Sourcing Specialist
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12 days ago
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Job Summary
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
1. University undergraduate or above Business Administration and/ or engineering (Electrical/Instrumentation/Mechanical) or equivalent Management Degree in Procurement/ Supply Chain Management/ Global Sourcing will be additional advantage;
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:
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Key Skills
- Purchasing
- Sourcing
- Procurement
- Vendor Management
- ATS
- HR Sourcing
- Supply Chain Experience
- Supplier Management
- Contract Negotiation
- negotiation
- Contracts
- Recruiting
About Company
A world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health, Air Liquide is present in 75 countries with approximately 66,400 employees and serves more than 3.8 million customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen are essential small molecules for life, matter ... View more
