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At Air Products, our purpose is to bring people together to reimagine what’s possible, collaborate and innovate solutions to the world’s most significant energy and environmental sustainability challenges. Grow with us as we embark on building tomorrow together by being the safest, most diverse and most profitable industrial gas company in the world.

Reimagine What’s Possible

Material Management / Material Planning Specialist Job Description:

• Keep traceability of all Engineering requisitions from cradle to grave.
• Implement the material control, procurement, expediting, and warehousing activities associated with commodities and engineering equipment, systems, or materials in support of project operation.
• Provide support to use and implement advanced planning tools to model, simulate, and release optimized material plans to the organization, lead developing, planning, and implementing the master schedule.
• Collaborate with Material Engineering and Material Control to maintain equipment, instruments, and commodities requirements according to Engineering specification and scopes.
• Work with the Materials Management in developing and analyzing project schedule and support traceability of requisitions from cradle-to-grave.
• Perform material allocation according to the construction priorities and run planning reports.
• Advise Project Management of developments that may substantially affect project costs or schedules and work with project teams and suppliers to find solutions to mitigate the problem.
• Prepare and issue planning, expediting, and engineering reports for management meetings, participate in department meeting to coordinate engineering, procurement, and expediting activities according to the project standards and priorities.
• Work with different AP computer software to ensure material quality management through the project are in accordance with AP Standards and Practices.
• Demonstrate extensive usage of site planning material management module with ability to update achievements according to supplier’s delivery schedule.
• Be responsible for the entire material life cycle oversight from design through constriction completion according to AP Standards and Practices.
• Support project teams and departments in a positive and productive manner to accomplish common goals and objectives.
• Coordinate creation and maintain Project Material Responsibility Matrix (MRM).
• Provide support in SmartPlant Material implementation for the project.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Supply Chain, Construction, or related field is preferred and/or minimum 15 years related experience in Material Management and Systems.
• Direct experience at the Project site working in a material/equipment coordination role.
• International capital project experience and ability to lead a regionally dispersed team is a plus.
• Technical knowledge of construction and piping/structural steel manufacturing and fabrication processes, ability to read Engineering drawings and material take offs.
• Ability to lead multiple high priority projects and challenging priorities, adjust to varying demands of work in a time-conscious and time-effective manner.
• Outstanding written and oral communication skills, project management skills, analytical and problem-solving skills, and financial competence.
• Excellent computer skills, particularly experience with relevant SAP and MRP system modules.
• Must be a team player with emotional intelligence.

We are the world’s largest hydrogen producer with over 80 years of industrial gas experience. We are hydrogen experts delivering safe, end-to-end solutions, investing in real, clean energy projects at scale, and driving the industry forward to generate a cleaner future.
At Air Products, we work in an environment where we put safety first, diversity is essential, inclusion is our culture, and each person knows they belong and matter. To learn more, visit About Air Products.
We offer a comprehensive benefits package including paid holidays and vacation, affordable medical, dental, life insurance and retirement plans. You will be eligible for benefits and also be 100% vested in your retirement benefits on your first day of employment!
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.
Air Products is committed to working with and providing a reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please e-mail us at talent@airproducts.com. General application status inquiries are not answered by this mailbox rather you’ll receive an e-mail directly from our Career Center and/or the Talent Acquisition Specialist.

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44265BR

Full Time

Global Engrg Mfg Technology & Equipment

Americas EPC

North America

United States