Strategic Planning Engineer: Budget & Procurement

Air Liquide; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Air Liquide Singapore Private Limited (ALSg) is seeking a seasoned Project Control/Cost Management professional to lead budgeting, forecasting, and procurement planning for gas and chemical equipment. You will partner with internal stakeholders and BD to develop competitive technical and commercial proposals and ensure compliance with AL standards.

The role emphasizes risk assessment, cost control strategy development, and cross-functional collaboration across finance, procurement, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Chemical/Mechanical/Electrical/Industrial Engineering or other technical discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in project management/cost control/strategic planning in industrial activities.
• Strong analytical mindset with a high proficiency in handling complex data and numbers.
• Proven ability to perform budget forecasting alongside scenario and variance analysis.
• Experience creating and managing dashboards for budget tracking, cost monitoring, and trend reporting.
• Proficiency in Power BI or similar data visualization tools is added advantage
• Skilled at assessing financial and operational data to drive strategic decision-making and identify budget inefficiencies.
• Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills to align finance, procurement, and engineering teams toward strategic goals.
• Knowledge in AUTOCAD is added advantage.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate internally and support BD in the most competitive economical & technical costing/solution compliant to the specification and in compliance with AL, industry standards.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to develop mutually beneficial technical proposals/commercial offers to customers.
• Support risk assessment, clarify scope and provide technical input to ensure a safe and reliable offer.
• Ensure the compliance of the project to AL rules and systems and in accordance to the relevant external rules and regulations.
• Coordinate with Strategic Planning Manager in problem solving, resourcing and budgeting activities.
• Develop and implement project budget control strategies for specialty gas & chemical equipment.
• Ensure alignment of project procurement plans with actual budget allocations.
• Support procurement planning for specialty gas & chemical equipment, ensuring cost efficiency.
• Establish workflows for budget tracking, cost forecasting, and project financial compliance.
• Provide periodic reports on budget performance, cost trends, and procurement efficiency.
• Conduct training sessions on strategic planning, budget control, and procurement processes.
• Drive programs to improve project cost to meet efficiency.
• Identify single source issues and drive mitigation plan for new/additional competitive suppliers
• Any other tasks and responsibilities assigned by supervisor.

Skills

Budget forecasting

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical/Mechanical/Electrical/Industrial Engineering or other technical discipline

Tools

Power BI

AUTOCAD

Job description

Air Liquide Singapore Private Limited (ALSg) is seeking a seasoned Project Control/Cost Management professional to lead budgeting, forecasting, and procurement planning for gas and chemical equipment. You will partner with internal stakeholders and BD to develop competitive technical and commercial proposals and ensure compliance with AL standards.

The role emphasizes risk assessment, cost control strategy development, and cross-functional collaboration across finance, procurement, and