Linde Engineering North America LLC

Project Procurement Manager (PPM)

Tonawanda, NY, United States or The Woodlands, TX, United States | req18722

What you will enjoy doing*

You will be responsible for the strategic sourcing, commercialization, supplier development, purchase and contract management of Electrical Equipment (Motors, Switchgear, MCC, Electrical Drives, Transformers and Devices) supporting industrial plant applications
Further, you will be collaborating with LE strategic sourcing team to create, maintain and negotiate local and/or global frame agreements consistent with Linde Engineering product line strategy and business interests
Supporting projects at preparation of Project Procurement Strategy / Project Procurement Plan and the selection of suppliers for bidder lists is part of your role
Using available forecasts, understand and identify all corresponding risks and opportunities and obtain best in class supplier price and delivery performance is part of your function
You will conduct timely review of all proposals and ensure most competitive opportunity is included in capital project proposal estimate. Facilitate technical & commercial TCO evaluations with stakeholders
Moreover, you will actively manage key suppliers and foster strategic relationships creating a competitive advantage for Linde Engineering
On top, of this you must establish KPI’s with Key suppliers to effectively drive supplier behaviors, you will also lead supplier measurement process with relevant Engineering, Operations and Business input
In addition, you will lead negotiations for supplier back charges and claims

What Makes You Great

You have a Bachelor's degree (B.A. or B.S.) from four-year College or university; MBA desirable
You also have 5-10 years’ experience as a Commodity Manager of a Procurement organization with global procurement responsibility, or Project Management in a global operating engineering company or combination of related experiences
Experience with ERP business system is required for this role
C.P.M. (NAPM Certified Purchasing Manager) and CPIM (APICS Certified in Production and Inventory Management) strongly preferred

Why you will love working with us

The position owner will be LENA´s single point of contact for all supply chain issues related to commodities including life cycle management, overall supplier relationship, proposals and purchases, aftermarket support, escalation of issues and supplier performance. Acts as the liaison between Global / Regional Suppliers and our Internal customers (Linde Engineering, Global COE, Global Plant Operations Global Hydrogen, and Research & Development) management. The Commodity manager creates winning solutions through knowledge of the industry, collaboration on market opportunities, use of frame agreements (FA’s), introduction of new supplier options, knowledge of equipment and ability to deliver results through high impact negotiations.

In this role you must learn and abide the Linde Code of Ethics and Code of Conduct by demonstrating honesty, integrity, professionalism in all communications, actions, and decisions.

What we offer you!

At Linde, the sky is not the limit. If you’re looking to build a career where your work reaches beyond your job description and betters the people with whom you work, the communities we serve, and the world in which we all live, at Linde, your opportunities are limitless. Be Linde. Be Limitless.

In addition to competitive compensation, we offer a wide range of medical options to suit everyone’s needs. Other benefits include; educational and professional development, employee discount program, 401K, pension plan, and life insurance, just to name a few.

Salary Pay Range: 88,875 USD – 154,050 USD

Have we inspired you? Let´s talk about it

We are looking forward to receiving your complete application.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other reason prohibited by applicable law.

Linde acts responsibly towards its shareholders, business partners, employees, society and the environment in every one of its business areas, regions and locations across the globe. The company is committed to technologies and products that unite the goals of customer value and sustainable development.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Therefore employees assigned may be required to perform additional job tasks required by the manager.

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