About the position
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. We are seeking an experienced Provisioning Supervisor for our Materials Management Americas team at our Global Headquarters in Allentown, PA. This position is crucial for managing the spare parts provisioning process for engineering projects that primarily support Operations and Air Products joint ventures in North and South America. The overall objective is to ensure the availability of hard goods spare parts for new and existing Air Products' production plants in accordance with project time schedules, facilitating plant commissioning and start-up. The incumbent will be an expert in the provisioning process, which includes developing spare parts estimates for new projects, gathering parts information for new project equipment, and adding this information to the inventory system. They will also determine the required parts to support equipment using established philosophies and best practices, while assessing the impact of logistics. This role requires making decisions based on current provisioning philosophies and involves interfacing and influencing leaders in Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, and Procurement. Additionally, the Provisioning Supervisor will be responsible for the work output of their staff, selectively reviewing their work to identify improvement opportunities and teaching moments, thereby fostering staff development through work experiences that enable independent decision-making. The position also entails leading a team of developing and seasoned Provisioning team members, setting annual priorities, and enhancing the functional competency of the team to support our growing business. The supervisor will manage the provisioning workload list, personally completing provisioning projects as necessary, and maintain and develop provisioning philosophies and work processes for high-complexity plants. They will work to improve provisioning capability by sharing functional and technical knowledge, develop spare parts estimates for new projects, and reduce spare parts costs while improving product support. The role requires quarterly off-hours support and participation in virtual meetings with participants from multiple global time zones.
Responsibilities
- Manage the spare parts provisioning process for engineering projects supporting Operations and joint ventures in North and South America.
- Specify and provision hard goods spare parts for new and existing production plants.
- Develop spare parts estimates for new projects and gather parts information for new project equipment.
- Add parts information to the inventory system and determine required parts to support equipment.
- Review sparing recommendations with engineering groups based on various factors such as reliability requirements and usage rates.
- Oversee preparation of load files for new Equipment Hard Goods SAP Bills of Materials.
- Oversee preparation and issuing of requisitions for all new hard goods and ancillary equipment in SAP.
- Lead and develop a team of Provisioning team members, setting annual priorities and increasing functional competency.
- Improve provisioning capability through sharing functional and technical knowledge.
- Participate in quarterly off-hours support and virtual meetings across global time zones.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in engineering (Mechanical, Chemical or Electrical engineering preferred) or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in provisioning or related fields.
- Supervisory or team leadership experience.
- Spare parts procurement and provisioning experience highly desirable.
- Proficiency in SAP or other enterprise resource planning software, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access.
- Strong problem-solving capability.
- Excellent communication and influence skills.
Nice-to-haves
- PMP certification preferred.
- Experience in managing provisioning workload and projects.
Benefits
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Retirement plan
- Paid holidays and vacation
- 100% vested in retirement benefits on the first day of employment
