Job Title:
Procurement - Strategic Sourcing Specialist
Duration:
3 months
Schedule:
5/40 – Onsite
Location:
Houston, TX
About Airswift:
Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with unique project needs. With over 1000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 60 countries, Airswift's geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry.
Vacancy Overview
This opportunity sits within a complex chemical manufacturing environment, supporting turnaround and capital project procurement across U.S. petrochemical production sites. The role will lead sourcing strategy, supplier engagement, and commercial execution for services, materials, and engineered equipment, while helping to maintain schedule compliance on critical project activity. This company operates in the chemical sector and manufactures and distributes petrochemicals and wool yarns, including PET polymers, EO or EG products, polyester fibers, film and chips, and wool products.
Required Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or a related field.
Required Experience:
Procurement experience supporting turnaround and capital project activity within petrochemical or process manufacturing environments
Experience managing sourcing activities for services, materials, contractor scope, and engineered equipment
Experience developing and managing supplier agreements and strategic supplier relationships
Proven ability to work across manufacturing, engineering, capital projects, and procurement stakeholders
Experience addressing supplier performance and commercial issues within complex supply chains
Required Skills:
End-to-end procurement process knowledge, including sourcing strategy development and execution
Category management and cross-functional negotiation leadership
Supplier risk analysis and supplier performance management
Strong project management capability with a focus on action, schedule, and results
Working knowledge of business analysis, market research, financial analysis, and cost models
Ability to manage multiple assignments in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment
Stakeholder engagement and influencing skills across operational and project teams
Proficiency with ERP systems such as SAP or Oracle
Experience using requisition-to-pay or source-to-contract software such as GEP, Coupa, or Ariba
Strong analytical, presentation, budgeting, and problem-solving skills
High proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Outlook, internet applications, and report interpretation
Strong verbal and written communication skills, including analysis, interpretation, and reasoning
Leadership and coaching capability to support sourcing specialists and buyers
Proficiency in SAP S/4HANA, Power BI, and Microsoft Excel
Preferred Qualifications:
Advanced degree such as an MBA or Master’s degree
Experience with GEP source-to-contract software