NAO Materials Leader

Essential Responsibilities:
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 mo) and global forecasts
• Works with the sales and operations team to convert the demand plans into physical orders. Understandsbusiness 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
• 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 with product life cycle management for new and obsolete products to ensure they are incorporated into the S&OP process
• Assists in driving product line make to stock (MTS), make to order (MTO), configure to order (CTO) and engineer to order (ETO) standards are implemented in the S&OP process

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management or related field or equivalent experience (5+ years’ experience)
• Experience in order management, inventory optimization and management, asset utilization and management
• Intermediate knowledge of SAP and MRP functionality
• Ability to work with and influence stakeholders
• Strategic thinking with tactical execution with a sense of urgency

Desired Characteristics: Not required but additional preferred elements
• Certifications; APICS Certification

The Baker Hughes internal title for this role is: Manufacturing Senior Team leader - Production Planning & Scheduling