MRP Planner

Expro; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Expro in Hyderabad seeks a skilled Materials Planner to own material supply planning across Product Line demand, ensuring on-time procurement and cost-efficient stock levels.

You will drive MRP in SAP, optimize parameters, collaborate with Operations, Engineering and Procurement, and lead monthly inventory reviews to reduce excess inventory and support project schedules.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' experience in material and inventory control.
• Minimum 3 years' experience using an ERP system (SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards, etc.).
• Excellent MS Office skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint); BI optional.
• Oil & Gas or similar industry experience preferred.
• Lean, Kaizen/Six Sigma mindset and training preferred.
• Externally accredited qualification in material/inventory or production control preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Operations, Regional Supply Chain, Buyers, Engineering, and Product Line to align inventory with demand.
• Own material planning activities and prevent escalations through proactive communication.
• Lead MRP in SAP using forecasts and forward planning from Operations and Product Line.
• Maintain and optimize MRP parameters like RoP, Min/Max, Safety Stock, Lead Times, Lot Sizing.
• Convert planned orders into purchase requisitions to ensure timely procurement.
• Monitor demand and identify exceptions or misalignment with product strategies.
• Track inventory performance, trends, and identify opportunities to reduce obsolescence.
• Lead excess inventory redeployment across locations and product lines via STOs.
• Drive cost-saving by reducing emergency purchases and consolidating stock.
• Participate in logistics cost optimization and regional stock pooling.

Skills

Material planning

Inventory control

ERP systems

MS Office

Education

Lean/Kaizen/Six Sigma training

External qualification in material/inventory/production control

Tools

SAP

Oracle

JD Edwards

BI tools

Job description

Job Description:

We know it's our people that make Expro great, and we offer a fulfilling career across all disciplines of our international organization.

We're at the heart of the energy transition, developing and delivering future-facing technologies in support of a more sustainable future for us all. From ground-breaking use of our technologies and expertise, through to tremendous community partnerships, we take our responsibilities as a Citizen of the World seriously.

Our rich history is built on decades of experience, teamwork and outstanding performance… and our future is built on people like you!

Overall Purpose of the Job

This role acts as the sole interface for material supply within Group Supply Chain towards Product Line and all associated countries within regions where that Product Line has active demand that needs material supply. The main criteria for this role is to ensure a smooth supply of inventory to match a demand schedule driven from a project, maintenance, service and/or spares schedule within SAP ensuring a readily available supply balanced with a cost-effective approach to protect Company cash flow.

Key Activities And Accountabilities

• Collaborate closely with Operations, Regional Supply Chain, Buyers, Engineering, and Product Line teams to ensure inventory levels are aligned with business demand while maintaining optimal stock availability and working capital efficiency.
• Operate as a self-driven individual contributor, delivering assigned responsibilities within agreed timelines, taking full ownership of material planning activities, and proactively preventing escalations through effective communication and issue resolution.
• Drive effective Material Requirements Planning (MRP) within SAP by incorporating demand forecasts and forward planning information from Operations and Product Line teams to ensure accurate supply planning.
• Maintain and optimize MRP parameters including Reorder Point (RoP), Min/Max levels, Safety Stock, Lead Times, and Lot Sizing rules to support automated replenishment, reduce manual intervention, and prevent stock shortages or excess inventory.
• Execute and monitor MRP activities, converting planned orders into purchase requisitions to ensure timely procurement and material availability.
• Analysing incoming demand identify order exceptions, misalignment with product rationalization strategy and opportunities to utilize existing inventory.
• Continuously monitor inventory performance and consumption trends, identifying opportunities to optimize stock holdings, improve inventory turns, and reduce excess and obsolete inventory.
• Lead excess inventory redeployment initiatives across locations, regions, and product lines by identifying available stock, facilitating Stock Transfer Orders (STOs), and maximizing the utilization of existing inventory before creating new procurement demand.
• Drive inventory reduction and cost‑saving programs by minimizing emergency purchases, reducing inventory carrying costs, preventing material obsolescence, consolidating inventory where practical, and promoting internal stock utilization over external procurement.
• Identify and implement logistics cost optimisation opportunities by evaluating alternate sourcing strategies, regional stock pooling, shipment consolidation, redeployment programmes, and inventory balancing across locations.
• Act as the key interface between Engineering, Procurement, Operations, and Product Line teams to ensure material plans support both current operational needs and future business requirements.
• Lead monthly inventory review meetings with Regional and Product Line stakeholders, presenting inventory value, excess and obsolete stock, consumption trends, spend analysis, inventory turns, redeployment achievements, risks, opportunities, and action plans.
• Maintain material master data integrity within SAP, ensuring planning and procurement parameters remain accurate, fit‑for‑purpose, and aligned with current business requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement within materials management processes by identifying process gaps, implementing corrective actions, standardising best practices, and promoting efficiency improvements across the supply chain.
• Provide backup support to other MRP Controllers to maintain continuity of material planning activities during absences or periods of increased workload.
• Adhere to the Expro Business Principles & Ethics and Code of Business Conduct of being reliable, trustworthy and fair. Avoiding conflicts of commercial interest, ensuring accuracy of information, maintaining confidentialities and by abstaining from all forms of corruption.
• Perform additional inventory and materials management responsibilities as assigned by direct or matrix management

Job Knowledge And Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years experience within material & inventory control
• Minimum of 3 years experience in the use of an ERP system – SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards etc
• Very good knowledge in MS office excels, word, PPT & BI will add advantage
• Oil & Gas or similar industry experience (preferred)
• Lean, Kaizen / Six Sigma mindset and training (preferred)
• Accredited externally qualification from a recognised body within material/inventory and/or production control (preferred)

At Expro, we live by our values, People, Performance, Planet and Partnerships. People are always at the heart of our success.

Expro is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions relating to qualified candidates are made fairly and consistently.

Diversity and inclusiveness is important to our current and future success by providing varied experiences, ideas and insights to inform decisions, identify new approaches and solve business challenges.