Procurement Sourcing Specialist

7 days ago


WaltononThames, United Kingdom Air Products Full time

At Air Products, we've been helping our customers to become more productive, energy efficient and sustainable for more than 80 years. With approximately 21,000 employees and operations in over 50 countries, we serve customers across a wide range of industries from food and beverage to medical, energy and transportation. We supply a unique portfolio of atmospheric and process gases, equipment and services.

We are currently looking for a Sourcing Specialist to join our Successful Procurement team based at Hersham. You will be responsible for managing supplier risks and costs for the procurement of commodities for both materials and services related to the Fleet, Logistics and Distribution business unit. Acting as a relationship Manager with certain business groups and stakeholders, you will ensure that procurement is fully engaged with the business and service levels are maintained. Your role supports related commercial activities, in particular those focused on our suppliers and working with key suppliers to build a collaborative relationship. The aim is to deliver in the most efficient and effective manner to support our internal customers to enable the business to deliver to our customers.

**As the Procurement Sourcing Specialist you will**:

- Deliver year on year cost reduction and beat inflation costs that contributes to the regional target.
- Minimise supply risks by proactively identify high risk suppliers and deploying a risk mitigation plan.
- Raise procurement’s profile with the organisation by effectively communicating with stakeholders and sharing successes stories.
- Drive supplier relation management initiatives with critical suppliers to extract the best value through partnership and driving supplier innovation.
- Drafting and implementing supplier agreements, appraising their performance against agreed KPI’s
- Develop category plans and drive execution of the plan for cost reduction, risk reduction and process improvement.
- Develop and implement sourcing strategies for the respective commodities within the deadlines.
- Develop and manage relationship with internal stakeholders, share and communicate the category plans and provide regular updates
- Manage project and other deadlines
- Participate in service level review agreements for the major contracts with suppliers and resolve commercial issues
- Identify areas for improvement in procurement to pay process or any other process related to specific business units or commodities, propose, agree and implement the required change for improvements
- Manage and resolve any conflicts / non-conformance with suppliers related to performance or other issues such as invoice discrepancy.
- Review terms and conditions for new contracts, work with legal team to ensure that all commercial and legal risks are mitigated through appropriate commercial and legal clauses.
- Engage stakeholders at all levels to get the required support on the recommended sourcing strategy. Develop relationship with stakeholders to understand their requirements and ensuring procurement is engaged early in the buying process.
- Drive change management projects and process standardisation across the region and take initiatives to eliminate waste by automating or digitalising the process where applicable.
- Be disciplined and make sure that the right tools and systems are used.

**Although not limited to, some of the commodities and contracts that you will be responsible for procuring and/or managing are**:
Hauliers & Freight Services, Forklifts, Fuel, Tyres, Operational Fleet, Ferries, Garage Maintenance, Vehicle Maintenance

**You will have**:

- Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain or other discipline would be preferred
- Experience within a supply chain related discipline
- SAP knowledge would be advantageous but not essential
- Self-disciplined, self-motivated, demonstrated ability to work effectively with mínimal direction, and good analytical skills
- “Hands on” working mentality
- Demonstrate prioritization, planning, and follow-up skills in a multi-tasking environment.
- Excellent communication skills with ability to manage relationships at all levels in the organisation.
- Understanding of commercial terms and conditions
- Capable of handling detailed contract negotiations
- Experience in leading and developing sourcing strategies

**What We Offer**:
At Air Products, we work in an environment where **diversity **is **essential**, **inclusion **is our **culture**, and each person knows they **belong **and **matter**

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, a culture of respect, challenge and innovation - with excellent opportunities for growth and development.

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**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £55,000.00-£60,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Gym membership
- Life insurance
- On-site parking



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