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Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. seeks a Category Sourcing Specialist & Procurement Systems Data Lead
(Allentown, PA) to assist with the ongoing design, development, testing and evaluation of integrated systems for industrial production processes at Air Products. Support the Procurement organization by building and implementing Sourcing Strategies and Supplier Relationship Management programs designed to improve cost competitiveness through capital cost and execution hours reductions. Achieve key objectives focused on increased competitiveness and reduced complexity by driving process improvement and working in cross-functional teams to execute within the Air Products 4S culture of Safety, Speed, Simplicity, & Self-Confidence. Use data-driven decision making and structured problem solving to target and execute process improvements, negotiate supply agreements, and identify and qualify new global suppliers to fill supply chain gaps while utilizing knowledge of procurement processes, materials management, purchasing and sourcing tools. Collaborate with Air Products global teams to enable change, develop suppliers and increase strategy effectiveness. Provide support and work process development related to systems including Qlik Sense, Share Site. Workday (SCOUT) and SAP initiatives impacting Sourcing. Support new tool implementations, as required, and ensure new or modified processes are documented with change management defined before full implementation. Monitor and report metrics that provide data for process measurement and supplier development. Initiate and prepare Enterprise Management of Change submissions related to Sourcing. Coordinate process improvement and planning work with team members in other regions to ensure consistent process convergence and best practice sharing where appropriate. Reinforce Sourcing processes and documents defined in the Business Management System (BMS).

REQUIREMENTS: Bachelors degree (or foreign equivalent) in Industrial or Mechanical Engineering, Supply Chain Management or closely related field. Must have five (5) years of experience in each of the following: Supply Chain Management, Procurement, or Sourcing; Continuous Improvement Programs; Process/Value Stream Mapping; Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software; Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) systems; and Data analysis. Up to 15% international and/or domestic travel.