Materials Planner - Oilfield Services

Baker Hughes; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy technology company in Dubai is seeking a Materials Planner to oversee material planning and scheduling. The successful candidate must possess strong communication skills and have experience in inventory management. This role offers an opportunity to work flexibly with a focus on continuous improvement and team collaboration.

Benefits

Contemporary work-life balance policies

Comprehensive private medical care

Life insurance programs

Tailored financial programs

Additional voluntary benefits

Qualifications

• 2+ years’ experience in inventory or order management.
• Experience in customer service, shipping, or logistics is required.
• Demonstrated ability to manage projects simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Analyze incoming demand and order exceptions.
• Plan and schedule order timelines to minimize cost.
• Collaborate with teams for optimal supply commitments.

Skills

Fluent in English

Strong oral and written communication skills

Ability to prioritize multiple requests

Working knowledge of SAP

Basic understanding of Excel macros

Education

Associate degree in Supply Chain or related field

Tools

SAP

Excel

Job description

Materials Planner - Oilfield Services

Join our Materials Planning team

As a leader in the oilfield services industry, Baker Hughes offers opportunities to grow in our high-performance organization. Our leading technologies and our ability to apply them safely and effectively create value for our customers and shareholders.

Play a key role in on-time delivery to customers

As a Materials Planner, you will be responsible for planning and scheduling of the materials required to execute the business. Planners work with sales and commercial teams, regional personnel, and supply chain to translate demand into physical orders. Planners work across multiple time horizons to ensure our orders are delivered to meet customer requirements.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Analyzing incoming demand, identifying order exceptions, and supporting customers on supply plant realignment and delivery commitments.
• Planning and scheduling order timelines to be consistent with customer requirements while minimizing inventory and shipping costs.
• Prioritizing and communicating customer requirements to logistics teams for physical processing and final shipment details.
• Performing various shipping management analysis to prevent or reduce delays on material availability dates, aged shipment status, or past due deliveries.
• Collaborating between multiple teams, including purchasing, production, warehouse, and logistics to establish the optimal timing for supply commitments.
• Identifying ways to simplify and improve processes as part of a continuous improvement culture.
• Organizing reports to provide regions updates on performance and opportunities for improvement.

Fuel your passion

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Associate degree in Supply Chain or related field or equivalent experience (2+ years’ experience).
• Be fluent in English.
• Have strong oral and written communication skills.
• Have experience in inventory or order management, customer service, shipping, or logistics.
• Have the ability to prioritize and then manage multiple requests at once with a CAN-DO approach.
• Have demonstrated working knowledge of SAP and Order Management functionality.
• Have basic understanding of Excel macros, template utilization, and VLOOKUP.
• Desired to have APICS Certification.
• Desired to have the ability to coordinate several projects simultaneously.

Work in a way that works for you

We recognize that everyone is different, and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns: Working standard 8-5 Monday-Friday.

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.

The Good Stuff

• Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities.
• Comprehensive private medical care options.
• Safety net of life insurance and programs.
• Tailored financial programs.
• Additional elected or voluntary benefits.

About Us:

We are an energy technology company that provides solutions to energy and industrial customers worldwide. Built on a century of experience and conducting business in over 120 countries, our innovative technologies and services are taking energy forward – making it safer, cleaner, and more efficient for people and the planet.

Join Us:

Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company that values innovation and progress? Join us and become part of a team of people who will challenge and inspire you! Let’s come together and take energy forward.

Baker Hughes Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, sex, gender or expression, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.