Bill_of_Materials_Specialist

Sense; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Sense is seeking a BOM and data-operations expert to support industrial assets. You will develop equipment BOMs, link them to materials, and validate data from P&IDs, OEM manuals, and vendor documents.

The role requires 5+ years in SAP PM/MM, BOM work, and advanced Excel capabilities, with strong collaboration across Maintenance, Engineering, and Procurement teams to ensure accurate data and efficient handovers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or diploma in Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Maintenance, or related discipline.
• 5+ years of SAP PM/MM, equipment BOM, spare-parts, material master, or maintenance data experience.
• Hands-on experience developing equipment BOMs and equipment-to-material linkages for industrial assets.
• Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, OEM manuals, equipment drawings, parts catalogs, datasheets, and vendor documents.
• Experience analyzing CMMS BOM structures and identifying gaps, duplicates, obsolete records, and incorrect linkages.
• Advanced Excel skills for large-data manipulation, matching, reconciliation, and exception reporting.

Responsibilities

• Develop equipment BOMs and establish equipment-to-material relationships using diverse inputs.
• Analyze P&IDs, drawings, datasheets, and vendor documents for accuracy.
• Identify maintainable components, spare parts, and material master data.
• Validate descriptions, references, and substitutions; assess duplicate-risk.
• Prepare templates, cross-reference logs, and control reports for data loads.
• Perform BOM completeness checks and maintain referential integrity.
• Coordinate with Maintenance, Reliability, Engineering, Procurement, Warehouse, and clients.
• Support BOMs within Asset Hierarchy and maintenance strategies.
• Assist pre-load review, post-load verification, defect correction, and handover.

Skills

SAP PM/MM experience

BOM development

Excel data manipulation

P&IDs reading

Project execution

Stakeholder management

CMMS data analysis

Data migration awareness

Technical documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree or diploma in Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Maintenance, or related discipline

Tools

SAP S/4HANA PM/MM

Mass-load tools

Job description

Job Description & Skill Requirement:

Key Responsibilities

• Develop equipment BOMs and establish equipment-to-material relationships using OEM manuals, drawings, SPIR/SPIL packages, vendor data, existing records, and approved technical inputs.
• Analyze P&IDs, equipment drawings, sectional drawings, datasheets, parts catalogs, recommended spare-parts lists, and existing CMMS/BOM structures.
• Identify maintainable components, spare parts, consumables, manufacturer names, model numbers, manufacturer part numbers, quantities, units of measure, and equipment applicability.
• Validate material descriptions, specifications, manufacturer references, interchangeability, substitutions, and duplicate-material risk.
• Support material master enrichment by identifying missing attributes, ambiguous descriptions, catalog gaps, and required technical clarification.
• Prepare BOM load templates, equipment-material linkage files, cross-reference logs, source traceability, exception registers, and control reports.
• Perform BOM completeness, uniqueness, consistency, format, applicability, and referential-integrity checks.
• Coordinate with Maintenance, Reliability, Engineering, Procurement, Warehouse, and client stakeholders to resolve technical and material-data exceptions.
• Work with the Asset Hierarchy and Maintenance Build specialists to ensure BOMs support the approved technical object and maintenance strategy structures.
• Support pre-load review, post-load verification, defect correction, approval, and final handover.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or diploma in Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Maintenance, or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of SAP PM/MM, equipment BOM, spare-parts, material master, or maintenance data experience.
• Hands-on experience developing equipment BOMs and equipment-to-material linkages for industrial assets.
• Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, OEM manuals, equipment drawings, parts catalogs, datasheets, and vendor documents.
• Experience analyzing existing CMMS BOM structures and identifying gaps, duplicates, obsolete records, and incorrect linkages.
• Proficiency in project execution, teamwork, client relationship management, and technical review workshops.
• Advanced Excel skills for large-data manipulation, matching, reconciliation, and exception reporting.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with SAP S/4HANA PM/MM and mass-load tools.
• Knowledge of spare-parts optimization, interchangeability, critical spares, and material master governance.
• Experience in LNG, oil and gas, petrochemical, refinery, process, or heavy industrial facilities.
• Experience supporting CMMS builds, material cleansing, data migration, or catalog enrichment programs.

Core Capabilities

• Strong proficiency in project management, planning, progress tracking, risk management, and delivery governance.
• Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary and geographically distributed teams.
• Excellent client relationship management, stakeholder engagement, workshop facilitation, and communication skills.
• Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, OEM manuals, engineering drawings, equipment datasheets, equipment lists, and vendor documentation.
• Ability to analyze existing maintenance strategies, CMMS structures, data quality, and build maturity, and recommend practical improvements.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, documentation, and Microsoft Excel skills.

Qualification

• Bachelor's degree or diploma in Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Maintenance, or a related discipline.