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Santa Ana, CA - Carnegie Av - Manufacturing - AL Turbo
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R10103791 Procurement Supervisor (Open)

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Santa Ana, CA - Carnegie Av - Manufacturing - AL Turbo

Air Liquide Global E&C Solutions is a technology partner of choice for the design, engineering and construction of leading-edge processing facilities and related infrastructures worldwide. We enable our customers to optimize the use of the planet's natural resources in order to provide clean and sustainable energy thanks to our people and their capability to innovate constantly. Through cutting edge innovation applied to our proprietary technology we contribute to the transformation of the energy industry and help to preserve & protect the atmosphere of our planet. Looking back on decades of operational expertise within the world leader in gases for industry, health and the environment, we develop creative, safe, reliable and competitive solutions for our customers, proposing a sustainable worldwide offer of best-in-class plants in a dynamically changing marketplace.

Air Liquide’s ambition is to be a leader in its industry, deliver long term performance and contribute to sustainability - with a strong commitment to climate change and energy transition at the heart of its strategy.

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.

The Site Procurement Lead serves as the primary procurement authority and operational liaison at the California facility. This role bridges site operations and strategic procurement leadership based in Houston, acting as the critical single point of contact for the Site Operations Manager, Project Managers, Engineering, and Quality teams, procurement lead is reporting functionally to the operation director.

The ideal candidate provides day-to-day oversight and direction to on-site buyers, drives procurement execution for turbomachinery projects and aftermarket operations, manages regional supplier performance, and ensures compliance with corporate governance, safety, and project schedule targets.

Job Responsibilities:

1. Site Leadership & Stakeholder Management

  • Serve as the dedicated single point of contact (SPOC) for site leadership, Project Managers, and Operations Manager regarding procurement status, lead times, critical path components, and budget variances.
  • Represent the Supply Chain organization in California daily production meetings, project review meetings, and stage-gate engineering reviews.
  • Partner with Site Operations and Manufacturing to identify bottleneck materials, expedite critical path items, and proactively mitigate supply chain risks.
  • Coordinate seamlessly with the Senior Procurement Manager in Houston to align site-level procurement activities with global category strategies and corporate targets.

2. Operational Procurement & Buyer Supervision

  • Supervise, guide, and prioritize the day-to-day workflow of on-site buyers, ensuring prompt purchase order (PO) placement, acknowledgment, expediting, and invoice clearance.
  • Establish and monitor key operational performance indicators (KPIs) for the site buying team, including On-Time Delivery (OTD), Purchase Requisition-to-PO cycle time, PO backlog, and invoice dispute resolution.
  • Ensure data accuracy across the ERP system regarding lead times, supplier master records, agreed pricing, and delivery milestones.
  • Resolve procurement related issues for the timely payment to the suppliers

3. Project Procurement & Strategic Execution

  • Manage procurement execution for high-spec rotating machinery projects, turbo-expanders, sub-assemblies, engineered packages, spare parts, and site field services.
  • Oversee competitive bidding processes (RFP/RFQ) for high-value or site-critical requirements, conducting total-cost evaluations and commercial reviews.
  • Lead commercial negotiations regarding pricing, payment terms, delivery schedules, warranties, and liquidated damages in alignment with corporate legal standards.
  • Identify local and regional supply chain consolidation opportunities to capture cost reductions, rebates, and inventory-holding programs (e.g., consignment, VMI).

4. Supplier Quality Control

  • Coordinate closely with Supplier Quality Control (SQC) and Site Receiving to ensure all procured components conform to engineering drawings, ASME/API codes, material certifications, and non-destructive testing (NDT) documentation.
  • Conduct supplier reviews and audits for critical local subcontractors (machining, precision welding, coatings, instrumentation).
  • Manage non-conformance reports (NCRs) and supplier corrective action requests (SCARs), driving fast supplier turnaround and recovering back-charges where applicable.

5. Expediting

  • Ensure that the logistic and expediting specialist is following up each critical component for each project: getting the needed date from project + getting the actual delivery dates from vendors
  • Ensuring that the Logistic and expediting specialist is taking the necessary measures to meet the delivery date target.
  • Ensure that the Logistic and expediting specialist is properly reporting and updating tables and KPIs
  • Coordinate with project team to get the alignment on prioritizations

6. Compliance, Safety & Governance

  • Champion site adherence to Air Liquide procurement policies, ethics guidelines, and Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) standards.
  • Ensure all on-site service providers, contractors, and specialized vendors meet site safety pre-qualifications before site access.

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Are you a MATCH?

Required Qualifications:

  • Education: A Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Finance, or Engineering is standard. An MBA or Master’s degree is often preferred, alongside certifications like CPSM, MCIPS, or CSCP.
  • Candidates must have valid employment authorization in the U.S. and must not require visa sponsorship now or in the future. This position is not open for non-immigrant visa sponsorship.
  • 5+ years of progressive procurement, purchasing, or supply chain experience in an engineered-to-order (ETO) or heavy industrial manufacturing environment (e.g., turbomachinery, rotating equipment, aerospace).
  • 2+ years of direct supervisory experience, project lead experience, or operational team leadership over buyers, expediting and SQC.

Our Differences make our Performance

At Air Liquide, we are committed to build a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.

We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their background. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.

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