Materials Management Plant Support Specialist

Materials Management – Plant Support Specialist

Make an Impact on Operational Reliability

At Air Products, our operations depend on having the right materials, in the right place, at the right time. As a Plant Support Specialist, you will play a critical role in supporting Industrial Gas Operations by ensuring our plants have access to the spare parts and materials needed to operate safely, efficiently, and reliably.

What We Offer:

• Affordable medical, dental, and vision insurance available day one of employment
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with immediate vesting of company match and core contributions
• Paid vacation, holidays, and sick time
• Paid parental leave
• Adoption assistance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (medical, dependent daycare)
• Health Savings Account
• Life Insurance (AD&D), Supplemental AD&D

What You'll Do:

• Source spare parts from the US in support of our international counterparts in situations where they cannot source locally or directly.
• Will be directly responsible for spare parts management for a set of assigned domestic plants.
• Partner with Operations and Maintenance teams to quickly identify and source critical spare parts, helping maximize plant uptime and reliability.
• Investigate material-related issues, analyze available data, and recommend practical solutions.
• Support planned maintenance outages by sourcing spare parts required for SAP work orders.
• Manage the capital spare repair process, including coordination and expediting activities with external repair vendors.
• Work with technical teams to identify replacement solutions for obsolete or discontinued parts.
• Replenish spare parts inventory using SAP inventory management and procurement processes.
• Balance inventory investment with operational reliability requirements through effective inventory planning and sparing strategies.
• Create, maintain, and improve Maintenance Bills of Materials (BOMs) in support of Operations sparing strategies.
• Support annual inventory audits and cycle count activities at plant and third-party warehouse locations.
• Assist with establishing and optimizing spare-parts warehousing solutions at both new and existing plant sites.

On-Call Support

This role includes participation in a shared on-call rotation to support operational needs:

• Weeknight on-call rotation.
• Weekend coverage for North American Global Operations (typically limited to approximately six weekends per year).
• One holiday weekend coverage assignment per year.

What We're Looking For:

Required Qualifications

• 5–10 years of relevant experience in materials management, supply chain, maintenance planning, inventory management, procurement, or a related field.
• Experience managing multiple priorities and projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to travel up to 10%.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with SAP, particularly materials management and inventory processes.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations Management, or a related discipline.
• Experience supporting manufacturing, industrial, operations, plant maintenance, or reliability organizations.

Air Products proudly values the skills, dedication, and leadership that Veterans offer. As a Veteran-friendly organization, we actively encourage and welcome Veterans to apply for various roles within our company. We recognize the outstanding strengths and experiences that Veterans contribute, and we foster a workplace that honors your service while providing a platform for professional growth.

The expected pay range is $72,195 - $120,830 plus bonus. This is the range that we reasonably expect to pay for this position as individual compensation decisions are based on a variety of factors.

Founded in 1940, Air Products is a world-leading industrial gases company and has a proud history of innovation, operational excellence, with an unwavering commitment to safety and environmental stewardship. Working together, we are taking our passion and diverse backgrounds forward to reimagine what's possible and generate a cleaner future for our customers, our communities, and the world. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer (U.S.).

You will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, citizenship, gender, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, or veteran status.

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