Procurement Specialist/Admin

At Air Products, our purpose is to bring people together to reimagine what’s possible, collaborate and innovate solutions to the world’s most significant energy and environmental sustainability challenges. Grow with us as we embark on building tomorrow together by being the safest, most diverse and most profitable industrial gas company in the world.  

Reimagine What’s Possible 

Nature and Scope

Procurement Specialist/Admin will be expected to

• understand and challenge commercial practices with a focus on driving cost reduction initiatives.
• understand and promote current best-in-class sourcing strategies and methodologies across the industry.
• have sourcing, written, and negotiating skills.

The candidate must possess excellent analytical skills. Ability to effectively communicate technical and non-technical information, across cultures and organizations is a key success factor.

The individual will be expected to take ownership for preparing, executing, modifying and leading commercial negotiations with the vendors.

The individual will be responsible for conducting sourcing events and managing contracts for his/her area of responsibility.  He/she will have full knowledge of implementing The Air Products Way including all e-enabled technologies and experience in SAP is preferred. 

The individual will also, on an as-needed basis, provide additional execution support with project execution or our operating plants and facilities around the world. 

Qualifications:

• The successful candidate will possess a Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain fields or Business Administration or Engineering.
• Good Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
• Able to work in a fast paced environment with rapid turnaround of deliverables.
• Can effectively evaluate payment term, Inco term and milestone payment options. 
• Understands currency fluctuation and can perform a comparison of offerings in alternative currencies. 
• Understands and utilizes company's systems/tools relevant to job role to complete assigned activities.

Job Description

• Manage the purchase and supply of all procured goods and services
• Management of purchasing cycle from receipt of requisition till close out, including Administration and payment of invoices
• Management of suppliers deliverables and completing sourcing and close out of contracts.
• Administration of  purchasing cycle and invoices for payment
• Is attuned to changes in supplier performance and escalates issues appropriately. 
• Complete the internal supplier approval process to ensure that all suppliers meet the relevant business standards and all relevant certification and records are up to date
• Coordination and cooperation with internal and external stakeholders
• Demand planning visibility for managing workload, cost forecasting and meeting stakeholder requirements.
• Maintain accurate daily logs to ensure real time data for NGHC

We are the world’s largest hydrogen producer with over 80 years of industrial gas experience. We are hydrogen and industrial gas experts delivering safe, end-to-end solutions, investing in real, clean energy projects at scale, and driving the industry forward to generate a cleaner future. 

At Air Products, we work in an environment where we put safety first, diversity is essential, inclusion is our culture, and each person knows they belong and matter. To learn more, visit About Air Products.