Inventory Manager

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

Job summary

Talos Energy, Houston, TX, is seeking an Inventory Manager to lead the inventory team and manage inventories across multiple laydown yards in line with company policies. The role emphasizes strategic and tactical inventory control, audits, and optimization to support offshore oil and gas operations.

The candidate will oversee material transfers, forecasting, and vendor collaboration to reduce carrying costs while ensuring on-time delivery to operations.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 years in an Inventory role in Oil & Gas
• Supervisory or team-lead experience required
• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, engineering or related field

Responsibilities

• Ensure inventory is properly managed, controlled, transacted, stored, and documented in accordance with Company policies and procedures.
• Support business through strategic and tactical inventory management.
• Coordinate equipment deliveries and maintain inventory levels at owned and third-party locations, classify inventory conditions, and works with Procurement to maintain lowest total cost of ownership.
• Transfer materials and equipment as required by operations and document within the inventory system.
• Initiate and direct inventory audits to ensure company assets and fixed assets are consistent with corporate records.
• Ensure that all inventory discrepancies are reconciled in accordance with inventory accounting practices.
• Coordinate current and future inventory requirement forecasting and trends of businesses.
• Work with vendors to develop strategic inventory programs to reduce carrying costs while maintaining on time delivery to operations.
• Trains and support subordinate personnel with the inventory management module for material transfers, inventory management and reporting tools. Mentor staff within the warehouses to achieve higher levels of performance.
• Manage all sale of surplus and scrap material.
• Monitor compliance with inventory policies, procedures, controls, and authorization requirements.
• Identify process gaps, control weaknesses, and opportunities for continuous improvement.

Skills

Inventory management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, engineering or related field

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Job description

Talos Energy is an independent oil & gas company focused on offshore exploration and production. Our expertise is based upon acquiring assets in and around the Gulf Coast and Gulf of America regions with a high-emphasis on asset optimization, exploitation, and exploration.

The Inventory Manager will be primarily responsible for managing the inventory team and company’s inventory across multiple laydown yards within the framework of Talos Energy LLC’s policies and procedures.

The location of this position is Houston, TX.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensure inventory is properly managed, controlled, transacted, stored, and documented in accordance with Company policies and procedures.
• Support business through strategic and tactical inventory management.
• Coordinate equipment deliveries and maintain inventory levels at owned and third-party locations, classify inventory conditions, and works with Procurement to maintain lowest total cost of ownership.
• Transfer materials and equipment as required by operations and document within the inventory system.
• Initiate and direct inventory audits to ensure company assets and fixed assets are consistent with corporate records.
• Ensure that all inventory discrepancies are reconciled in accordance with inventory accounting practices.
• Coordinate current and future inventory requirement forecasting and trends of businesses.
• Work with vendors to develop strategic inventory programs to reduce carrying costs while maintaining on time delivery to operations.
• Trains and support subordinate personnel with the inventory management module for material transfers, inventory management and reporting tools. Mentor staff within the warehouses to achieve higher levels of performance.
• Manage all sale of surplus and scrap material.
• Monitor compliance with inventory policies, procedures, controls, and authorization requirements.
• Identify process gaps, control weaknesses, and opportunities for continuous improvement.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of 6 years of experience in an Inventory role in the Oil & Gas market.
• Supervisory or team-lead experience required.
• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, engineering or related field.

QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS:

• Ability to build good relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners.
• Strong knowledge of oil & gas inventory and materials-management practices.
• Strong understanding of inventory controls, physical counts, reconciliation, material movement, and transaction documentation.
• Strong leadership, communication, organization, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills
• Working knowledge of materials used in offshore Drilling, Production, and Completions operations.
• Detail knowledge on COPAS and inventory industry standards.
• Ability to analyze inventory data and translate findings into operational actions.
• Proven track record in cost reduction programs
• Ability to work in a complex schedule driven work environment
• Able to organize and prioritize a diverse and heavy workload
• Recognize personal strengths and weaknesses and be proactive in self-development
• Have a strong sense of integrity and the ability to deal with ethical situations effectively
• Strong working knowledge of ERP/inventory-management systems (preferably SAP) and Microsoft Office

CERTIFICATES & LICENSES:

• There are no certificates, licenses or registrations required for this position

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Employee must be able to sit for extended periods of time and have use of arms and hands in repetitive motion. A fair amount of standing and walking is also required for the position.
• Ability to travel to make site visits to vendor facilities, offshore assets and other Talos office locations as required.
• Ability to travel without limitation, including airplanes, helicopters, and boats.
• Ability to utilize swing ropes to access platforms offshore as required.
• Ability to move freely on offshore assets, including stairs, ladders and lifting up to 50-lbs, and endure extreme weather conditions and hazardous atmospheres.

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