Sourcing Specialist

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW

Plan optimize and oversee the procurement pricing and promotion of a specific product or service category to maximize profitability and meet customer needs.

The Sourcing Specialist - Equipment will be responsible for :

• Day to Day lead & follow up activities within the defined categories including contracting supplier validation& implementation of catalog in local ERP.
• Sourcing execution of operations needed (within the defined threshold) & preparing effective strategy to consolidate the demand business requirements and concluding at best cost pricing through the ERP RFX.
• Identify catalog / CSP opportunities improvement in sourcing process (E-RFX / Auction)working closely together with buyers.
• Identify new opportunities to create procurement efficiencies with a focus on recurrent ECCO / one off based on internal present & future requirements utilising supplier and competitor market analysis.

Main Accountabilities

1- Jointly with business & operations define & coordinate the deployment approach / plan for categories under his / her responsibility based on internal present & future requirements utilizing supplier & competitor market analysis

2- Ensure deployment & maintenance of category approach in all entities. This includes coordinating RFx process bids evaluation Negotiation etc.

3- Manage contracts & supplier relationship in the long term & risk assessment.

4- Accountable for the procurement performance related to the managed portfolio analyse trends monitor related KPIs and adjust short term strategies

5- Manage relationship with key suppliers and monitor their performance

6. Perform supplier risk management qualification process

Related Activities

Manage local spend of the equipment category >

1M Euro

Perform rigorous analysis on local category cost base and suppliers to ensure delivery of spend and efficiency targets

Ensure supply to the business and execution of local procurement

Manage local supplier performance (performance to SLAs continuous improvement cost and innovation)

Stay abreast of market conditions and trends (including global pricing benchmarks) to inform strategy and ensure supply continuity

Analyse the requirements and challenge specifications with maintenance teams selection of potential suppliers.

Implement best practice category management techniques

Implement standards processes and tools consistent with overall procurement function

Based on yearly maintenance budget and close cooperation with internal stakeholders identify procurement opportunities with a focus of avoided OPEX / CAPEX via bundling the needs or creation of contracts

Identify new opportunities to create procurement efficiencies (ECCO- R / One off)based on internal current or future requirements.

Participate in the local and central skill development plan activities

Be accountable for the sourcing efficiencies projects performance outcome related to His / Her portfolio

1. Category Strategy

Define 3 years local category strategy including the supplier strategy for its scope

In close cooperation with Stakeholders establish yearly ambition and its updates (within the target and rolling forecast processes)

Implement and manage the local category strategy

Liaise with other HUB Category Managers / clusters / countries counterparts to ensure alignment on sourcing initiatives and priorities as well as assessing practices for consideration in own efforts

Analyze current procurement portfolio spend supply base contracts for the local entity

Analyze industry market profile and key suppliers TCO drivers

Identify Risks & Opportunities

Perform internal and external benchmarks in relationship with the Procurement Performance Manager

Identify short term opportunities (volumes consolidation bundling) and long term opportunities (standardization etc) and consolidate needs (OPEX and CAPEX) establish RFx planning

2. Sourcing execution & Contract Management

Follow the contract compliance upload all the local and regional contract into the local ERP database as well as in ZYCUS

Manage the yearly indexation of contracts Volume rebates check if conditions are inline with Local Regional / Global Contracts / FWA

On yearly basis manage the Supplier Price Increase (SPI) process for annual orders

Communicate and explain contracts to Buyers Spot Buyers & Requisitioners for deployment and appropriate execution in the system. Communicate them as well to internal customers (BL functions Project Proc)

Analyze offers using TCO and Should Cost approaches make scenarios and propose short list of suppliers based on fact-based and agreed criteria to requesters

Select suppliers and negotiate contracts in alignment with Regional Category Managers

Communicate and explain contracts to Spot Buyers / Requisitioners and finance team for deployment and appropriate execution in the system.

Communicate contracts to internal customers (Supply chain)

Establish measures and controls to ensure and track successful implementation of the contract in collaboration with Procurement Performance Manager

Follow and manage contract implementation (application of price escalation formulas volume rebate collection products and services portfolio management progress clauses renewal etc.) including

Update of procurement database (contracts catalogues...)

Define and periodically review buying channels

Manage incidents and claims

3. Suppliers relationship management

Lead SRM activities for key suppliers of his / her category (supplier strategy evaluations review and audit innovation initiatives internal promotion of supplier supplier days)

Understand (and in some cases is involved in) the strategy of his / her most important suppliers

Animate the supplier qualification and audit process in collaboration with Inspection teams HSEQ and Technical experts

Support in Corporate Social Program (CSP) nomination process (validation)

Contribute to supplier risk identification and mitigation to ensure compliance with risk mapping regulation

Facilitate introduction of suppliers to company level stakeholders

4. Stakeholders management

Develop and manage relationship with internal customers to ensure deployment of category strategies

Develop internal customer feedback on category strategies

Develop internal customer feedback regarding Supplier Performance

Lead working sessions with internal customers to identify TCO reduction opportunities

Develop proactive proximity and build recognition of the procurement function with internal customers

5. Continuous Improvement

Conduct periodic surveys to measure internal customer feedback for continuous improvement in collaboration with the Procurement Performance Manager

Get suggestions from suppliers to improve AL processes and develop innovations originating from suppliers

Undertake corrective actions with suppliers to improve performance (e.g. Supplier development programs progress plans) and track progress

Undertake corrective actions with Functions to improve contract compliance

Proactively organize sessions with internal customers to identify further TCO / TVO reduction opportunities : standardization joint process improvement opportunities value engineering etc

Identify opportunities for automating Purchase Orders (catalogues Open PO Blanket Purchase Orders etc.)

Analyze spot buying reduction opportunities define and implement corrective actions

6. Reporting

Consolidate and present Category Management action plan to his / her Management

Provide periodic activity reporting to his / her Management on actual and projected savings related to his / her categories

Are you a MATCH

2. Minimum 5 years of experience in Project Management / Engineering / Procurement in a mid-sized or above company.

Knowledge and Knowhow specific to the job

Be Act Engage

Category & Sourcing Strategy (Must have)

Category & Market Expertise (Must have)

Supplier Selection Qualification & Relationship (Must have)

Negotiations & Contract Knowledge (Must have)

Performance & Process Management (Data KPI & Digital Tools) (Must have)

Planification & Expediting (Good to have)

Financial Analysis (Transversal) (Should have)

Project Management (Transversal) (Must have)

Data analysis

Complementary Capabilities

Thinking & Partnering strategically

Influencing for Change

Managing conflict

Analysing and solving problems

Strong interpersonal skills including written and oral communication skills

Our Differences make our Performance

At Air Liquide we are committed to build a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees our customers patients community stakeholders and cultures across the world.

We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants regardless of their background. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.

Required Experience :

IC

Key Skills

Purchasing,Sourcing,Procurement,Vendor Management,ATS,HR Sourcing,Supply Chain Experience,Supplier Management,Contract Negotiation,negotiation,Contracts,Recruiting

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1