Procurement Specialist

At Air Products, we reimagine what’s possible. By tapping into the motivation of our people and our collective experience, we create the ideas and innovations that drive us forward. When we come together – where every voice is heard and everyone knows they belong and matter – we create solutions that launch people into space, support lifesaving care in hospitals, and enable the construction of groundbreaking, world scale production facilities.

Reimagine What’s Possible 

This position is primarily responsible for:

• All procurement activities in support of equipment, services, spare parts and MRO (Maintenance, Repair, Operating supplies) for assigned plants, in accordance with established Company Purchasing Policies and Procedures. He/She will be required to provide support in post-PO follow-up activities, including resolving supplier delivery, quality and other commercial issues.
• All activities in support of PPO projects, and commodities being able to consolidate volume such as water treatment service, AC parts, analyzers.
• Monitor closely changes of Korean regulations related to procurement and apply them to work and contracts.
• Conduct purchases of assigned commodities including equipment, spare parts, consumables, supplies and services.
• Comply with the Company health & safety, business code of conduct and local regulations requirements.
• Manage and execute from Purchase Requisitions to Purchase Orders (RtP) process and ensure that all purchasing activities comply with Company Purchasing Policies and Procedures.
• Identify opportunities for cost reduction through spend analysis, develop sourcing strategy together with stakeholders, prepare and facilitate bidding process, analyze, award, communicate, roll out and implement the sourcing strategy.
• Identify, qualify and develop reliable suppliers, and maintain approved vendor list.
• Develop bid lists, inquiry packages, negotiation strategies, etc. for the procurement assignments.
• Negotiate with suppliers on best price based on total cost of ownership and most favorable purchase terms and conditions for the business.
• Prepare PO's or purchase contracts with all agreed terms and complete technical specifications.
• Implement and manage the execution of purchasing/supply contracts.
• Follow-up and monitor closely the progress of purchases from the time of order to the time of receipt, including resolving delivery, pricing and product quality disputes with vendors
• Record and report vendor performance and follow-up on improvement plan.
• Maintain the purchasing database and documentation in accordance with predetermined practices.
• Identify commodities being able to deliver saving from volume consolidation.
• Check updated Korean regulations related to procurement work and share the information with team. (Fair trade, Serious Accident Act, Safety & Health Act.,etc)
• Early develop sourcing strategies for PPO projects at the stage of plan to maximize cost saving & meet delivery date.
• Perform any other duties and responsibilities as directed by reporting manager

Founded in 1940, Air Products is a world-leading industrial gases company and has a proud history of innovation, operational excellence, with an unwavering commitment to safety and environmental stewardship. Working together, we are taking our passion and diverse backgrounds forward to reimagine what’s possible and generate a cleaner future for our customers, our communities, and the world.