NCE Transport Category Manager

Air Liquide; Brussel; Sur place; EUR 70 000 - 95 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Air Liquide in Belgium is seeking a Procurement professional to define and implement the transport category strategy across Benelux, UK, and CO2 Germany. You will manage contracts, run RFx events, and lead supplier relationships with cross‑functional teams to meet internal requirements.

The role emphasizes analytical capabilities, stakeholder management, and leadership to drive cost reductions, standardization, and performance improvements across the European perimeter.

Qualifications

• Engineering or Business Administration degree completed.
• 3-5 years of professional experience.
• Excellent written and spoken English skills.
• Strong analytical abilities and cross-functional project management.
• Leadership and innovative thinking.
• Negotiation experience with external stakeholders.

Responsabilités

• Develop category strategy and competitive supplier analyses.
• Conduct RFx events, assess offers using TCO.
• Lead supplier negotiations and contract closure.
• Track performance with defined metrics and reporting.
• Manage quarterly reviews and annual business reviews with leadership.

Connaissances

Analytical skills

Cross-functional project management

Leadership

Negotiation experience

English proficiency

Formation

Engineering or Business Administration degree

Description du poste

Definition of the transport category strategy in scope (Benelux, UK, CO2 Germany) for bulk and PG transportation based on current and future internal requirements as well as supplier and competitive analyses. Ensuring implementation and adapting the category strategy across NCE Cluster and European perimeter with peers.. Managing contracts and supplier relationships long-term. Responsibility for procurement performance.

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

a) Category Strategy

• Support development of carrier safety performance roadmaps in alignment with Road Safety Stakeholders (Cluster and Group)
• Conducting market analyses and analyzing Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) drivers
• Manage Category Boards with Senior leadership in countries and Clusters
• Propose transformational roadmaps (crossborder schemes, clean energy vehicles).
• Support CFOs to mitigate fuel price fluctuation risks.
• Identifying short-term (e.g., portfolio consolidation) and long‑term (e.g., standardization) opportunities, consolidating requirements, and planning RFx (Requests for X/Proposals).

b) Procurement Activities

• Analyzing requirements and discussing them with stakeholders/requesters.
• Identifying potential suppliers, executing RFx, analyzing offers based on TCO, and finalizing a shortlist.
• Preparing, conducting, and successfully closing negotiations.
• Defining measures and metrics to verify proper implementation and tracking them accordingly.

c) Supplier Relationship Management

• Management of quarterly Reviews with operations and senior carrier management
• Prepare and lead annual business reviews with senior carrier and AL leadership

d) Stakeholder Management

• Summarizing feedback from internal customers regarding aspects such as our suppliers and category strategy.
• Conducting workshops to identify TCO reduction opportunities.

e) Reporting

Creating and maintaining relevant reports.

Are you a MATCH?

• Successfully completed degree in Engineering or Business Administration.
• 3-5 years of professional experience.
• Excellent written and spoken English skills.
• Outstanding and proven analytical skills, e.g., in cross functional project management.
• Leadership qualities and out-of-the-box thinking.
• Negotiation experience with external stakeholders.

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.