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
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES
Productivity Enhancement
Closely monitor the progress of productivity improvement projects for various business lines in sub-regions. Establish a detailed project progress tracking mechanism that involves regularly gathering project data and communicating with project leaders in each region.
Thoroughly explore outstanding practical cases in productivity improvement projects of various business lines in each sub-region. Conduct comprehensive case analyses to summarize successful experiences and key factors.
Participate punctually in the Asia productivity meetings every month. Prepare meticulously and represent the China IG Supply Chain to share representative and replicable success cases. Engage in learning and communication with other regions to drive the improvement of Asia Supply Chain productivity.
Process Enablement &Standardization
Conduct in-depth reviews of the existing work processes of supply chain departments (DT, CE&PG). Through communicating with employees of each department, observing work links on-site, and analyzing historical process documents, fully understand the current process status.
Standardize work processes according to business needs and efficiency principles. Clearly define operation specifications, responsible persons, and time nodes for each link to ensure process consistency and stability.
Employ process simplification techniques and methods to eliminate unnecessary steps and links. Simultaneously, optimize the information flow within the process to enhance work efficiency.
Risk Management &Audit
Thoroughly identify compliance risks in the operation of supply chain departments (DT, CE&PG), encompassing but not limited to compliance with laws and regulations, implementation of industry standards, and execution of internal policies. Utilize tools such as risk assessment matrices to determine risk levels.
Based on the identified risk points, develop targeted standard work processes. Clearly define risk prevention and control measures as well as emergency response mechanisms to ensure that supply chain operations meet the compliance requirements of Air products.
Actively participate in audit work of various business lines, including internal and external audits. Provide professional opinions and data support related to the supply chain during the audit process. Assist auditors in identifying problems and supervise the implementation of corrective measures to ensure the legality and compliance of the work of the supply chain execution team.
Digitalization
Act as the coordinator between the supply chain department and the IT department as well as other supporting departments. Coordinate resources from all parties to jointly develop digital tools. Establish effective communication and project coordination mechanisms to guarantee the smooth progress of projects.
Participate in the demand analysis, design, and testing of digital tools in accordance with the characteristics of supply chain business and digital transformation goals. Ensure that the tools can meet the actual needs of supply chain digital operations.
After the digital tools are launched, continuously follow up on their usage effects. Collect user feedback and timely coordinate relevant departments to optimize and improve them to achieve the goals of reducing management difficulty and enhancing work efficiency.
Supply Chain Report Analysis
Be responsible for the comprehensive collection and collation of supply chain data. Integrate data resources from various links of departments such as DT, CE, and PG to ensure the timeliness, accuracy, and integrity of data.
Conduct in-depth analyses of supply chain performance indicators (such as $/ton for DT, tank installation efficiency for CE, and filling efficiency for PG). Use data analysis methods and models to explore the problems and potential improvement spaces behind the indicators and propose targeted and actionable improvement suggestions.
Focus on detailed analyses of supply chain costs, including cost components and cost drivers. Through the formulation and implementation of cost control strategies and optimization plans, reduce supply chain costs and improve overall efficiency.
To complete the other job assigned by line manager properly.
Job Requirements
I. Educational Background
Bachelor's degree or above in logistics management, supply chain management, industrial engineering, statistics, information management or related majors.
II. Work Experience
2 - 3 years or more of supply chain-related work experience. Those with experience in process optimization, risk management, or digitalization projects are preferred.
III. Skill Requirements
1. Proficiently master data analysis tools (such as Excel, SQL, Python, etc.) and process modeling tools.
2. Possess good data analysis and process analysis capabilities and be able to accurately identify problems and opportunities.
3. Be familiar with supply chain management processes and operation models, and understand knowledge related to risk management, auditing, and digital transformation.
4. Have strong communication and coordination abilities and project management capabilities and be able to work effectively in cross-departmental teams.
IV. Quality Requirements
1. Have a high sense of responsibility and a rigorous work attitude. Be sensitive to data and pay attention to details.
2. Possess strong learning ability and innovative spirit and be able to adapt to the rapidly changing supply chain environment.
3. Be able to withstand work pressure and have good problem-solving and adaptability skills.
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.
