ALCA - Field Sourcing Specialist

Description:

Position Title:

Field Sourcing Specialist

Estimated

Start Date:

ASAP
Assignment Length: 3 Months
Est Hours Per Week: 40 Hours
Work Schedule + Time Zone: 8-5, M-F, on call weekend, CST
Temp to Hire (Y/N)? Y
Assignment Address: 9811 Katy Freeway, Houston, TX 77024
Remote or Onsight? Flex will be required to go to the warehouse once week. Warehouse location below:
3011 Pasadena Freeway, Suite 190
77503 Pasadena, TX

Highest Level of Education Required for this Position:
High School, College Preferred
Qualifications (IE SAP Experience, Excel Knowledge, Any Certifications, Years of Experience in Certain Fields): 5 year procurement experience

Job description;

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Lead bidding and sourcing activities for all purchases by assigned zone or business unit (BU): o
Manage all contact between Air Liquide and bidders.
o Assist in developing technical specifications and/or scopes of work with internal customers.
o Investigate, qualify and recommend bidders.
o Develop and issue formal requests for quotes (RFQ's).
o Lead job walks and bid clarification meetings with internal customers.
o Issue clarifications or amendments to the specification or work scope to all bidders.
o Complete commercial bid tabulations.
o Complete technical bid tabulations including analysis with internal customers.
o Negotiate final price and commercial terms.
o Make sourcing recommendations to internal customers.
o Author and execute materials and services contracts as required.

• Manage commercial risk for all purchases by assigned zone or business unit:
o Identify and address business risks during the bidding and sourcing process.
o Verify that all contractors are appropriately pre-screened for safety, and initiate the contractor pre-screening
process for new contractors as required.
o Verify that hold harmless and indemnification documentation is in place as well as a current certificate of
insurance is on file with all contractors. Initiate and negotiate hold harmless and indemnification
documentation for new contractors as required.
o Verify that critical suppliers are on the approved supplier list, and initiate the critical supplier qualification
process for new suppliers as required.

• Proactively manage sourcing activity for all major capital, maintenance and plant turnarounds (TAR): o
Attend and actively participate in budget planning meetings for assigned BU or zone.
o Actively participate in TAR planning meetings.
o Lead TAR procurement planning process and pre-TAR supplier site visits.
o Maintain TAR activity tracking sheet for each major TAR.
o Maintain current listing of active and upcoming tactical (capital and expense) sourcing initiatives.
o Develop business plan strategies / opportunities for BU or zone spend in unmanaged categories

• Provide timely and accurate reporting and documentation on sourcing activities:
o Document and report all cost savings associated with sourcing activities.
o Provide supporting documentation on sourcing activities as backup to purchase orders.
o Maintain current listing of contractors utilized in assigned BU or zone.

• Provide Competency and Leadership in the Following Areas
o Contract and terms negotiations (including commercial terms, hold harmless terms and certificates of
insurance).
o Understanding of the details of operation and maintenance of equipment utilized in the Zone or Business Unit
to which the Field Sourcing Specialist is assigned.
o Training and mentoring new Field Sourcing Specialists.
o Provide reports and execute special initiatives as instructed by a Field Sourcing Specialist Manager.
o Participate in Category Management strategic sourcing initiatives.

• Support Corporate Supply Chain initiatives and programs:
o Champion use of managed suppliers (frame agreements).
o Report events of non-compliance (leakage) of frame agreements to appropriate category manager.
o Identify opportunities for creation of frame agreements.
o Participate in relevant supplier relationship management meetings.

• Provide other related value creation services to internal customer:
o Manage and resolve quality or performance issues with non-managed suppliers.
o Provide on-site sourcing support during major plant turn…