Material Planner

Baker Hughes; Tomball (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Baker Hughes in Tomball, TX is seeking a Materials Planner to coordinate material planning, scheduling, and inventory management across global operations. You will translate demand forecasts and sales orders into physical orders, partnering with Sales, Operations, and Engineering to ensure timely delivery while minimizing costs.

You will use SAP and MRP to manage stock levels, monitor aging inventory, and support continuous improvement initiatives to maximize value for the business and customers.

Qualifications

• Associates’ education in Supply Chain or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of experience in material planning, inventory management, and demand forecasting.
• Experience with SAP and MRP; proficient in Excel.

Responsibilities

• Convert demand plans into physical orders with cross-functional teams.
• Analyze incoming demand for misalignment and optimize inventory.
• Plan and schedule order timelines to meet customer requirements while minimizing costs.
• Coordinate with Service Delivery and logistics for delivery dates.
• Monitor safety stock, aging inventory, and work with regions/plants to address.

Skills

Order management

Inventory optimization

Stakeholder influence

English communication

APICS certification

Education

Associate’s degree in Supply Chain or related field

Tools

SAP

MRP

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Materials Planner

Do you have experience in material planning, inventory management, and demand forecasting within a fast-paced supply chain environment? Have you successfully collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure timely material availability while optimizing inventory levels and operational efficiency?

Fueling your passion

As a Material Planner within Pressure Pumping HQ Integrated Supply Chian team, you will be responsible for planning and scheduling of the materials required to execute the business. Work with the sales and commercial team, HQ & region personnel, AMO, and supply chain to translate the demand (forecasts, sales orders, planned orders) across global operations into physical orders and ensure they are delivered to meet customer requirements.

Partnering with the best

You will collaborate with Sales, Operations, Application Engineering, Service Delivery, Manufacturing, Logistics, and Supply Chain teams to ensure seamless material flow and effective demand fulfillment. By leveraging data-driven insights and proactive planning, you will support inventory optimization initiatives, improve asset utilization, and contribute to continuous improvement efforts that maximize value for the business and our customers.

As a Material Planner you will be responsible for

• Workingwith the sales, operations, and application engineering teams to convert the demand plans into physical orders. Understanding business trends, opportunities and how they impact the demand forecast.
• Analyzing incoming demand to identify order exceptions, misalignment with product stocking strategies, and opportunities to utilize existing inventory.
• Planning and scheduling order timelines to be consistent with customer requirements while minimizing inventory and shipping costs.
• Working with the Service Delivery to prioritize delivery dates as needed (push outs, pull ins).
• Performing various material management analysis such as statistical material consumption and forecasts, aged inventory, aged purchase orders, in-transit material analysis, safety stock, etc.
• Responsible for creating the materials delivery tickets in SAP and coordinating with warehouse and logistics for delivery to destination.
• Monitoring levels of safety stock, global and aging inventory and work with regions and manufacturing plants to address accordingly.
• Responsible for meeting HQ’s inventory targets that are aligned to the product lines strategies.
• Working with the AMO organization to ensure spare parts and asset demands are captured.
• Assisting in executing continuous improvement projects to maximize value.

Fuel your passion

• Have associates' education in Supply Chain or related field or equivalent experience (2+ years experience)
• Have experience in order management, inventory optimization and management, asset utilization and management.
• Have knowledge of SAP and MRP functionality, knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel)
• Be able to work with and influence stakeholders
• Have strategic thinking with tactical execution with a sense of urgency
• Be able to communicate in English fluently (both written and verbal)
• Have APICS Certification (preferred, but not required)

Work in a way that works for you

We recognize that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too.

Why Baker Hughes

At Baker Hughes, we take energy forward making it safer, cleaner, and more efficient for people and the planet. You’ll work at the forefront of clean energy innovation, with the opportunity to make a real, measurable impact.

Working with us

Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We invest in the health and well-being of our workforce, train and reward talent and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other.

Working for you

Our inventions have revolutionized energy for over a century. But to keep going forward tomorrow, we know we have to push the boundaries today. We prioritize rewarding those who embrace change with a package that reflects how much we value their input.

Join us, and you can expect

• Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities
• Comprehensive private medical care options
• Safety net of life insurance and disability programs
• Tailored financial programs
• Additional elected or voluntary benefits

About Us

With operations in over 120 countries, we provide better solutions for our customers and richer opportunities for our people. As a leading partner to the energy industry, we're committed to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and we're always looking for the right people to help us get there. People who are as passionate as we are about making energy safer, cleaner and more efficient.

Join Us

Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company with a global reach and exciting services and clients? Come join us and grow with a team of people who will energize and inspire you!

You will be eligible to participate in Company-sponsored benefit programs, including health & welfare programs and the Thrift Plan (401k). You will have a choice of coverage options that best suit your needs. Coverage options and contribution amounts are related to your benefit elections, base salary level, and specific requirements of each of these plans.

This position is eligible for our comprehensive and competitive benefits package, which can be found here, and is further eligible for additional forms of compensation such as bonuses subject to the terms of the applicable benefit plans or policies.

The Baker Hughes internal title for this role is: Manufacturing Experienced Professional - Material Plan & Execution

Baker Hughes Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.