Manager Material Group - Indirects

at  LINDE ENGINEERING NORTH AMERICA LLC

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: 82,950 USD – 154,050 USD

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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.

• In this role, you will lead the overall procurement activities for indirect commodities for Linde Engineering Americas and coordinate with global counterparts, and its stakeholders, as well as the Linde Gases Procurement organizations to ensure alignment of procurement strategy where material/service synergies exist, and to maximize value to the LEA business
• You will function as a working Department Leader to set expectations, goals, monitor performance and provide coaching to 1-2 direct reports as well as provide training and continual development for the team
• You are required to understand, follow and streamline the IMS process 2040.700 “Purchasing of Indirects”
• Identify and inform all LEA stakeholders about this process, its requirements, instructions, roles, responsibilities, duties and tasks
• Function as point of contact for any indirect purchasing related for all LEA employees
• Effective sourcing strategy for LEA-specific indirect commodities
• Finalize Indirect purchase orders as per the IMS process. Coordinates and maintains the SAP database for indirect purchase orders
• Closely monitor the market for indirects spend and update price developments
• Negotiate, issue and continuously update inventory of all indirect (frame) agreements, contracts, purchase orders with and obligations towards suppliers of indirect commodities including the existing basic information (quantities, volumes, locations, time periods,) centrally stores all Frame Agreements, contracts, purchase orders, documents
• Align with LEHQ/MG GPCEC and Linde Gas on the future strategy and cooperation, e.g. reporting, bundling, common frame agreements, etc
• Recommendation on staffing and coordination of a sufficient personnel capacity
• Recommend new processes and lessons learnt where needed to improve quality or on-time delivery
• Take ownership of indirect spend profile for entities within LEA, to include Canada, LATAM, and South America
• Work on digitization and automation initiatives
• Learn and abide by the Linde Code of Ethics and Code of Conduct. Demonstrate honesty, integrity, and professionalism in all communications, actions and decisions