Sourcing Specialist, Chertsey, Surrey

Overview

Drive procurement strategy, supplier management, and cost-saving sourcing for UK/Ireland.

Key Responsibilities

• spend analysis
• category planning
• supplier consolidation
• sourcing strategy
• contract negotiation
• process automation

Tasks

-Lead category planning and execution to achieve cost reduction, risk mitigation, and process improvement. -Conduct market research, supplier risk assessments, and sourcing events. -Reduce number of tail end spend suppliers through consolidation. -Analyzing total spend data, cleanse the raw data to remove duplicates and errors, then categorize all spend according to categories. -Collaborate with internal stakeholders to understand procurement needs and ensure early engagement. -Drive standardization and simplification of procurement processes. -Support procurement for capital projects, depot maintenance, and site services. -act as Single Point of Contact for procurement within project team -Build and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers. -Communicate procurement strategies and progress to stakeholders and senior management. -define and implement project specific sourcing strategy -Contribute to sustainability and ethical sourcing initiatives. -Use spend analysis tools or methods to find spend patterns such as repeat purchases, identify maverick spend (spending outside of established contracts or preferred suppliers), and spot opportunities for saving take action to consolidate the spend negotiate price, agree terms and conditions of Purchase, create Purchase orders / framework agreements. -Identify and implement process improvements, including digitalization and automation. -Ensure compliance with global and regional procurement policies. -Support commercial and operational teams with procurement expertise. -Escalation point for supplier issues and ensure service continuity. -Lead, develop and execute contract negotiations and manage supplier performance through KPIs and SLAs. -Develop and implement sourcing strategies for assigned categories / commodities. -Challenge existing business models to achieve operational excellence -support procurement activities for all type of project: opex, capex, productivity -Provide regular updates/reports to track progress.

Requirements

• negotiation
• project management
• capex
• lean
• analytical
• cips

What You Bring

-Strong negotiation and influencing skills. -Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects. -Experience in Capex, operational, fast paced and changing environment -Continuous Improvement (Lean, Six Sigma) beneficial -Excellent communication and stakeholder management. -Analytical mindset with attention to detail. -Analytical skills, spend analysis, ability to identify market opportunities to optimise supplier performance and cost -Bachelor’s degree in business, Supply Chain, Engineering, CIPS qualification or equivalent

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About Air Products

-Founded over 80 years ago, Air Products has become a global leader in industrial gases and related technologies. -The company delivers essential gases for industries like manufacturing, healthcare, and energy, powering progress worldwide. -Air Products specializes in the design and development of cutting-edge gas production and distribution systems. -With a footprint spanning across the globe, the company serves industries such as energy, chemicals, and manufacturing. -Air Products has a history of innovation, including the pioneering of gas separation technology and on-site production solutions. -Typical projects include large-scale hydrogen production facilities, air separation units, and liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants. -In recent years, Air Products has been a key player in the transition to cleaner energy solutions, including hydrogen production. -The company also works on vital infrastructure projects, including water treatment and refining, using its gas technology.

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