Materials Planner

Responsibilities:

• Works with the region sales and operations to create the regional forecast (12-18 mo) 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.

• 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 purchase orders, 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.

• Works with the AMO organization to ensure spare parts and asset demands are captured.

• Works to ensure new assets, repaired assets and spares are captured with the Sales & Operations Planning process.

• Assists in executing continuous improvement projects to maximize value.

• Work as part of Drilling Services Head Quarter team.

• Rolling MFG Open Order Book and identify cost saving Opportunities.