Strategic Procurement Specialist

6 days ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Air Liquide Full time

Air Liquide Australia is a market leader in gases, technologies and services for industry in Australia. The company provides innovative, responsive and customer-focused services to its product range, which improves the performance of customers while helping protect the environment.

As a Strategic Procurement Specialist, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing supply chain efficiency and cost management for Air Liquide's operations in Australia and New Zealand, focusing on transportation, logistics, and engineering services. This position is designed for an ambitious professional eager to grow in the area of business sourcing.

You will collaborate closely with key stakeholders, lead negotiations & sourcing strategies that contribute to Air Liquide's ambition of achieving innovative, responsive, and customer-focused service excellence in the gas sector.

About the Role

This role involves:

  • Sourcing strategy development: Partner with internal stakeholders to assess business needs and develop sourcing plans and strategies focusing on transportation, logistic services, and engineering services
  • Market analysis and strategic supplier relationship development: Conduct market research, supplier evaluation, and performance management, as well as analytical studies to identify and select optimal suppliers that deliver to business objectives
  • End-to-end sourcing execution: Manage the full sourcing process, including business partnering, sourcing process, supplier engagement, negotiations, and contracting to ensure alignment with business plans and category strategies
  • Contract and supplier management: Lead contract negotiations, including contract drafting, ensuring compliance, and high performance of suppliers, managing supplier risk and relationships, building strategic supplier relationships, and issue resolutions with suppliers
  • Stakeholder collaboration and management: Develop strong working relationships with stakeholders at various levels, influencing decisions, and gaining commitment to collaboratively achieve sourcing and business objectives

We offer a competitive salary package, estimated to be around $80,000 - $100,000 per annum, depending on experience and qualifications. We also provide opportunities for career growth and development within the company.

About You

To succeed in this role, you will need:

  • Tertiary qualification in procurement, supply chain, engineering, or a related field
  • 3-5 years' experience in procurement or sourcing
  • Road transport and logistics experience preferred
  • Technical skills: Proficient in strategic sourcing, supplier management, and contract management; familiar with matrix organizational structures is an advantage
  • Analytical abilities: Comfortable with data analytics and strong research skills to evaluate spend, market, suppliers, able to do business analysis and present business cases and/or recommendations
  • Interpersonal skills: Strong negotiations and influencing skills, relationship-building skills, ability to navigate ambiguity and resilience in problem-solving
  • Problem-solving skills: Ability to manage competing priorities and make/drive decision-making or judgments in complex situations

We value diversity and inclusion at Air Liquide and welcome applications from all qualified candidates.

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