Sourcing Specialist

**Company presentation** A world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health, Air Liquide is present in **78 countries** with approximately 64,500 employees and serves more than 3.8 million customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen are essential small molecules for life, matter and energy. They embody Air Liquide’s scientific territory and have been at the core of the company’s activities since its creation in 1902. Air Liquide’s ambition is to be a leader in its industry, deliver long term performance and contribute to sustainability - with a strong commitment to climate change and energy transition at the heart of its strategy. **Entity and activity description** Support the Regional Category Manager in development of category strategy (for Local/Hub categories) Define and implement category strategy (for local categories) Implement the category strategic procurement process for local/hub suppliers Provide insight into specific local /hub suppliers, markets and business factors; ensure compliance with global policy Interface between the local/hub business and the category, and be first contact for suppliers For local categories, define category strategy based on internal present and future requirements utilizing supplier and competitor market analysis, local HOP and key business stakeholders Ensure deployment and maintenance of local category strategy in all entities Manage contracts and supplier relationship in the long term Be accountable for the procurement performance related to his/her portfolio Resolve issues related to supplier in his/her portfolio The Sourcing Specialist is responsible for the sourcing strategy of equipment/materials/services in the specified local category. Jointly with the Operations, the Sourcing Specialist has the responsibility to prepare the Annual Sourcing Strategy/Plan, based on business objectives and the need to improve safety, quality, reliability, on-time Delivery, competitiveness or reduce risks related to product supply. Sourcing Specialist is in charge of overseeing local category management and ensures central-local collaboration in Coordinated/Enforced categories. The sourcing plan shall primarily focus on supplier qualification (new or extension), frame agreement, co-development, alliances, early partnering on key projects. The Sourcing Specialist focuses on identifying and partnering « Best Class » suppliers, offering innovative technology solutions at a competitive price. The Sourcing Specialist is accountable for the supplier market analysis, besides their responsibilities to deploy the sourcing strategy on key categories, thus improving safety, quality, reliability, on-time delivery, competitiveness or reduce risks related to product supply. The Sourcing Specialist is expected to negotiate frame contracts for local suppliers and manage strategic relationships He/She collaborates with the critical vendors to enhance transparency and integration, better (Quality) control of sub-vendors as well as competitiveness opportunities. Enhanced interaction will enable to decrease significantly our procurement costs through a Design-To-Cost approach, an adjustment of the scope of supply (with the vendors focusing on their core competencies) and a development of a new supply approach on sub-components such as motors etc. (e.g.: Technical, Price agreement). **Missions and Responsibilities** Category Strategy** - Define 3 years local category strategy including the supplier strategy for its scope - In close cooperation with Stakeholders, establish yearly ambition and its updates (within the target and rolling forecast processes) - Implement and manage the local category strategy - Liaise with other HUB Category Managers / clusters / countries counterparts to ensure alignment on sourcing initiatives and priorities, as well as assessing practices for consideration in own efforts - Analyze current procurement portfolio, spend, supply base, contracts for the local entity - Analyze industry market profile and key suppliers, TCO drivers - Identify Risks & Opportunities - Perform internal and external benchmarks in relationship with the Procurement Performance Manager - Identify short term opportunities (volumes consolidation, bundling) and long term opportunities (standardization, etc) and consolidate needs (OPEX and CAPEX), establish RFx planning **Sourcing Execution & Contract Management** - Analyse requirements and challenge specifications with requesters - Identify potential suppliers and propose the list to requesters - Launch RFx to pre-selected suppliers and deploy the process of suppliers selection (technical and commercial) with requesters - Analyze offers using TCO and "Should Cost" approaches, make scenarios and propose short list of suppliers based on fact-based and agreed criteria to requesters - Select suppliers and negotiate contracts in alignment with Regional Category Managers - Communicate and explain cont