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Chart Industries; Tulsa (OK); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401k with employer match

Job summary

Chart Industries, Inc. is seeking a supply chain professional to contribute to global procurement and supplier management. You will develop strategies, initiate RFQs, and manage vendor relationships to ensure on-time delivery and cost efficiency across multiple projects.

Minimum education is a college degree (preferred). The role emphasizes accuracy, collaboration with operations and project management, and ongoing process improvements in an engineered-to-order environment.

Qualifications

• Experience developing global supply chain strategies.
• Strong negotiation and contract management skills.
• Ability to identify and develop vendors.
• Experience in engineered-to-order manufacturing environments.
• High accuracy and efficiency in fast-paced settings.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement global supply chain strategies.
• Initiate RFQ after required approvals or MRP demands.
• Identify and develop vendors.
• Maintain accurate records and provide reports on activities.
• Communicate material issues affecting customer due dates.

Skills

Vendor development

Negotiation skills

Supply chain strategies

Contract management

Attention to accuracy

Education

College degree preferred

Job description

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Location: Tulsa, OK, United States, 74115

At Chart, we design and build some of the world’s most advanced cryogenic equipment—that’s how our “Cooler By Design®” tagline was born. But it’s not just our technology that’s cool. It’s our people. We solve complex problems as a team, making us trulyCooler Together. And with the addition of Howden to the Chart family, we’reStronger Together, too. Our customers don’t simply bring us equipment specs—they bring us challenges. That’s where you come in. From concept and design to installation and commissioning, you’ll help create solutions that support a wide range of industries and applications.

• Launching rockets into space
• Delivering Nexus of Clean™ solutions for clean water, clean power, clean food, and clean industrials
• Powering the carbonation in your favorite fast-food beverage
• Making nitro coffee and even nitro ice cream possible

What Will You Do?

• Contribute in developing and implementing global supply chain management strategies
• Initiate RFQ after obtaining required approvals or MRP demands
• Identify and Develop vendors
• Maintain an accurate recordkeeping system and provide reports on various phases of activities
• Regularly communicate material issues that may impact Customer due dates with Customer Service, Project Managers and other team members.
• Monitor and manage stock materials/inventory
• Regularly attend team meetings to discuss project and order status and to identify and resolve issues that may impact the customer.
• Drive and implement recommendations enabling continuous improvement and cost reduction opportunities
• Manage the supplier relationship:
  • Monitor performance
  • Ensure proper invoicing
  • Issue purchase orders, including revisions, and ensure fulfillment as contracted
  • Review pricing and back-order management

Your Physical Work Environment Will Require…

INTERACTION:
Internal Departments/Customers - Operations, Proposals, Project Management, Engineering, etc.
Vendors – Supplier, Distributors, etc.
Accounts Payable when dealing with invoices
Shipping & Receiving

REQUIRED PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) WHILE IN THE SHOPS:
Safety Glasses
Steel Toe Shoes
Ear Plugs
Safety Vest
Gloves (when needed)
Face Shield (when needed)

Your Experience Should Be...

Your Professional Experience Should Be…

• Ability to work to high level of accuracy and efficiency within a fast-paced engineered to order manufacturing environment.
• Identify and develop vendors
• Experience in developing supply chain management strategies required
• Participate in developing and implementing global supply chain management strategies
• Good negotiation skills required
• Strong understanding of contracts, contract requirements, and contract management required
• Knowledge of steel/metal production process and markets preferred
• Understanding of international business and international sourcing process preferred
• Coordinate processing of repairs and obtaining loaner equipment as needed, or requested

Your Education Should Be…

Minimum Education: College degree preferred

Our Benefits Package...

Chart provides a comprehensive offering of benefits to full-time employees including medical, dental, and vision benefits, 401k with an employer match, disability and life insurance benefits.

Chart Industries, Inc. is a leading independent global manufacturer of highly engineered equipment servicing multiple applications in the Energy and Industrial Gas markets. Our unique product portfolio is used in every phase of the liquid gas supply chain, including upfront engineering, service and repair.