Sr. Contracts Manager

At Air Products, our purpose is to bring people together to reimagine what’s possible, collaborate and innovate solutions to the world’s most significant energy and environmental sustainability challenges. Grow with us as we embark on building tomorrow together by being the safest, most diverse and most profitable industrial gas company in the world.  

Reimagine What’s Possible 

We pride ourselves on being an innovative technology company that cultivates an environment of collaboration and inclusion. We need and seek out people who are dedicated and driven to create the future. People with passion and dedication to get it right and a never-ending desire to innovate, learn, improve, and supply. Sound like you?

Position Summary

We are seeking a Contract Manager for a field assignment located at our Gonzalez, LA facility.  This position is accountable for construction subcontractor sourcing activities for third party services supporting primarily new plant engineering and construction services activities. This position also handles third party engineering contracts, and construction subcontracts.

Candidate will possess a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or other technical areas, 15 years of work experience including 10 years in construction related function. Candidate will have a demonstrated record of team leadership, leading sophisticated projects and of achieving results.

Nature and Scope

The incumbent is accountable for developing, negotiating, implementing, and maintaining competitively helpful construction contracts, ensuring the execution strategy is best aligned to marketplace dynamics. The incumbent will be required to have intimate knowledge of construction supply markets globally. This position supports supplier/contractor relationship management to ensure alignment with Product Line strategies. This position challenges technical specifications, commercial practices, construction practices and business processes with a focus on driving cost-effective operations. Strong sourcing, contractual writing and negotiating skills are required. Procurement, construction management or project management experience is required to be proficient in setting the best strategies and securing the right contractors to bid Air Product projects on a global basis.

 

Principal Accountabilities:

• Embody the 4S culture of Safety, Speed, Simplicity and Self-Confidence
• Exemplify the Air Products leadership competencies daily: Lead & Inspire; Manage Execution; Strategic Attitude
• Execute source process by developing, negotiating, implementing, and sustaining supply contracts in the construction arena consistent with business requirements.
• Execute the sourcing work process in accordance with the Air Products approved work processes
• Supervise, communicate, and respond to changing market conditions and business drivers on a global basis to improve demonstrate and minimize risk.
• Lead multi-functional teams involved in supplier discovery and optimizing Air Products’ construction spend
• Work closely with supported businesses and functional organizations to ensure stability and cost efficiency of supply.
• Bring innovative supplier solutions to improve value proposition across the supply chain.
• Lead supplier performance and maintain interface within supplier’s organization.
• Collaborates effectively with other members of their global sourcing team to ensure construction sourcing work practices are detailed, implemented and followed by the Regional Procurement Centers.
• Attract, retain, and develop a staff of premier strategic sourcing professionals.
• Use the S&OP work process to lead resources to support new bid and project work.
• Set a leadership example by encouraging a team environment that values diversity and inclusion
• Mentoring, develop and performance lead through regular coaching, feedback review.

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Team leadership
• Construction contracts expertise
• Excellence in supplier negotiation
• Strong external focus
• Clear and concise verbal and written communication skills
• Proactive collaborator
• Ability to achieve assigned results
• Strong influencing, coaching, communication, and facilitative skills
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Change management
• Strong work process knowledge of systems and solutions

What's In It for You:

At Air Products we foster a culture of inclusion where every voice is heard, and everyone feels they belong and matter. Additionally, we offer competitive pay an