Cluster Supply Chain Manager

Weatherford International Oil Field Services; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Weatherford International Oil Field Services in the UAE seeks a Cluster Supply Chain Manager to lead end-to-end supply chain execution across UAE, Qatar and Pakistan, driving year over year performance improvements.

You will partner with regional leaders to implement global processes for materials, logistics and sourcing, optimize inventory, and deliver superior service levels while managing costs and supplier performance.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5–10 years of experience within supply chain with emphasis on Distribution and Inventory Management.
• Oil & Gas background preferred.
• Strong leadership and cross-functional project leadership capabilities.
• Excellent knowledge of supply chain processes and cost management.

Responsibilities

• Supports and contributes to strategic supply chain processes aligned with objectives.
• Maximises service levels with inventory goals through planning and deployments.
• Analyzes inventories and procedures to improve efficiency and profitability.
• Identifies opportunities to increase efficiency and reduce costs.
• Drives DC and warehouse strategy reflecting internal customer needs and global strategy.
• Collaborates with order management, sales, product managers, suppliers and logistics providers.
• Monitors supplier performance, qualifies new suppliers and improves delivery quality.
• Works with Geozone operations to enhance performance in country operations and contracts.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Supply chain management

Inventory management

Cost optimization

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering or related discipline

MBA in Business Administration

Supply Chain Management certification

Job description

The Cluster Supply Chain Manager will be responsible for driving Supply Chain execution throughout UAE Qatar and Pakistan delivering year over year performance improvement and for contributing to the development of an industry leading supply chain environment You will be a critical partner to the MENA Supply Chain Director to execute supply chain activity effectively and efficiently within these regions leveraging global processes for materials logistics and sourcing

Responsibilities

• Supports and contributes to the development implementation and execution of strategic supply chain processes in support of supply chain and business objectives
• Accountable for maximising service levels in conjunction with inventory goals through distribution requirement planning and deployments
• Analyses current inventories and procedures suggests improvements to increase efficiency of supply chain and profitability for the regions and the company
• Identify opportunities and implement action plans to increase efficiencies and decrease cost
• Identify process problems and concerns and make recommendations for innovative solutions and corrective actions to achieve desirable results help the company better manage cost on supplies and supplier services
• Drives the Logistics Distribution Centers and Warehouse strategy to reflect internal customer needs and summarize business requirements aligned with the global strategy
• Work with order management sales amp marketing product managers manufacturing suppliers distribution centers and third-party logistics provider in support of business objectives
• Monitors the performance of suppliers assessing their ability to meet quality and delivery requirements identifies and qualifies new suppliers in collaboration with other departments
• Works closely with Geozone operations to enhance performance at the point of impact whether in specific country operations and or contracts

Qualifications

• Bachelor s degree in Supply Chain Business Engineering Manufacturing or related discipline

Preferred

• Supply Chain Management certification
• Oil amp Gas industry supply chain experience
• MBA in Business Administration or master s degree

Required

• Minimum 5-10 years of experience within supply chain with emphasis on Distribution and Inventory Management experience Oil & Gas background preferred
• Strong leadership skills including leading projects with broad scope and impact outside of department
• Excellent knowledge of supply chain processes
• Strong problem solving, negotiating, solutions orientation and presentation skills
• Capable of analysing and solving complex problems through innovative thought