Buyer

How will you CONTRIBUTE

and GROW?Support all field, operations and engineering internal customers with professional competitive bidding, proposal analysis, negotiation and contract development for goods and services.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS :

Ensuring that all requests have clearly defined mechanical and performance specifications and / or scope of work to effectively communicate Airgas requirements to potential suppliers

Maximizing the purchasing power of Air Liquide USA and Airgas, to reduce our total cost of ownership and increase efficiencies and measure these savings

Ensuring timely and accurate placement of purchase orders / contracts in accordance with the requirements of internal customers and the approved supplier list maximizing the savings achieved in each transaction

Enters purchase orders into the ERP system

Protecting Air Liquide through sound commercial and legal terms incorporated in the purchase order or contract

Effectively issuing requests for proposal, analyzing technical and commercial responses from suppliers on required products and services, negotiating the requirements and sourcing the requirement through accepted suppliers.

Identifying and implementing pricing agreements with preferred suppliers for continuous improvement and cost savings

Managing all blanket orders to ensure expiration dates do not lapse before renewal.

Establishing additional blanket orders and or contracts where beneficial

Displays proficient knowledge and use of Oracle R12 procurement and reporting modules

Proficient in the use of Google+ products, including Slides, Calendar, Drive, Sheets, and Docs

Proficient use of Google+ for e-mail

Are you a MATCH?

ACCOUNTABILITIES

Safety and Compliance

100% attendance at all Airgas quarterly safety meetings and others as required

Compliance to all Airgas safety practices and procedures

Zero accidents

Growth and Continuous Improvement

Handling correspondence / copying / faxing and general office duties for the department

Purchase order placement and negotiations to optimize savings

Customer Satisfaction

Meeting or exceeding customer expectations on responding to questions

Accurate distribution of documentation to appropriate parties

Accurate and timely entry of purchase orders / contracts into purchasing system

Management of incoming phone calls

CORE COMPETENCIES ARE :

Customer Service Orientation (CSO)Follows up

Teamwork and Cooperation (TW)Cooperates

Achievement Motivation (ACH)Works to meet others’ standards

Integrity (INTEG)Is Honest

Organizational Commitment (OC)Models loyalty

Flexibility (FLX)Applies rules flexibly

Initiative (INT)Acts 1-2 months ahead

KEY COMPETENCIES (abbr.)

Customer Service Orientation (CSO)Follows up

Teamwork and Cooperation (TW)Cooperates

Achievement Motivation (ACH)Works to meet others’ standards

Integrity (INTEG)Is Honest

Organizational Commitment (OC)Models loyalty

Flexibility (FLX)Applies rules flexibly

Initiative (INT)Acts 1-2 months ahead

MARGINAL OR PERIODIC FUNCTIONS :

Other duties as required.

SUPERVISION : Received :

Received :

Manager, Airgas Purchasing Services

Given :

As identified by the Manager, Airgas Purchasing Services

EDUCATION : Required :

Required :

Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or other business related fields. Purchasing services experience will be considered.

Preferred : EXPERIENCE :

EXPERIENCE : Required :

Required :

Minimum of 2-5 years of progressive experience in Supply Chain Management organizations.

Preferred : WORK CONDITIONS :

WORK CONDITIONS : Office Environment.

Office Environment.

We care about and support our Airgas Families. This is evident not only through our competitive compensation but also through a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision plans, vacation, sick time, floating holidays, and paid holidays for full-time employees.

We provide a progressive parental leave package for our eligible Airgas parents, offering generous paid time off for the birth or placement of children, including 14 weeks of paid child birth benefit for birth mothers on leave, as well as paid parental leave benefits for other associates.

Additionally, we offer our employees a 401k plan with company matching funds, tuition reimbursement, discounted college tuition for employees’ dependents, and an Airgas Scholarship Program for dependent children.

Your differences enhance our performance

At Airgas, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.

We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability or any other protected characteristic.

We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.