Supplier Qualification Specialist

Air Liquide

2 - 5 years

Delhi

Posted: 25/02/2026

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Job Description

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

Fortify our supply chain resilience by rigorously assessing, mitigating, and continually monitoring supplier risk while ensuring strategic alignment and adherence to quality standards

Accountabilities & related Activities

1. Strategic Qualification for Cost Competitiveness

Alternate Source Vetting: Act as the operational link between Category Managers, Sourcing Specialists and Suppliers to collect necessary data for "Alternate Source" qualification process.
Gap Analysis Execution: Support the "Gap Analysis" by identifying compliance barriers for new low-cost market entrants and coordinating their resolution.
Queue Management: Prioritize qualification queues for Gas Products, Transport, and Equipment based on business urgency

2. Supplier Quality & Risk Management (SQM)

Due diligence (DD): Collaborate with applicable stakeholders to perform/coordinate for suppliers in line with the Air Liquide Process.
Risk Mitigation: Monitor supply chain risks and trigger contingency qualification workflows for single-source failures in line with the Air Liquide Process.

3. The Approval Process & Compliance

Approval Workflow: Manage the end-to-end supplier approval process, ensuring all gates are cleared before registration.
Documentation Review: Arrange to execute applicable due diligence on financial and legal documents to validate vendor legitimacy.

4. Performance Monitoring & Development

Scorecard Administration: Administer the quarterly performance review process for the alternate sourcing objectives, collecting data on Quality, Cost, Delivery, and Innovation (QCDI).
NC Tracking: Drive the "Close-out" of Non-Conformities (NCs) identified during audits by following up with suppliers on corrective actions.

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Are you a MATCH?

Expected Competencies

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical/Chemica/othersl) or Supply Chain Management.

Training or certification

Six Sigma Green Belt (Preferred)

Discipline: Engineering - Quality Assurance - Procurement

Work experience: 4 to 7 years in Supplier Quality, Procurement, or Strategic Sourcing. (Industrial Gas/Chemical/Heavy Industry preferred).

Foreign language: English

Level: Fluent

Knowledge and Knowhow specific to the job

Complementary Capabilities

Supplier Lifecycle Management
Risk Management & Due Diligence
Quality Assurance & Auditing
Performance Metrics
Project Management
Change Management
Digital Literacy

Our Differences make our Performance

At Air Liquide, we are committed to build a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.

We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their background. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.

About Company

Air Liquide is a global leader in industrial gases and services, headquartered in Paris, France. Founded in 1902, the company supplies a wide range of gases, including oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, and other specialty gases, to various industries such as healthcare, chemicals, electronics, energy, and manufacturing. Air Liquide focuses on providing innovative solutions for sustainable development, including clean energy, environmental protection, and healthcare services. With operations in over 80 countries, the company is committed to improving quality of life through its technologies that support energy efficiency, environmental sustainability, and industrial growth.