Local Sourcing Specialist

Location: ALA Head Office - Procurement

Air Liquide Australia is a market leader Gases, Technologies and Services for Industry in Australia. Air Liquide Australia provides innovative, responsive and customer focused services to our product range, which improves the performance of our customers while helping protect the environment.

Local Sourcing Specialist role drives and supports the advancement of key procurement initiatives, such as strategic sourcing, spend analysis, contracting, supplier relationship management, innovative and procurement risk management.

This role will be the main Procurement representative to the business. Besides ensuring the achievement of procurement and business objectives, this role will update the business on a scheduled basis concerning the progress towards these objectives.

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

Sourcing

• Execute the full sourcing process to ensure delivery of business plans and category strategies, in collaboration with business stakeholders
• Partner with stakeholders to understand their needs and develop a sourcing plan and strategies to meet those needs
• Perform supplier surveys, supply market research and analytical studies to identify and select potential suppliers
• Partner with stakeholders to conduct and perform supplier qualification
• Conduct RFx (RFI, RFP, RFQ etc.) that is appropriate to the type of Goods and/or Services required and in accordance with procurement policies and category strategies
• Lead the negotiations, where required, with suppliers to obtain optimal value
• Manage the establishment of contracts using the appropriate contract templates and obtain support from the Legal department when needed
• Ensure that contracts and claims are closed out properly