Inventory Specialist

TealEnergi; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Teal Energi is seeking an Inventory Specialist in Houston, TX to manage client inventory across multiple laydown yards, ensuring accurate tracking and availability for offshore drilling, production, and completions. You will collaborate with Procurement, Accounting, field operations, and vendors to optimize material movement and inventory accuracy.

The role requires strong oil and gas materials knowledge, inventory-control expertise, and the ability to handle a high-volume workload in a

Qualifications

• Minimum of four years of experience in an Inventory Specialist or comparable materials-management role within oil and gas.
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering preferred.
• Experience supporting inventory activities across multiple locations or laydown yards preferred.
• Experience with offshore drilling, production, or completions materials strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage inventory operations in accordance with Client policies and objectives.
• Record and monitor inventory transactions using inventory-management and ERP systems.
• Maintain inventory levels across owned and third-party storage locations.
• Coordinate deliveries of equipment and materials to storage yards and operational locations.
• Oversee inventory activities at multiple laydown yards and ensure safe, organized operations.
• Identify gaps and implement improvements to increase efficiency and reduce waste.
• Prepare and deliver inventory reports to management and stakeholders.

Skills

Inventory controls

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Organizational skills

High-volume workload handling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Excel

ERP systems

Job description

Inventory Specialist Location: Houston, TX Summary: The Inventory Specialist is responsible for managing the Client’s inventory across multiple owned and third-party laydown yards. This position helps ensure materials and equipment are accurately tracked, properly maintained, and available to support offshore drilling, production, and completions activities. The Inventory Specialist works closely with Procurement, Accounting, field operations, vendors, and internal stakeholders to coordinate material movement, maintain inventory accuracy, support quality inspections, and improve inventory processes. The ideal candidate brings strong oil and gas materials knowledge, inventory-control expertise, sound judgment, and the ability to manage a high-volume workload in a schedule-driven environment.

Job Duties

Inventory Operations and Control

• Manage inventory operations in accordance with Client policies, procedures, and operational objectives.
• Use inventory-management and enterprise resource planning systems to accurately record and monitor inventory transactions.
• Maintain appropriate inventory levels across owned and third-party storage locations.
• Classify inventory based on condition, availability, and operational requirements.
• Maintain strong inventory controls covering physical counts, reconciliation, material movement, and transaction documentation.
• Conduct annual physical inventory audits across multiple yard locations.
• Identify inventory discrepancies and coordinate timely reconciliation and corrective action.

Materials Coordination

• Coordinate deliveries of equipment and materials to storage yards and operational locations.
• Transfer materials and equipment based on operational requirements and document each transaction in the inventory system.
• Coordinate with Accounting to maintain accurate documentation for material transfers.
• Partner with Procurement to support inventory availability while maintaining the lowest practical total cost of ownership.
• Facilitate quality inspections of materials before shipment to field operations.
• Maintain working knowledge of materials used in offshore drilling, production, and completions activities.

Laydown Yard Oversight

• Oversee inventory activities across multiple laydown yards.
• Promote safe, efficient, organized, and accurate yard operations.
• Coordinate inventory activities at Client-owned and third-party facilities.
• Support effective material storage, preservation, identification, and movement.
• Oversee rig-return inspections and coordinate the appropriate disposition of returned materials.
• Support annual maintenance reviews for stored equipment and materials.

Process Improvement and Cost Management

• Identify gaps in inventory processes and implement improvements that increase efficiency and accuracy.
• Support cost-reduction initiatives related to inventory, storage, material movement, and surplus disposition.
• Evaluate inventory practices and recommend opportunities to reduce waste, avoid unnecessary purchases, and improve material utilization.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and external partners to resolve inventory issues and improve service delivery.

Reporting and Stakeholder Support

• Prepare and deliver inventory reports to management and internal stakeholders.
• Provide accurate and timely information regarding inventory levels, material movements, audit results, and outstanding issues.
• Develop productive working relationships with field operations, Procurement, Accounting, yard personnel, vendors, and other business partners.
• Manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a complex, schedule-driven operating environment.
• Perform other duties as assigned based on operational and business requirements.

Job Requirements

Education and Experience

• Minimum of four years of experience in an Inventory Specialist or comparable materials-management role within the oil and gas industry.
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or a related field is preferred.
• Experience supporting inventory activities across multiple locations or laydown yards is preferred.
• Experience with offshore drilling, production, or completions materials is strongly preferred.

Knowledge and Skills

• Strong understanding of inventory controls, physical counts, reconciliation, material movement, and transaction documentation.
• Working knowledge of materials used in offshore drilling, production, and completions.
• Strong working knowledge of enterprise resource planning and inventory-management systems; SAP experience is preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Demonstrated ability to support cost-reduction and process-improvement initiatives.
• Strong relationship-building skills with internal stakeholders and external business partners.
• Excellent verbal, written, presentation, and reporting skills.
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills with the ability to manage a high-volume workload.
• Ability to perform effectively in a complex and schedule-driven environment.
• High degree of integrity and sound judgment when handling ethical or sensitive situations.
• Proactive approach to professional development and continuous improvement.

Schedule and Work Environment

• Standard schedule of 40 hours per week.
• Work may involve time in an office environment, storage facilities, and laydown yards.
• The position requires regular coordination with multiple locations, internal departments, and external partners.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit, walk and stand; talk or hear, both in person and by telephone; use hands repetitively to finger, handle, feel or operate standard office equipment. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and the ability to adjust focus.

About Teal Energi

Teal Energi is a technical manpower provider with extensive experience supporting the successful execution and operation of major capital project investments. Forged through a desire to provide best- in-class service to clients, candidates, and contractors alike, Teal Energi works through its offices nationwide to provide regional support to a wide range of sectors including both traditional energy and energy transition initiatives (e.g., LNG, hydrogen, wind, solar), as well as manufacturing, mining, and infrastructure.

Teal Energi is committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, disability, ethnicity, gender or gender identity, language, national origin, physical or mental ability, political affiliation, religion, sexual orientation, or protected veteran status.