Lead Materials Planner, (PS), Sugarland, TX

Lead Materials Planner - Oilfield Industrial Chemical

Would you like to take ownership of delivering an exceptional service to our customers?

Are you passionate about building relationships and ensuring customer success?

Join our successful oilfield Industrial chemical team

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As a Lead Materials Planner you will be responsible for planning and scheduling of the materials required to execute the business. Works with the sales and commercial team, region personnel, AMO and supply chain to translate the demand (forecasts, sales orders, planned orders) across multiple time horizons in to physical orders and ensures they are delivered to meet the customer requirements.

As a Lead Materials Planner you will be responsible for :

The key responsibilities of the Lead Materials Planner may include the following as well as other items required to execute the role,

• Works with the region sales and operations to create the regional forecast (12-18 months) and global forecasts
• Works with the sales and operations team to convert the demand plans into physical orders. Understands business trends, opportunities and how they impact the demand forecast.
• Assists in the execution and drives consistency of the S&OP process
• Analyzes incoming demand: identifies order exceptions, misalignment with product rationalization strategy and opportunities to utilize existing inventory
• Plans and schedules order timelines to be consistent with customer requirements while minimizing inventory and shipping costs
• Works with the Product Line/Sales/Service Delivery to prioritize deliver dates as needed (push outs, pull ins)
• Performs various material management analysis such as statistical material consumption and forecasts, aged inventory, aged PO, in-transit material analysis, safety stock, etc.
• Implements inventory stocking strategies
• Monitor levels of safety stock, global and aging inventory and works with regions and manufacturing plants to address accordingly
• Assists in driving product line make to stock (MTS), and make to order (MTO) standards are implemented in the S&OP process

Fuel your passion

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Preference given to Engineering Degree Bachelor's Degree in a Technical field or equivalent experience (5+ years' experience in the Supply Chain/ Materials Planner)
• Experience in order management, inventory optimization and management, asset utilization and management is preferred but not required
• Intermediate knowledge of SAP and MRP functionality is preferred
• Ability to work with and influence stakeholders
• Strategic thinking with tactical execution with a strong sense of urgency

Working with us

Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We invest in the health and well-being of our workforce, train and reward talent and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other.

Working for you

Our inventions have revolutionized energy for over a century. But to keep going forward tomorrow, we know we must push the boundaries today. We prioritize rewarding those who embrace change with a package that reflects how much we value their input.

Join us, and you can expect:

• Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities
• Comprehensive private medical care options
• Safety net of life insurance and disability programs
• Tailored financial programs.
• Education Assistance
• Generous Parental Leave
• Mental Health resources, Virtual Therapy Programs
• Dependent and Partners Care
• Pet Insurance
• Additional elected or voluntary benefits

You will be eligible to participate in Company-sponsored benefit programs, including health & welfare programs and the Thrift Plan (401k). You will have a choice of coverage options that best suit your needs. Coverage options and contribution amounts are related to your benefit elections, base salary level, and specific requirements of each of these plans.

This position is eligible for our comprehensive and competitive benefits package, which can be found here, and is further eligible for additional forms of compensation such as bonuses subject to the terms of the applicable benefit plans or policies.