Procurement Specialist IV

Airswift; Houma (LA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Airswift is seeking a Procurement Specialist IV in Houma, LA to lead materials management, inventory control and continuous improvement in a site environment. You will influence spare parts strategy, service level reviews and physical inventory reconciliation, collaborating with finance, procurement, maintenance and line stakeholders to support business objectives.

The role focuses on inventory strategy, data integrity and alignment with asset needs, offering strategic visibility into inventory

Qualifications

• Experience in materials management and inventory control within a regional or site-based operational environment.
• Experience developing and implementing inventory strategy aligned to business plans and service expectations.
• Experience working with line, finance, procurement and maintenance stakeholders to evaluate inventory requirements and support total cost of ownership.
• Experience analysing and optimising inventory levels to align with material requirements and inventory strategy.
• Experience managing inventory performance, reporting and continuous improvement activities.
• Experience overseeing physical inventory counting and reconciliation processes.
• Experience supporting demand planning activities related to inventory management.
• Experience managing or guiding inventory analysts and contributing to learning and development.

Responsibilities

• Develop and drive inventory strategy aligned to business plans and service expectations.
• Collaborate with line, finance, procurement and maintenance to evaluate inventory requirements and TCO.
• Monitor inventory performance, generate reports and lead continuous improvement initiatives.
• Oversee physical inventory counts and reconciliation processes and support demand planning activities.

Skills

Inventory optimisation

Stakeholder management

Data integrity

Inventory analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Job Title: Procurement Specialist IV Duration: 1-year Schedule: 5/40 - in the office Location: Houma, LA This opportunity focuses on materials management, inventory control and continuous improvement within a complex regional or site environment. The role is centred on inventory strategy, inventory performance, data integrity and collaboration with finance, procurement, maintenance and line stakeholders to support business objectives. This position offers the chance to influence spare parts strategy, service level reviews and physical inventory reconciliation in a technical operational setting.

Required Experience

• Experience in materials management and inventory control within a regional or site-based operational environment.
• Experience developing and implementing inventory strategy aligned to business plans and service expectations.
• Experience working with line, finance, procurement and maintenance stakeholders to evaluate inventory requirements and support total cost of ownership.
• Experience analysing and optimising inventory levels to align with material requirements and inventory strategy.
• Experience managing inventory performance, reporting and continuous improvement activities.
• Experience overseeing physical inventory counting and reconciliation processes.
• Experience supporting demand planning activities related to inventory management.
• Experience managing or guiding inventory analysts and contributing to learning and development.

Required Skills

• Strong capability in inventory optimisation, inventory analysis and performance monitoring.
• Ability to identify and track key performance indicators and communicate progress to stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of material master data quality and data integrity requirements.
• Ability to support spare parts linkage to critical assets for improved inventory visibility.
• Capability to define critical equipment spares strategy and support item-level service reviews.
• Ability to identify surplus and obsolete materials and support effective disposition planning.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management skills.

About Airswift:

Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with unique project needs. With over 1000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 60 countries, Airswift's geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry.