Materials Management Provisioning Analyst

Gardner Cryogenics; Allentown (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Retirement savings plan with company 1

Paid vacation and holidays

Parental leave

Adoption assistance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Health Savings Account

Life Insurance

Job summary

Air Products in Allentown, PA is seeking a Materials Management Provisioning Analyst to manage spare parts provisioning across North and South America. You will develop BOMs in SAP and determine stocking quantities to support safe, reliable plant operations.

The role collaborates with engineering, operations, procurement, and project teams to ensure sparing philosophies are applied and budgets tracked. On-call rotation applies.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in materials management, procurement, or related fields.
• Working knowledge of SAP and ability to navigate standard transactions.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to interpret P&IDs, equipment lists, and vendor documentation.
• Inventory management and supply chain knowledge.
• Cross‑functional collaboration and project management.
• Proficiency with Excel and data analysis tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead provisioning kickoff meetings with stakeholders to define scope and spare parts requirements.
• Review equipment docs and apply sparing philosophies to identify required parts.
• Coordinate material master creation and new material numbers submissions.
• Develop, maintain, and validate spare parts BOMs in SAP for all assets.
• Monitor budgets and project completion status for spare parts.
• Support spare parts estimating with engineering, operations, sourcing, and suppliers.
• Set initial safety stock by evaluating criticality and inventory.
• Identify opportunities to leverage inventory across facilities to cut costs.
• Participate in on-call rotation for weekend/holiday coverage 3-4 times a year.

Skills

Materials management

Procurement

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical problem solving

Excel/data analysis

SAP navigation

Education

B.S. in engineering or related field

Tools

SAP

Job description

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

Materials Management Provisioning Analyst

Allentown, PA (Global HQ)

This materials specialist role is responsible for all aspects of the spare parts provisioning process supporting Sale of Gas and Sale of Equipment Operate & Maintain projects throughout North and South America. The role ensures critical spare parts requirements are accurately identified, procured, and managed to support safe, reliable, and cost-effective plant operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Collecting and analyzing equipment data for new and existing projects to develop and maintain equipment Bills of Material (BOMs) in SAP.
• Determining appropriate spare parts requirements and recommended stocking quantities in accordance with approved sparing philosophies, operational requirements, and industry best practices.
• Collaborating with Engineering, Operations, Procurement, and Project teams to ensure maintenance, reliability, and operational requirements are incorporated into provisioning strategies.
• Supporting the development of spare parts cost estimates for new project opportunities.

Activities must be completed within project schedules and budget constraints to support successful plant start-up and long‑term operational reliability. This role contributes directly to inventory optimization, cost savings, asset reliability, and downtime mitigation through effective spare parts planning and SAP master data management.

Principal Accountabilities

• Lead provisioning kickoff meetings with project stakeholders to establish scope, deliverables, schedules, and spare parts requirements for new projects.
• Review equipment documentation and apply existing Operations and product‑line sparing philosophies to identify required spare parts.
• Coordinate the material master creation and extension process, including submission of requests to the Coding Team for new material numbers.
• Develop, maintain, and validate equipment spare parts BOMs in SAP for all applicable project assets.
• Monitor, track, and forecast project spare parts budgets, and project completion status.
• Support spare parts estimating activities for new project opportunities by working closely with Project Development Engineering, Operations, Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, and equipment suppliers.
• Establish initial safety stock for new plants by evaluating criticality, existing inventory, reliability considerations, and sparing strategies.
• Identify opportunities to leverage existing inventory across facilities to reduce procurement costs and improve inventory utilization.
• Participate in an on‑call rotation supporting operational requirements during weekends and holidays approximately three to four times per year.

Preferred Skills / Competencies

• 5+ years' experience in materials management, procurement, or related fields is preferred
• B.S. in an engineering discipline or related subject area is preferred
• Working knowledge of SAP, including the ability to navigate and utilize standard transactions, and retrieve and maintain data
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills
• Ability to interpret P&IDs, equipment lists, and vendor documentation
• Inventory management and supply chain knowledge
• Cross‑functional collaboration and project management skills
• Proficiency with Excel and data analysis tools

What We Offer

• Affordable medical, dental, and vision insurance available day one of employment
• 40 (k) retirement savings plan with immediate vesting of company match and core contributions
• Paid vacation, holidays, and sick time
• Paid parental leave
• Adoption assistance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (medical, dependent daycare)
• Health Savings Account
• Life Insurance (AD&D), Supplemental AD&D

Air Products proudly values the skills, dedication, and leadership that veterans offer. As a veteran‑friendly organization, we actively encourage and welcome veterans to apply for various roles within our company. We recognize the outstanding strengths and experiences that veterans contribute and foster a workplace that honors your service while providing a platform for professional growth.

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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.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer (U.S.).You will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, citizenship, gender, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, or veteran status.

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Air Products is an Equal Opportunity Employer (U.S.) All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Air Products is also committed to Employment Equity (Canada). Individuals who may have an accommodation need related to applying for positions with Air Products in the U.S. and Canada, should contact Air Products at 1-800-966-2724, Option #1.