Field Sourcing Specialist

Field Sourcing Specialist (Open) Location

Freeport, TX - Victoria St (HYCO) - HYCO Bloomington, TX - ASU

• Comprehensive Family Benefits:
  Air Liquide offers a full benefits package designed to support your whole life, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance.
• Support for Parents: 14-week paid child birth benefit.
• Future Security: 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match, Tuition Assistance, Paid Holidays, Vacation, and Sick time.
• Early Access:
  Benefits start day 1.

• Facilitate and guide bidding and sourcing activities for all purchases by assigned zone or business unit (BU):
  • Coordinate and nurture all contact between Air Liquide and bidders.
  • Assist in developing technical specifications and/or scopes of work with internal customers.
  • Investigate, qualify and recommend bidders.
  • Develop and issue formal requests for quotes (RFQs).
  • Guide job walks and bid clarification meetings with internal customers.
  • Issue clarifications or amendments to the specification or work scope to all bidders.
  • Complete commercial bid tabulations.
  • Complete technical bid tabulations including analysis with internal customers.
  • Build alignment on final price and commercial terms.
  • Make sourcing recommendations to internal customers.
  • Author and execute materials and services contracts as required.
• Safeguard commercial health for all purchases by assigned zone or business unit:
  • Identify and address business risks during the bidding and sourcing process.
  • Ensure and support contractor alignment with safety pre‑screening, and initiate the contractor pre‑screening process for new contractors as required.
  • Ensure that hold harmless and indemnification documentation is in place as well as a current certificate of insurance is on file with all contractors.
  • Ensure that critical suppliers are on the approved supplier list, and initiate the critical supplier qualification process for new suppliers as required.
• Collaboratively drive sourcing activity for all major capital, maintenance and plant turnarounds (TAR):
  • Attend and actively participate in budget planning meetings for assigned BU or zone.
  • Actively participate in TAR planning meetings.
  • Guide TAR procurement planning process and pre‑TAR supplier site visits.
  • Maintain TAR activity tracking sheet for each major TAR.
  • Maintain current listing of active and upcoming tactical (capital and expense) sourcing initiatives.
  • Develop business plan strategies / opportunities for BU or zone spend in unmanaged categories.
• Provide timely and accurate reporting and documentation on sourcing activities:
  • Document and report all cost savings associated with sourcing activities.
  • Provide supporting documentation on sourcing activities as backup to purchase orders.
  • Maintain current listing of contractors utilized in assigned BU or zone.
• Bring Expertise and Collaborative Leadership in the Following Areas:
  • Contract and terms negotiations (including commercial terms, hold harmless terms and certificates of insurance).
  • Understanding of the details of operation and maintenance of equipment utilized in the Zone or Business Unit to which the Field Sourcing Specialist is assigned.
  • Supporting and mentoring new Field Sourcing Specialists.
  • Provide reports and execute special initiatives as instructed by a Field Sourcing Specialist Manager.
  • Participate in Category Management strategic sourcing initiatives.
• Support Corporate Supply Chain initiatives and programs:
  • Foster the use of managed suppliers (frame agreements).
  • Report events of non‑compliance (leakage) of frame agreements to appropriate category manager.
  • Identify opportunities for creation of frame agreements.
  • Participate in relevant supplier relationship management meetings.
  • Coordinate and resolve quality or performance issues with non‑managed suppliers.
  • Provide on‑site sourcing support during major plant turnarounds (TARs).
  • Facilitate the sale of surplus assets.
  • Provide support and excellent purchasing practices to field buyers within assigned BU or zone.

• Education: College degree with 2 years purchasing experience supporting operations or manufacturing, or 2 years operations with strong commercial skill sets.
• Experience: Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in Supply Chain Management organizations.

We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their background.