Local Sourcing Specialist

Air Liquide; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental leave

Salary continuance insurance

Health insurance discounts

LPG refills for home BBQ

Annual flu vaccinations

EAP support

Employee benefits portal discounts

Stock purchase options

Career progression

Job summary

Air Liquide Australia is seeking a Local Sourcing Specialist to lead strategic sourcing, contracting, and supplier relationship management. You will collaborate with stakeholders to align procurement strategies with business goals and drive value while mitigating risk.

The role focuses on spend analysis, RFx processes, contract management, and ensuring compliant, efficient purchasing across the business. A strong analytical mindset and cross-functional collaboration are essential.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in a technical, numerical or supply chain field.
• Strong analytical and stakeholder management abilities.
• Demonstrated experience in strategic sourcing and contracting.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic sourcing and contracting activities with internal stakeholders.
• Perform spend analysis and supplier performance reviews.
• Manage supplier relationships and risk across categories.
• Drive process standardisation and use of purchasing systems.
• Coordinate RFx (RFI/RFP/RFQ) processes with Legal involvement.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Spend analysis

Contracting

Supplier management

Risk mitigation

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Tools

ERP systems

RFx tools

Job description

Air Liquide Australia is a market leader Gases, Technologies and Services for Industry in Australia. Air Liquide Australia provides innovative, responsive and customer focused services to our product range, which improves the performance of our customers while helping protect the environment.

Are you a strategic procurement professional who thrives on building strong stakeholder relationships and driving commercial value? We are seeking a Local Sourcing Specialist to champion key procurement initiatives, including strategic sourcing, spend analysis, contracting, supplier relationship management, and risk mitigation.

Acting as the primary Procurement representative to the broader business, you will align procurement strategies with business objectives, ensure seamless execution, and keep stakeholders informed on progress through structured, scheduled updates.

Air Liquide Australia is a market leader Gases, Technologies and Services for Industry in Australia. Air Liquide Australia provides innovative, responsive and customer focused services to our product range, which improves the performance of our customers while helping protect the environment.

Are you a strategic procurement professional who thrives on building strong stakeholder relationships and driving commercial value? We are seeking a Local Sourcing Specialist to champion key procurement initiatives, including strategic sourcing, spend analysis, contracting, supplier relationship management, and risk mitigation.

Acting as the primary Procurement representative to the broader business, you will align procurement strategies with business objectives, ensure seamless execution, and keep stakeholders informed on progress through structured, scheduled updates.

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

Strategic Sourcing & Contracting:

• End-to-End Execution: Drive the full sourcing process to deliver on business plans and category strategies in close collaboration with internal stakeholders.

• Needs Assessment & Planning: Partner with the business to deeply understand their requirements and develop targeted sourcing plans to meet those needs.

• Market Research & RFx: Perform supply market research, analytical studies, and supplier surveys to identify potential partners. Lead the appropriate RFx processes (RFI, RFP, RFQ) in accordance with category strategies.

• Negotiation & Compliance: Lead supplier negotiations to secure optimal commercial value. Establish robust contracts using approved templates, engaging the Legal department when required, and ensure all contracts and claims are properly closed out.

• Supplier Qualification: Work alongside stakeholders to conduct rigorous supplier qualification assessments.

Purchasing & Operational Excellence:

• System Efficiency: Utilize purchasing systems to maximize operational effectiveness and efficiency.

• Automation: Establish and promote the use of purchasing catalogues to meet efficiency targets by automating routine purchasing transactions.

• Issue Resolution: Step in to perform manual purchasing transactions when necessary and lead the resolution of supplier payment issues in partnership with the regional business service centre.

Supplier Relationship Management (SRM):

• Performance Control: Lead ongoing supplier management, including contract oversight, collation and analysis of performance data, and the execution of supplier review meetings.

• Integration & Change Management: Support seamless supplier integration, manage the roll-out of new suppliers, handle switch-outs, and ensure efficient change management across the business.

• Continuous Improvement: Support cost and value analysis initiatives to drive ongoing supplier improvement.

Are you a MATCH?

• Educational Background: An undergraduate degree, preferably with a technical, numerical, or supply chain focus (e.g., Engineering, Finance, Supply Chain Management). Professional certification from an accredited procurement or supply chain institution is highly desirable.

• Strategic & Hands-On: You can operate effectively at a high-level strategic/system view, but are equally comfortable rolling up your sleeves to tackle detailed tasks and challenges.

• Problem Solver: Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities, with a knack for identifying the exact resources required to deliver effective solutions.

• Stakeholder Engagement: Exceptional relationship management and listening skills, allowing you to establish strong, trusting partnerships across all levels of the business.

• Commercial Acumen: Highly business‑minded and results‑driven with a focus on delivering tangible value.

• Communication Skills: The ability to clearly and persuasively articulate complex ideas, concepts, and commercial models to a wide variety of stakeholders.

The Air Liquide Edge: What We Offer

• Financial Security & Perks: Competitive base salary + Performance Bonus, 14 weeks paid parental leave, fully funded Salary Continuance Insurance, and superannuation options.

• Health & Personal Benefits: Private health insurance discounts, free LPG refills for personal/home BBQ use, annual flu vaccinations, health screenings, and confidential EAP support for you and your family.

• Exclusive Savings: Access to our employee benefits portal featuring discounts across 350+ major Australian and New Zealand retailers.

• Global Ecosystem: Employee stock purchase options, comprehensive training on specialized systems, and clear national and international career progression pathways across 60+ countries.

About Air Liquide

A world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health, Air Liquide is present in 78 countries with approximately 64,500 employees and serves more than 3.8 million customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen are essential small molecules for life, matter and energy. They embody Air Liquide’s scientific territory and have been at the core of the company’s activities since its creation in 1902.

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.