Materials & Production Planner — Flexible Hours

Baker Hughes Holdings LLC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical care

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Retirement plan (401k)

Wellbeing programs

Job summary

Baker Hughes is seeking a Manufacturing Production Planner in Houston to coordinate material flow for Wireline tools, ensuring material availability, inventory accuracy and timely planning to meet customer and operations requirements.

You will collaborate with Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, Purchasing and Operations to optimize readiness, manage MRP outputs, address shortages, support ECR/ECO changes and participate in continuous improvement and NPI activities.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
• Minimum 2 years in materials planning, production planning, inventory control, or related manufacturing environment.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret planning data and support decision-making.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a production-focused setting.
• Strong communication and collaboration across cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Analyze material consumption, demand forecasts, aged inventory, POs, in-transit materials, safety stock, and planning data to support production requirements.
• Support inventory stocking strategies through demand profiles, replenishment policies, inventory targets, and supply risks.
• Maintain accurate material master data, routing, and BOMs to support production and procurement.
• Review MRP outputs and collaborate with Purchasing, Manufacturing, Engineering, and Operations to align with production schedules.
• Expedite materials and production requirements to address shortages and meet customer needs.
• Identify root causes of shortages, delays, and inventory discrepancies; support corrective actions.
• Support ECRs, ECOs, and non-conformance resolution across inventory, POs, WIP, and finished goods.
• Partner with Manufacturing and IE during NPI to ensure supply chain readiness and successful launches.
• Drive continuous improvement in inventory optimization, cost reduction, delivery performance, quality, and process efficiency.
• Build strong relationships with suppliers and internal customers to support operations and customer satisfaction.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Collaboration

Urgency & prioritization

Education

Associate degree in supply chain, business, operations, manufacturing

Tools

SAP

MRP

ERP systems

Job description

Baker Hughes is seeking a Manufacturing Production Planner in Houston to coordinate material flow for Wireline tools, ensuring material availability, inventory accuracy and timely planning to meet customer and operations requirements.

You will collaborate with Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, Purchasing and Operations to optimize readiness, manage MRP outputs, address shortages, support ECR/ECO changes and participate in continuous improvement and NPI activities.