create solutions that launch people into space, support lifesaving care in hospitals, and enable the construction of groundbreaking, world scale production facilities.Are you someone with a strong mechanical aptitude and the ability to translate equipment documentation into practical provisioning solutions? This technically oriented materials management role is responsible for evaluating industrial equipment and developing spare parts strategies that support safe, reliable, and cost-effective operation of Air Products facilities throughout North and South America.The successful candidate will work closely with our internal Engineering, Operations, Maintenance, and Procurement teams. They will also work with our equipment suppliers to understand how equipment functions, identify potential failure modes, determine appropriate sparing requirements, and ensure critical spare parts are available to support plant commissioning and long-term reliability.Candidates with hands-on equipment experience, maintenance, reliability, engineering, manufacturing, or plant operations backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.Key Responsibilities:Review equipment documentations, drawings, vendor manuals, and recommended spare parts lists to identify spare parts requirements and develop equipment Bills of Materials (BOMs).Determine appropriate spare parts requirements and recommended stocking quantities in accordance with approved sparing philosophies, operational requirements, and industry best practices.Collaborate with engineers, maintenance, operators, and equipment suppliers to validate vendor spare parts recommendations to ensure alignment with Air Products' sparing philosophies and operational requirements.Support the development of spare parts cost estimates for new project opportunities.Activities must be completed within project schedules and budget constraints to support successful plant start-up and long-term operational reliability. This role contributes directly to inventory optimization, cost savings, asset reliability, and downtime mitigation through effective spare parts planning and SAP master data management.Principal Accountabilities:Lead provisioning kickoff meetings with project stakeholders to establish scope, deliverables, schedules, and spare parts requirements for new projects.Review equipment documentation and apply existing Operations and product-line sparing philosophies to identify required spare parts.Coordinate the material master creation and extension process, including submission of requests to the Coding Team for new material numbers.Develop, maintain, and validate equipment spare parts BOMs in SAP for all applicable project assets.Monitor, track, and forecast project spare parts budgets, and project completion status.Support spare parts estimating activities for new project opportunities by working closely with Project Development Engineering, Operations, Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, and equipment suppliers.Establish initial safety stock for new plants by evaluating criticality, existing inventory, reliability considerations, and sparing strategies.Identify opportunities to leverage existing inventory across facilities to reduce procurement costs and improve inventory utilization.Participate in an on-call rotation supporting operational requirements during weekends and holidays approximately three to four times per year.Preferred Skills / Competencies:5+ years' experience in materials management, procurement, or related fields is preferredB.S. in an engineering discipline or related subject area is preferredWorking knowledge of SAP, including the ability to navigate and utilize standard transactions, and retrieve and maintain dataStrong technical, analytical and problem-solving skillsAbility to interpret P&IDs, equipment lists, and vendor documentationInventory management and supply chain knowledgeCross-functional collaboration and project management skillsProficiency with Excel and data analysis toolsWhat We Offer:Affordable medical, dental, and vision insurance available day one of employment401(k) retirement savings plan with immediate vesting of company match and core contributionsPaid vacation, holidays, and sick timePaid parental leaveAdoption assistanceFlexible Spending Accounts (medical, dependent daycare)Health Savings AccountLife Insurance (AD&D), Supplemental AD&DAir Products proudly values the skills, dedication, and leadership that veterans offer. As a veteran-friendly organization, we actively encourage and welcome veterans to apply for various roles within our company. We recognize the outstanding strengths and experiences that veterans contribute and foster a workplace that honors your service while providing a platform for professional growth.Founded in 1940, Air Products is a world-leading industrial gases company and has a proud history of innovation, operational excellence, with an unwavering commitment to safety and environmental stewardship. Working together, we are taking our passion and diverse backgrounds forward to reimagine what's possible and generate a cleaner future for our customers, our communities, and the world. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer (U.S.). You will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, citizenship, gender, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, or veteran status.Air Products is committed to working with and providing a reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please e-mail us at View email address on click.appcast.io.