Sr. Field Sourcing Specialist

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R10097166 Sr. Field Sourcing Specialist (Open)

Location: Long Beach, CA - Management - Regional Office

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the unique perspectives of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders, and cultures across the world. We believe that a variety of backgrounds makes our team stronger and more innovative. At Airgas, we RESPECT, HONOR and VALUE diversity.

Airgas is Hiring for a Field Sourcing Specialist in Long Beach, CA!

We are looking for you! • Pay:   $95,000-$115,000/year

• Comprehensive Family Benefits:   Airgas offers a full benefits package designed to support your whole life, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance.

• Support for Parents:  We offer a 14-week paid child birth benefit to support growing families.

• Future Security:     401(k) Retirement Plan with company match, Tuition Assistance, Paid Holidays, Vacation, and Sick time

• Early Access:  Your benefits start after just 30 days of employment

As a Sr. Field Sourcing Specialist, you will deliver dedicated, professional sourcing services to your assigned business unit or operating zone, driving bottom-line value through safety, operational efficiency, compliance, and cost savings. In this high-ownership role, you will lead the full end-to-end procurement process—from managing bidder relationships, conducting job walks, and negotiating commercial terms to authoring contracts and executing regional frame agreements. Operating as a critical link between supply chain strategy and plant operations, you will proactively manage risk and vendor performance, lead sourcing for high-stakes plant turnarounds (TAR), facilitate asset sales, and provide responsive, hands-on support—including after-hours emergency coverage—to meet core business needs.

Provide dedicated sourcing and value-creation services to assigned operating zones, directly supporting organizational safety, efficiency, compliance, and savings goals. Primary responsibilities span competitive bidding, proposal evaluation, price and terms negotiation, vendor management, and asset sales.

Bidding & Sourcing Execution • Lead bidding and sourcing activities for all purchases by assigned zone or business unit (BU)

• Manage all contact between Air Liquide and bidders. 

• Assist in developing technical specifications and/or scopes of work with internal customers. 

• Investigate, qualify and recommend bidders. 

• Develop and issue formal requests for quotes (RFQ's). 

• Lead job walks and bid clarification meetings with internal customers. 

• Issue clarifications or amendments to the specification or work scope to all bidders. 

• Complete commercial bid tabulations. 

• Complete technical bid tabulations including analysis with internal customers. 

• Negotiate final price and commercial terms. 

• Make sourcing recommendations to internal customers. 

• Author and execute materials and services contracts as required.

Commercial Risk & Compliance Management • Identify and address business risks during the bidding and sourcing process. 

• Verify that all contractors are appropriately pre-screened for safety, and initiate the contractor pre-screening process for new contractors as required. 

• 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. 

• Verify that critical suppliers are on the approved supplier list, and initiate the critical supplier qualification process for new suppliers as required. 

Capital, Maintenance & Turnaround (TAR) Sourcing • Attend and actively participate in budget planning meetings for assigned BU or zone. 

• Actively participate in TAR planning meetings. 

• Lead TAR procurement planning process and pre-TAR supplier site visits. 

• Maintain TAR activity tracking sheet for each major TAR. 

• Maintain current listing of active and upcoming tactical (capital and expense) sourcing initiatives. 

• Develop business plan strategies / opportunities for BU or zone spend in unmanaged categories 

Reporting & Documentation • Document and report all cost savings associated with sourcing activities. 

• Provide supporting documentation on sourcing activities as backup to purchase orders. 

• Maintain current listing of contractors utilized in assigned BU or zone.

Provide Competency and Leadership in the Following Areas  • Contract and terms negotiations (including commercial terms, hold harmless terms and certificates of insurance). 

• 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. 

• Training and mentoring new Field Sourcing Specialists. 

• Provide reports and execute special initiatives as instructed by a Field Sourcing Specialist Manager. 

• Participate in Category Management strategic sourcing initiatives. 

Corporate Supply Chain Alignment • Champion use of managed suppliers (frame agreements). 

• Report events of non-compliance (leakage) of frame agreements to appropriate category manager.

• Identify opportunities for creation of frame agreements. 

• Participate in relevant supplier relationship management meetings. 

Provide other related value creation services to internal customers • Manage and resolve quality or performance issues with non-managed suppliers. 

• Provide on-site sourcing support during major plant turn arounds (TARS). 

• Facilitate the sale of surplus assets. 

• Provide support and best purchasing practices to field buyers within assigned BU or zone. 

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Requirements Education: College degree with 2 years purchasing experience supporting operations or manufacturing, or 2 years operations with strong commercial

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