Procurement Process Mgr

Why Messer?

Messer is the world’s largest privately held industrial gases company and what we do matters because it is woven into every part of life, from the medical gases that patients rely on to the essential elements needed to safely and sustainably produce the goods our communities depend on.

The true strength of Messer is our people—at every level and in every role.

Join us and take pride in the impact you will make by providing solutions essential to our world and lives. Reach your highest potential at our stable, inclusive company with diverse opportunities in a growing industry, supported by people who care.

Messer stands apart because we put what matters first, and you matter.

Primary Responsibilities:

- Serve as Global Process Owner for the Source-to-Contract (S2C) process coordinating internal stakeholders to implement procurement standard operating procedures and drive standardization to achieve Messer’s procurement goals.

- Manage and maintain strategic procurement processes and standards including documentation, vendor reporting, contracting, and operational efficiency metrics.

- Establish and implement key performance metrics for strategic sourcing to ensure alignment with Messer’s procurement strategies.

- Utilize enterprise resource planning systems to prepare reports on procurement metrics.

- Train Messer’s stakeholders in procurement standard operating procedures.

- Ensure adherence to Messer policies and procedures.

- Provide support to Strategic Sourcing team and key stakeholders to complete essential risk management deliverables such as performance monitoring, business reviews.

- Ensure that sourcing projects are completed in compliance with policy, quality, and safety standards. Develop standards for supplier negotiations including strategy, desired outcomes, and total cost of ownership.

- Lead contract management process through period review, alignment of processes and data reporting.

- Govern supplier compliance and supplier diversity engagement.

- Direct supervision for positions aligned and in support of this role.

Basic Requirements:

- Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, mathematics, computer science, business informatics, or a related field and five years of related experience within strategic procurement and category management.

- Alternatively, seven years of related experience within strategic procurement and category management.

- Experience in Process Excellence or Lean principles and concepts.

- Experience with spend analytics and sourcing systems.

- Experience with Contract Management Lifecycle including authoring, negotiating, reviewing, approving, executing, and renewing contracts.

- Experience with spend analysis by commodity and analysis of external supplier market for specific commodity.

- Experience with supplier management including supplier segmentation, performance assessments and optimization, vendor selection, and risk management.

- Experience with integrated supply chain.

- Experience with SAP including advanced knowledge of SAP MM.

- Functional knowledge of end-to-end Procurement process including Sourcing, Category Management, Purchase Requisitions, and Purchase Orders.

Job Location: Messer North America, Inc., 200 Somerset Corporate Blvd, Suite 7000, Bridgewater, NJ 08807 - Telecommuting/remote work; may reside anywhere in the contiguous United States.

Salary: $106,080.00 to $155,480.00 per year

Benefits: Messer provides medical, dental, vision, short term disability, life insurance and paid time off as well as other voluntary benefits, such as, long term disability in accordance with the terms and conditions of these Plans. Employees are eligible to enroll in Messer’s 401(k) Plan. Employees may be eligible to participate in the company’s bonus program

About Messer:

Messer’s safety culture, commitment to providing dependable supply and innovative gas technology solutions help customers unlock opportunities to be safer, more sustainable, more productive and more efficient, so their business thrives. We nurture lasting, meaningful relationships with customers, our communities, and with one another.

We offer comprehensive benefits and appreciable pay, with steady schedules and opportunities for ongoing training and career progression. We prioritize and invest in our people at every level of our organization – the dedication, knowledge, customer focus and entrepreneurial spirit of our employees is what make Messer refreshingly different.

If you need assistance with the application or would like to request accommodation, call (877) 243-1030.

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