POSITION SUMMARY
Develop, negotiate, implement and maintain competitively advantageous sourcing strategies, engineering and construction contract services arrangement to enable world class execution for the construction of industrial gas plants. The successful candidate will possess a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Construction area, with experience in managing engineering and construction contracts. The incumbent must possess outstanding leadership and influencing skills, along with strong business acumen, and excellent organization and time management skills.
NATURE AND SCOPE
The High Performance Global construction subcontracts sourcing team is primarily responsible for all strategic sourcing activities for construction & commissioning for new plants built by Air Products worldwide. As such, Sub-Contracts managers are responsible for developing, negotiating, implementing and maintaining competitively advantageous supply strategies and contract arrangements to improve Air Products' competitiveness and enable world-class projects execution.
This position is responsible for implementing new approaches and strategies to improve our product offering and project execution costs in Americas region. To effect this, the incumbent must develop an intimate knowledge of Air Products' offering and related technologies.
will be expected to understand and challenge technical specifications, commercial practices, operating practices and business processes with a focus on driving cost reduction initiatives. will understand and promote current best-in-class sourcing strategies and methodologies across the industry. Strong sourcing, organizational, written, and negotiating skills are required.
The candidate must possess both excellent analytical and leadership skills. will need to have the knowledge, experience, and ability to employ the appropriate influence strategies with engineering teams, sourcing teams, and business stakeholders to meet established goals and objectives. Ability to effectively communicate technical and non-technical information, across cultures and organizations is a key success factor.
The individual will be expected to take ownership for preparing, executing, modifying and leading commercial negotiations 3rd party engineering, commissioning & procurement services and construction contracts. Experience in executing and managing EPC contracts is a plus. Individual is expected to bring substantial expertise in managing risks and function independently as a primary commercial advisor for proposal and project execution teams.
The individual will be responsible for conducting sourcing events and managing contracts for h area of responsibility. will have full knowledge of implementing The Air Products Way including all e-enabled technologies and experience in SAP contracting process is preferred.
The individual will also, on an as-needed basis, provide additional execution support with project execution or our operating plants and facilities around the world.
Travel will be required for this position both short & long business trips of 1 or 2 weeks periodically throughout the year. Overall travel is expected to be 70%.
DIMENSIONS:
Average Annual Spend Managed
$80MM
Categories Supported Globally
Construction Subcontracts
Commitment Authority
$300M
Supply Contracts Size Range
Up to $5MM - $20MM
Businesses Supported
All APCI businesses, primarily Project Execution
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES
Embody the 4S culture of Safety, Speed, Simplicity and Self-ConfidenceWork with Global Product teams (engineering, technology, commercial Product Management), supported business and functional organization to achieve goals.Develop strat
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