Materials Management Advisor – Material Inventory

Motion Recruitment; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 94,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

Motion Recruitment seeks a Materials Management Advisor (Inventory) to lead regional inventory strategy, optimize stock levels, and collaborate with Line, Finance, and Procurement to balance cost and service. This role focuses on data integrity in ERP and alignment with global processes, while guiding inventory analysts and driving continuous improvement.

Ideal candidates have a Bachelor's in a relevant field, hands-on ERP experience, and strong communication within a matrix organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, or related technical discipline.
• Experience with ERP and reporting tools.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills in a matrix organization.

Responsibilities

• Develop regional/site inventory strategy to support the business plan.
• Collaborate with Line, Finance and Procurement to optimize inventory and costs.
• Monitor key performance indicators and report progress to stakeholders.
• Ensure data integrity in ERP material master records and align with OMS/MMcp requirements.
• Lead Inventory analysts and foster learning and development.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Influence stakeholders

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ERP systems

Reporting tools

Job description

HYBRID ROLES IN HOUSTON, TX – LOCAL CANDIDATES ONLY

Materials Management Advisor – Material Inventory

HYBRID ROLES in HOUSTON, TX

Duration: 12+ months with possibility of longer term extensions

Pay Rate: $80/hr on W2

No C2C or 1099 - Must be able to work directly on our W2 with no 3rd party involved!

Role:

The Materials Management Advisor (Inventory) focuses on control, optimization and management of all material inventory across a region/site.

Responsible for ongoing analysis and reporting with an emphasis on continuous improvement and inventory performance for all operating entities in region.

Key Accountabilities:

Develop and implement regional/site inventory strategy to support the business plan.

Collaborate with the Line, Finance and Procurement teams to evaluate inventory requirements and achieve optimum total cost of ownership (TCO) balanced with meeting service expectations.

Understand and conform to the requirements of Operating Management System (OMS), Materials Management common process (MMcp) and the inventory accounting requirements relevant for the region/site.

Identify and monitor key performance indicators that track and communicate progress on inventory performance to the stakeholders.

Manage the performance of the Inventory analysts and provide environment of effective learning and development.

Ensure the high level of quality with regards to the data integrity of each material master record maintained in the ERP. Engage with stakeholders on the identification of spare parts linkage to critical assets within ERP for visibility.

Work with Maintenance function to define critical equipment spares strategy and establish service level reviews down to the item master level.

Manage the Wells Demand Planning process as it applies to the inventory management.

On-going analysis and optimization of inventory level setting to ensure alignment of Line material requirements with inventory strategy.

Verify inventory through a physical inventory counting and reconciliation process that is aligned with Regional Finance and PSA requirements if applicable.

In partnership with the Line establish a surplus identification process to include the disposition of obsolete material to enable investment recovery program

Actively participate in Inventory Management Discipline network and work with Materials Management Discipline team to ensure global strategies meet local requirements, and local implementation is consistent with global strategies.

Play an integral role with preparation/readiness of ERP system deployment in the Region.

Required:

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, or other relevant technical discipline.

MM related process and systems knowledge and/or hands-on experience working with ERP and various reporting tools.

Strong interpersonal skills effective communication, and ability to work effectively within a functional matrix organization and influence leadership and operating function stakeholders.

Strong commercial skills and ability to make effective decisions based on economics in the best interest of the company.

Understanding of equipment and materials employed in energy business.

Knowledge of statistical analysis, inventory modelling techniques or inventory accounting.

Field experience working and/or supporting inventory control, warehouse, and/or inbound logistics in the oil and gas sector or other industries.