About Air Products

Founded in 1940, Air Products is a world-leading industrial gases company with a proud history of innovation, operational excellence, and an unwavering commitment to safety and environmental stewardship. The company focuses on creating solutions that support various industries, aiming to generate a cleaner future for its customers, communities, and the world.

The Role: Material Management Specialist

Air Products is seeking a Material Management Specialist for a full-time position in Jubail, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. This role is responsible for managing the spare parts inventory and consumables for facilities, working closely with Operations & Maintenance teams. The primary objective is to maintain an optimized balance between plant costs and equipment unavailability, considering the costs of capital in inventory, in line with business requirements. The specialist will provide daily support for the safe, reliable, and efficient management of the bill of materials and warehouse inventory through the use of SAP, collaborating with internal and external resources.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and enter Bill of Materials (BOM) data and stored locations into SAP, as provided by suppliers.
• Determine the correct level of spare parts for operational facilities based on in-country availability to meet business needs.
• Manage general plant provisioning, including the setup and management of 'zone' stores.
• Provide warehouse support during plant commissioning and scheduled outages.
• Maintain accurate inventory control and optimize stock levels.
• Manage the shipment and control of facility spares, both inward and outward.
• Oversee the stock replacement program and the stock inventory check program.
• Arrange emergency transport with vendors as required.
• Provide training and support in "hard goods" inventory management methods and SAP transactions.
• Work with operations and maintenance teams to understand plant issues and execute cost-effective solutions for resolution, ensuring customer satisfaction on safety, reliability, product quality, and flexibility on product supply.

Safety and Compliance Leadership

The incumbent will provide and maintain a safe work environment, demonstrating leadership with all company and industry safe work processes to prevent injuries. This includes ensuring compliance with company safety, health, and environment standards, fulfilling mandatory safety requirements, and contributing to the development of EH&S related procedures in support of warehouse activities. The role also involves managing the safe storage of capital spares both onsite and offsite, and supervising warehouse contractors to ensure the safety and reliability philosophy is followed for all assigned site-related activities.

Qualifications and Experience

• 5 to 10 years of experience in material and warehouse management, preferably within an industrial setting.
• Proficiency in SAP for managing bill of materials and inventory is essential.
• Strong understanding of inventory control, stock optimization, and supply chain logistics.
• Ability to understand environmental regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to ensure compliance with company standards and best practices for warehouse management.

Operational Support and Commitment

This full-time position requires close collaboration with operations and maintenance teams to ensure alignment with operational objectives. The role involves providing support during critical periods such as plant commissioning, scheduled outages, and turnarounds (TAR), ensuring spares and materials are available to the site team. An essential aspect of this position is the requirement for emergency response availability 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, to ensure continuous operational support.