Materials Manager

Motion Recruitment; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Motion Recruitment is seeking a Materials Management Advisor hybrid in Houston, TX. The role focuses on control, optimization, and management of company-owned material inventory across the region/site, with remote work portions and a 3x/week in-person hybrid schedule.

You will drive regional inventory strategy, collaborate with Line/Finance/Procurement, ensure OMS/MMcp conformity, and report on inventory performance while advancing continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• MM related process and systems knowledge with ERP experience.
• Strong interpersonal skills to influence stakeholders in a matrix organization.
• Understanding of inventory optimization and economics for cost control.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement regional/site inventory strategy to support the business plan.
• Collaborate with Line, Finance, and Procurement to optimize TCO while meeting service levels.
• Monitor KPIs and communicate progress on inventory performance to stakeholders.
• Lead Inventory analysts and foster learning and development.
• Ensure data integrity of material master records in ERP and link spare parts to critical assets.

Skills

Inventory management

ERP systems

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, or related discipline

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Our client, a leader in oil and gas, is seeking a contract Materials Management Advisor - this is a hybrid role 3x/week in Houston, TX. The rest is remote

Location: Houston, TX

The Materials Management Advisor (Inventory) focuses on control, optimization and management of all company owned 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.

Geographic Scope: region/ site

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

Essential Experience and Job Requirements:

• 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.