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Airgas is Hiring for a Procurement Buyer in Tulsa OK!

We are looking for you !

Recruiter: Roseanne Khachikyan / /

Support all field operations and engineering internal customers with professional competitive bidding proposal analysis negotiation and contract development for goods and services.

• Ensuring that all requests have clearly defined mechanical and performance specifications and/or scope of work to effectively communicate Airgas requirements to potential suppliers

• Maximizing the purchasing power of Air Liquide USA and Airgas to reduce our total cost of ownership and increase efficiencies and measure these savings

• Ensuring timely and accurate placement of purchase orders/contracts in accordance with the requirements of internal customers and the approved supplier list maximizing the savings achieved in each transaction

• Enters purchase orders into the ERP system

• Protecting Air Liquide through sound commercial and legal terms incorporated in the purchase order or contract

• Effectively issuing requests for proposal analyzing technical and commercial responses from suppliers on required products and services negotiating the requirements and sourcing the requirement through accepted suppliers.

• Identifying and implementing pricing agreements with preferred suppliers for continuous improvement and cost savings

• Managing all blanket orders to ensure expiration dates do not lapse before renewal.

• Establishing additional blanket orders and or contracts where beneficial

• Displays proficient knowledge and use of Oracle R12 procurement and reporting modules

• Proficient in the use of Google products including Slides Calendar Drive Sheets and Docs

• Proficient use of Google for e-mail

Are you a MATCH

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of 2-5 years of progressive experience in Supply Chain Management

• Proficient use of Google for e-mail

• Proficient in the use of Google products including Slides Calendar Drive Sheets and Docs

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in finance accounting or other business related fields. Purchasing services experience will be considered.

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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