DCN Supply Planning Leader

SLB; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

SLB New Energy & Industrial is seeking a Supply Planning Leader to guide a team of supply planners and optimize material readiness for on-time delivery. You will coordinate with Purchasing, Sourcing, Logistics, Operations, Engineering, and Inventory to resolve constraints and drive performance metrics.

The role emphasizes continuous improvement of planning processes, planning data quality, and reporting, with accountability for risk escalation and adherence to supplier agreements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred and equivalent minimum of four (4) years’ experience in a purchasing or sourcing role.
• Lean / Six Sigma experience.
• Strong problem solving skills.
• Robust knowledge of ERP systems (e.g., SAP).

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Supply Planners for consistent planning execution and workload balance.
• Set priorities based on material requirements, business needs, supply constraints, and delivery commitments.
• Monitor team performance, planning effectiveness, and service levels; guide issue resolution and escalation decisions.
• Foster collaboration across Planning, Purchasing, Sourcing, Logistics, Operations, Engineering, and Inventory functions.
• Coordinate planning activities related to order creation, rescheduling, and inventory utilization to maintain material availability.
• Work with purchasing, sourcing, logistics, suppliers, and operations to resolve material constraints and minimize business impact.

Skills

Team leadership

Coaching

Problem solving

Continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

SAP ERP

Job description

Join SLB New Energy & Industrial and help power a more balanced energy future.

Within NEI, our Data Center Infrastructure Solutions team is transforming how data centers are built—delivering modular, scalable solutions that accelerate deployment, reduce risk, and support the rapid growth of AI and cloud technologies.

The Supply Planning Leader is accountable for the effectiveness of the Supply Planning team, the quality of supply plans, and the timely identification and resolution of material availability risks within their assigned scope. Functional teams remain accountable for execution within their respective processes. The role is responsible for assigning priorities, coordinating actions across stakeholders, coaching planners, and escalating unresolved constraints that may affect business commitments.

Job Duties/Responsibilities:

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Supply Planners, ensuring consistent execution of planning processes, workload balance, and achievement of team objectives.
• Establish work priorities and planning focus areas based on material requirements, business needs, supply constraints, and delivery commitments.
• Monitor team performance, planning effectiveness, and service levels while providing guidance on issue resolution, escalation management, and material planning decisions.
• Foster collaboration across Planning, Purchasing, Sourcing, Logistics, Operations, Engineering, and Inventory functions to support timely execution of supply requirements.
• Guide planning activities related to order creation, rescheduling, consolidation, substitution, inventory utilization, and other actions necessary to maintain material availability.
• Coordinate resolution of material constraints by working with purchasing, sourcing, logistics, suppliers, and operations teams to identify recovery actions and minimize business impact.
• Monitor material readiness, delivery performance, inventory health, and planning exceptions while ensuring significant risks are communicated and escalated when necessary.
• Drive continuous improvement of planning processes, planning data quality, reporting, and inventory performance through standardization, problem solving, and best practice sharing.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of planning processes, planning data quality, and supply chain performance through analysis, problem solving, and stakeholder feedback.
• Identify opportunities for improving lead time, cost reduction and on time delivery.
• Ensure adherence to SLB-approved supplier agreements/contracts.
• Complete actions to continuously reduce wasted time, money and resources.
• Comply with Schlumberger and local procedures applicable to the job function.
• All other duties as directed by their manager.

Qualifications, Education and Competencies:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred and equivalent minimum of four (4) years’ experience in a purchasing or sourcing role.
• Demonstrated commitment to making and communicating a culture of positive change throughout the supply chain organization.
• Exhibit problem solving skills.
• Continuous process improvement mindset, including experience with Lean / Six Sigma.
• Strong working knowledge of ERP Systems (E.g. SAP).