At Air Products, we reimagine what’s possible. By tapping into the motivation of our people and our collective experience, we create the ideas and innovations that drive us forward. When we come together – where every voice is heard and everyone knows they belong and matter – we create solutions that launch people into space, support lifesaving care in hospitals, and enable the construction of groundbreaking, world scale production facilities.
Reimagine What’s Possible
The Project Procurement Specialist is expected to:
Interface very closely with engineering group, project manager, project procurement manager and local procurement operation group. This position will hold responsibility for project procurement, including supplier bidding and evaluation, releasing purchasing order & contract management. The scope covers capital equipment & engineering services.
- Work with cross-function teams for all assigned procurement activities per company procedures.
- As the contact between the Procurement team and the Project Execution team, support the Project Procurement Manager and work closely with the Project Manager to successfully plan and execute the Procurement scope within PDO projects.
- Compile and maintain Project Status Report to plan and track equipment and material status.
- Develop bidder list, prepare and issue purchasing enquiries, requisitions, and purchase orders according to project schedule.
- Conduct commercial clarification and evaluation, negotiate with suppliers to obtain competitive price, delivery, and contract terms.
- Author Bid Tab evaluations and Sole Source justifications.
- Contract execution and PO management, be responsible for the contract/PO management, such as change /addendum negotiation, supplier delivery performance review etc.
- Run and analyze project status report and communicate risks and problem areas to Project Manager on regular basis.
- Liase frequently with Project Procurement Managers, Expeditors, Inspection Leads, and Transportation Specialists
Founded in 1940, Air Products is a world-leading industrial gases company and has a proud history of innovation, operational excellence, with an unwavering commitment to safety and environmental stewardship. Working together, we are taking our passion and diverse backgrounds forward to reimagine what’s possible and generate a cleaner future for our customers, our communities, and the world.
Skills Required
- Project procurement experience for capital equipment and engineering services including supplier bidding and evaluation
- Experience preparing and issuing purchasing enquiries, requisitions, and purchase orders according to project schedules
- Commercial clarification, bid evaluation, negotiation with suppliers for price, delivery, and contract terms
- Contract and purchase order management including change/addendum negotiation and supplier delivery performance review
- Ability to compile and maintain project status reports and communicate risks to Project Manager
- Experience authoring bid tab evaluations and sole source justifications
- Experience working closely with engineering, project managers, expeditors, inspection leads, and transportation specialists
What We Do
Air Products (NYSE:APD) is a world-leading industrial gases company in operation for over 80 years focused on serving energy, environmental, and emerging markets. The Company has two growth pillars driven by sustainability. Air Products’ base business provides essential industrial gases, related equipment and applications expertise to customers in dozens of industries, including refining, chemicals, metals, electronics, manufacturing, and food. The Company also develops, engineers, builds, owns and operates some of the world's largest clean hydrogen projects supporting the transition to low- and zero-carbon energy in the heavy-duty transportation and industrial sectors. Additionally, Air Products is the world leader in the supply of liquefied natural gas process technology and equipment, and provides turbomachinery, membrane systems and cryogenic containers globally. The Company had fiscal 2023 sales of $12.6 billion from operations in approximately 50 countries and has a current market capitalization of about $65 billion. Approximately 23,000 passionate, talented and committed employees from diverse backgrounds are driven by Air Products’ higher purpose to create innovative solutions that benefit the environment, enhance sustainability and reimagine what's possible to address the challenges facing customers, communities, and the world.
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