Sourcing Manager

Job Overview:

This position supports the Linde businesses and is responsible for managing locally and regionally scoped categories by carrying out the strategic sourcing process with appropriate level of guidance and direction.

Principal Responsibilities:

• Manages local and regional commodities by carrying out the strategic sourcing process. Commodities, which include supporting IT categories including, but not limited to, IT Consulting, SaaS Contracts, Helpdesk and Deskside Support, and Telecom support and projects as assigned.
• Creates and negotiates complex agreements consistent with Linde’s business interests.
• Gathers and analyzes data from diverse sources to create spend visibility and transparency enabling the identification of opportunities
• In conjunction with internal business clients, sourcing, and requisitioner, solicits and analyzes quotations; selects successful supplier/contractor and negotiates purchases; ensures that supplier management process is implemented.
• Procures equipment, materials, and services from approved suppliers at the lowest evaluated cost consistent with considerations of quality, reliability and delivery.
• Measures the results of strategy implementation and provide actionable feedback to business stakeholders.
• Evaluates the best method of purchasing, such as supporting lease v buy analysis.
• Develops key metrics, forecasting and spend/save reports with the objective of enhancing the understanding of terms and market activity.
• Improves compliance and use of management control tools.
• Maintains a key role in commercial activities with suppliers, engineering, operations, and project management.
• Has lead role in optimizing supplier base.
• May use total cost of ownership levers to achieve cost reduction, cycle time reduction, improved service, increased reliability, and productivity improvements.
• Drives continuous improvement through Linde’s quality system.
• Is key contact for suppliers and various internal groups including corporate groups, operations groups, and project management groups for creating Purchase Orders.

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s Degree required; Procurement, Purchasing, Supply Chain Management, Business, Marketing, Engineering or related.
• MBA and/ or Professional Certification is desirable
• Minimum 3 years of strategic sourcing / supply chain/ procurement experience, along with reviewing and administering contracts.
• Demonstrated skills of negotiation and persuasion.
• Demonstrated excellence in verbal and written communications.
• Ability to travel as operational needs require.

About Linde:

Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2024 sales of $33 billion. We live our mission of making our world more productive every day by providing high-quality solutions, technologies and services which are making our customers more successful and helping to sustain and protect our planet.

Culture:

At Linde, we strive to create a wo