Senior Materials Planner — S&OP & Inventory Strategy | Flexible Hours

Baker Hughes; Italia; On-site; EUR 44,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Baker Hughes in Italy seeks a Lead Materials Planner for a 12-month maternity cover. You will collaborate with regional sales and operations to develop 12-18 month forecasts and translate demand plans into orders, driving the S&OP process.

You will optimize inventory, monitor safety stock, coordinate with Product Line and Service Delivery, and implement make-to-stock / make-to-order strategies while aligning with asset and spare-parts planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management or related field; 5+ years of experience.
• Experience in order management, inventory optimization and asset utilization.
• Proficient in SAP and MRP functionality.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and work strategically.
• Strong analytical and planning skills for S&OP processes.

Responsibilities

• Create regional forecasts (12-18 months) and global forecasts with region sales and operations.
• Convert demand plans into orders and understand business trends impacting demand forecast.
• Assist in executing and driving S&OP consistency.
• Analyze incoming demand and identify order exceptions and inventory opportunities.
• Plan and schedule order timelines to meet customer requirements while minimizing costs.
• Prioritize deliver dates with Product Line/Sales/Service Delivery (push outs/pull ins).
• Perform material management analysis (consumption, aging inventory, aged PO, in-transit material, safety stock).
• Implement inventory stocking strategies.
• Monitor safety stock levels and aging inventory; address with regions and plants.
• Coordinate with AMO to capture spare parts and asset demands.
• Ensure new assets and spares are captured in the S&OP process.
• Assist lifecycle management for new/obsolete products within S&OP.
• Support MTS, MTO, CTO and ETO implementation in the S&OP process.

Skills

Order management

Inventory optimization

Asset utilization

Stakeholder influence

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management

5+ years’ experience

Tools

SAP

MRP

Job description

Baker Hughes in Italy seeks a Lead Materials Planner for a 12-month maternity cover. You will collaborate with regional sales and operations to develop 12-18 month forecasts and translate demand plans into orders, driving the S&OP process.

You will optimize inventory, monitor safety stock, coordinate with Product Line and Service Delivery, and implement make-to-stock / make-to-order strategies while aligning with asset and spare-parts planning.