Regional Asset Planner – Sub-Saharan Africa

Baker Hughes; Dubai; On-site; AED 441,000 - 661,000; Full time

Job summary

Baker Hughes seeks a Regional Asset Planner for Sub Sahara Africa to drive regional asset planning aligning fleet availability with operational priorities. You will coordinate mobilizations, demobilizations, and inter-country transfers, while strengthening governance and data accuracy across the region.

You will partner with country Asset Leads, supply chain, logistics, and asset management to reduce idle assets and improve capital efficiency. A 10+ year background in asset planning is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Engineering, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 10+ years of Asset Planning and Scheduling experience in oil & gas or asset-intensive environments.
• Strong understanding of ERP systems (e.g., SAP) and material planning/inventory management processes.
• Experience with Drilling Services tools, equipment, and operational workflows.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute regional asset planning strategies aligning fleet availability, sourcing, utilization and redeployment with operational and commercial priorities.
• Ensure asset readiness for customer operations, startups and growth initiatives through proactive coordination with country, supply chain, logistics and asset management teams.
• Coordinate regional asset movements including mobilizations, demobilizations, intercountry transfers and exit plans to optimize fleet deployment and response time.
• Identify and mitigate asset supply risks by evaluating critical gaps, repair needs, investment requirements and redeployment opportunities.
• Drive utilization and capital efficiency by reducing idle, excess and underutilized assets across the region.
• Maintain asset governance, data accuracy and compliance by following asset management policies and ensuring country Asset Leads follow standards.
• Lead regional asset reviews and continuous improvement actions focused on fleet readiness, productivity, execution discipline and business value.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Digital fluency

Power BI

Dashboards

Data visualization

Stakeholder influence

Execution discipline

Change leadership

Continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Supply Chain/Operations/Engineering

Tools

SAP

Job description

Baker Hughes seeks a Regional Asset Planner for Sub Sahara Africa to drive regional asset planning aligning fleet availability with operational priorities. You will coordinate mobilizations, demobilizations, and inter-country transfers, while strengthening governance and data accuracy across the region.

You will partner with country Asset Leads, supply chain, logistics, and asset management to reduce idle assets and improve capital efficiency. A 10+ year background in asset planning is preferred.