Sr. Category Specialist - Supply Chain Management

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How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW

Airgas is Hiring for a Sr. Category Specialist!

At Airgas we RESPECT HONOR and VALUE diversity. We are invested in cultivating a dynamic and inclusive culture.

• Strong passion for fostering an environment of Diversity Inclusion and Respect.

• Experience with developing contributing and supporting Airgas commitment to a World Class Service exceeding customer expectations and building brand loyalty.

• This positions preferred location is Houston TX. Additional options can be Radnor PA.

• This position requires a high level of initiative curiosity and potential to go beyond the described role as the team responsibilities evolve.

Excellent Benefits: Airgas offers a full benefits package that includes: Medical Dental Vision Life AD&D Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance Vacation Sick Paid Holidays 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match Tuition Assistance and much more! Benefits Start after 30 days of employment

Recruiter: Roseanne Khachikyan / /

Job Description Summary: Critical member of the Category Management team providing support for all assigned business units responsible for proactively managing the spend including but not limited to: strategic sourcing contract negotiation and management commercial negotiations supplier relationship management support demand planning and customer interface. Assists manager and team members in the development and deployment of Category Management strategies.

• Develop and present business plans to key stakeholders for spend categories under areas of responsibility.

• Generate and execute Category strategies and Supplier Relationship Management programs consistent with the Air Liquide approved framework.

• Collaborate with Group Procurement on initiatives on an as-needed basis.

• Establish network with stakeholders in the business to remain connected on key issues.

• Coordinate and drive activities related to the annual planning process working across various Procurement organizations and Operations.

• Support emergency preparedness and emergency response situations to promote th safety of Air Liquide employees contractors and customers as well as business continuity.

• Lead Strategic Sourcing events for categories that correspond to areas of responsibility. Follow outline Blue Book sourcing methodology.

• Work collaboratively within Supply Chain Operations Support Purchasing Services Strategic Initiatives Key Stakeholders Americas Clusters and Global Procurement Group.

• Meet with key customers routinely and proactively identify sourcing and contract value opportunities.

• Manage end-to-end sourcing and contracting process (including RFPs) for assigned commodities and services.

• Assist with contract start-up functions involving appropriate department managers.

• Participate in identifying emerging opportunities within the supply community.

• Evaluate existing contract relationships to identify savings realized new savings opportunities risk mitigation strategies and other commercial terms enhancements.

• Leverage market intelligence to evaluate negotiate and manage annual price fluctuations. Leverage market intelligence to anticipate and act upon various supply chain challenges.

• Negotiate commercial terms for significant or aggregated project-based spend associated with managed categories.

• Demonstrate competency in negotiating legal terms and conditions.

• Manage contract life-cycle for all Frame Agreements within area of responsibility.

• Utilize all Supply Chain technologies for Contract Management SRM and Spend Analysis.

• Understand the Hermes code structure and quantify managed vs. unmanaged spend.

• Monitor assess and adjust sourcing strategies based on supplier and market intelligence.

• Implement multiple strategies leveraging Total Cost of Ownership Lease vs. Buy and Economic Value models.

• Develop relationships with key customers to understand their service and commodity needs and implement strategies to maximize savings in the Capital Maintenance Plan Expense Plan and for emerging projects.

• Responsible for ensuring compliance with internal processes including but not limited to contract filing processes bidding processes and value creation reporting processes.

• Work closely with the Supplier Relationship Management Specialist for key suppliers under areas of responsibility. Build consistent repeatable series of key performance indicators which can be used to gauge supplier performance and create actionable improvement plans.

• Facilitate periodic business reviews with key suppliers and facilitate action items that result from the meetings.

• Provide various reports as requested by manager.

• Partner with Legal to ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements policies and procedures both internal and external to Air Liquide.

Are you a MATCH

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in supply chain finance accounting or other business related fields.

• A minimum of 5 years experience in Supply Chain Management or related field.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in business management or related field.

• 5 years experience in Supply Chain Management or related fields.

Core Competencies:

• Organizational Commitment Flexibility Customer Service Orientation Communicating Effectively

• Teamwork and Cooperation

• Managing Competing priorities

• Solution Focused Decision Making Entrepreneurial thinking KEY COMPETENCIES (abbr.)

• Listening and Responding Acts to help

• Analytical Thinking (AT) Makes Complex Plans or Analyses/Creates new models

• Information Seeking (INF) Does Research/Involves others

• Concern for Order and Quality (CO) Develops Systems Team Leadership (TL) Promotes Team Effectiveness

• Impact and Influence (IMP) Uses complex influence strategies

• Self Confidence (SCF) Presents confidence in own ability MARGINAL OR PERIODIC FUNCTIONS: Other duties as required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: the physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Able to talk hear and walk sit: use hands to finger handle or feel objects tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; stoop kneel or crouch.

• Specific vision abilities include close vision distance vision color vision peripheral vision depth perception and ability to focus objects required.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Benefits

We care about and support all Airgas associates. This is evident not only through our competitive compensation but also through a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical dental and vision plans vacation sick time floating holidays and paid holidays for full-time employees.

We provide a progressive parental leave package for our eligible Airgas parents offering generous paid time off for the birth or placement of children.

Additionally we offer our employees a 401k plan with company matching funds tuition reimbursement discounted college tuition for employees dependents and an Airgas Scholarship Program.

Your DIFFERENCES enhance our PERFORMANCE

At Airgas we are committed to building a 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 race gender sexual orientation religion disability or any other protected characteristic. 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.

About Airgas

Airgas an Air Liquide company is a leading U.S. supplier of industrial medical and specialty gases as well as hardgoods and related products; one of the largest U.S. suppliers of safety products; and a leading U.S. supplier of ammonia products and process chemicals. Through the passion and diversity of its 18000 associates Airgas fosters a culture of safety customer success sustainability and innovation. Airgas associates are empowered to share ideas take initiative and make decisions.

Airgas is a subsidiary of Air Liquide a world leader in gases technologies and services for industry and healthcare. Present in 60 countries with approximately 66500 employees Air Liquide serves more than 4 million customers and patients.

Join us for a stimulating experience: At Airgas you matter and so does the work you do. As a member of our team you play an important role in the success of your team making sure our products are created sustainably and delivered safely and turn youll find a welcoming workplace where youre valued for who you are and where you can fill your potential while growing a fulfilling career whatever path you choose.

Equal Employment Opportunity Information

We are an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all qualified applicants regardless of race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran status or any other protected characteristic.

Airgas an Air Liquide Company is a Government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Airgas does not discriminate against qualified applicants with disabilities and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to the known disabilities of such individuals so as to ensure equal access to benefits and privileges of employment. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process please contact us by email at

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