Job Description

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

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Air Liquide is the world leader in gases for industry, health and the environment, and is present in over 80 countries with 67,000 employees.Air Liquide Global Helium is managing Worldwide Helium Sourcing, Supply and International & multimodal Logistics of Cryogenics Helium containers from various sources to more than 30 countries. Helium offers clear growth opportunities for the Air Liquide Group in diverse markets like magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), fiber optics, calibration gases, space, offshore diving and the new coming airship applications.


Helium is transported in cryogenics ISO tanks and thus requires a just-in-time logistics to serve our customers in due time, while optimizing our assets and inventory management. To achieve the best results, this Supply Chain requires agility in planning, rapidity, reliability and traceability throughout the value chain.




ALGHe is having its office in Dubai (Jebel Ali Free Zone) and is part of Air Liquide Maritime. Air Liquide Maritime, a key player within Innotech, bridges international markets by delivering essential molecules across borders and oceans. This highly international environment manages operations in multiple locations worldwide.


The Freight team provides transversal support to the AL Maritime Business Units, notably in the fields of freight procurement and strategy, databased decision making and escalation point to the vendors. It also stimulates and implements AL Maritime-wide improvement programs.


With Supply Chain teams in France, UAE and Malaysia, the Freight team maintains close proximity with the Business Units and represents AL Maritime in Air Liquide Group Seafreight Board.
We are seeking a highly motivated Freight Analyst within our Global Helium team who will also work closely with digital, procurement, and global supply chain teams.


You will contribute to this mission by:


Global Helium Freight Cost Controlling & Operations


Controlling and validating Helium freight invoices in coordination with carriers, shipping lines, freight forwarders, and customs brokers. Supervising the interface between suppliers and our global freight auditor, and managing the relationship with the 3rd party audit provider. Consolidating freight data and costs on a monthly basis, ensuring accuracy in financial closing and variance analysis with target. Providing analytical support for freight KPIs, issuing the monthly Maritime Freight Flash and other operational reports.
Procurement & Logistics AL Maritime


Supporting the Freight Procurement Manager in tenders, negotiations, and supplier evaluations Updating freight rates following RFQ results and maintaining accurate records of all contractual updates Creating purchase requisitions and performing goods receipts for all freight service providers Engaging with global suppliers and identifying synergies to optimize sourcing strategies across regions
Digitalization & Business Intelligence AL Maritime


Designing, developing, and maintaining Power BI dashboards to consolidate freight cost history and monitor performance per container, per route, and per region Building tools for CO? emissions monitoring and sustainability reporting Collaborating with the Digital/TMS team to migrate current dashboards into the Transport Management System (TMS) Leveraging AI solutions (Gemini) to explore automation of freight invoice auditing and accelerate scenario simulations

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Are you a MATCH?

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Education


Master's Degree in Supply Chain, Logistics or related field


Specialization in Engineering, Supply Chain, Finance




Soft and Hard Skills


Hard skills - Must have:


Proficiency in Power BI data modeling and transformation, including using DAX for calculated columns, measures, and tables, as well as cleaning and transforming data with the Query Editor


Proficiency with G Suite environment (G Sheet)


Hard skills - Nice to have


Experience with TMS and/or freight audit processes is a plus


Soft skills:


Interest to work in an industrial environment


Proactivity & autonomy


Continuous improvement mindset


Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively in a multicultural, international environment


Excellent relational capacities. Able to communicate effectively in different levels (from field operator to C-level)


Strong analytical and organizational skills





Languages


English fluency is Must have


French Nice to have


Chinese Nice to have

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.