NAO Materials Leader

Baker Hughes Inc.; Claremore (OK); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Baker Hughes Company in Claremore, OK seeks a Manufacturing Senior Team Leader for Production Planning & Scheduling to drive regional and global forecasts, translate demand into orders, and lead S&OP processes. You will collaborate across sales, operations, and product lines to optimize inventory and balance customer timelines with costs.

Responsibilities include monitoring safety stock, aging inventory, and ensuring alignment with lifecycle management for new and legacy assets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience (5+ years in supply chain roles)
• Experience in order management, inventory optimization and asset utilization
• Intermediate knowledge of SAP and MRP functionality
• Ability to influence stakeholders and think strategically with tactical execution

Responsibilities

• Forecast regional and global demand in collaboration with sales and operations.
• Convert demand plans into orders while minimizing inventory and costs.
• Lead S&OP processes and ensure alignment with product lifecycles.
• Analyze demand, identify order exceptions and inventory aging.
• Plan and schedule orders to meet customer requirements while minimizing shipping costs.
• Coordinate with Product Line/Sales/Service Delivery to prioritize deliver dates.
• Drive stocking strategies and monitor safety stock and aging inventory.
• Ensure asset demands and spare parts are captured in S&OP.
• Support make-to-stock, make-to-order, CTO and ETO implementations in S&OP.

Skills

Demand planning

Inventory optimization

Stakeholder influence

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management

APICS Certification

Tools

SAP

MRP functionality

Job description

Essential Responsibilities

• Works with the region sales and operations to create the regional forecast (12-18 mo) and global forecasts
• Works with the sales and operations team to convert the demand plans into physical orders. Understandsbusiness trends, opportunities and how they impact the demand forecast.
• Assists in the execution and drives consistency of the S&OP process
• Analyzes incoming demand: identifies order exceptions, misalignment with product rationalization strategy and opportunities to utilize existing inventory
• Plans and schedules order timelines to be consistent with customer requirements while minimizing inventory and shipping costs
• Works with the Product Line/Sales/Service Delivery to prioritize deliver dates as needed (push outs, pull ins)
• Performs various material management analysis such as statistical material consumption and forecasts, aged inventory, aged PO, in-transit material analysis, safety stock, etc.
• Implements inventory stocking strategies
• Monitor levels of safety stock, global and aging inventory and works with regions and manufacturing plants to address accordingly
• Works with the AMO organization to ensure spare parts and asset demands are captured
• Works to ensure new assets, repaired assets and spares are captured with the Sales & Operations Planning process
• Assists with product life cycle management for new and obsolete products to ensure they are incorporated into the S&OP process
• Assists in driving product line make to stock (MTS), make to order (MTO), configure to order (CTO) and engineer to order (ETO) standards are implemented in the S&OP process

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management or related field or equivalent experience (5+ years’ experience)
• Experience in order management, inventory optimization and management, asset utilization and management
• Intermediate knowledge of SAP and MRP functionality
• Ability to work with and influence stakeholders
• Strategic thinking with tactical execution with a sense of urgency

Desired Characteristics

Not required but additional preferred elements

• Certifications; APICS Certification

The Baker Hughes internal title for this role is: Manufacturing Senior Team leader - Production Planning & Scheduling About Us:

We are an energy technology company that provides solutions to energy and industrial customers worldwide. Built on a century of experience and conducting business in over 120 countries, our innovative technologies and services are taking energy forward – making it safer, cleaner and more efficient for people and the planet.

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Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company that values innovation and progress? Join us and become part of a team of people who will challenge and inspire you! Let’s come together and take energy forward.

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.