Production Planning

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

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical care

Life insurance

Disability programs

Financial programs

Additional benefits

Job summary

Baker Hughes in Casper, WY is seeking a Materials Planner to optimize material planning and scheduling. You will translate demand forecasts into physical orders, coordinate with regional teams, and ensure timely deliveries while minimizing inventory and costs.

The role requires 2+ years in planning, knowledge of SAP/MRP, and the ability to influence stakeholders, with an emphasis on continuous improvement and collaboration across regions.

Qualifications

• This role requires an Associates' Degree in Supply Chain or related field or equivalent experience (2+ years).
• Experience in order management, inventory optimization and management, asset utilization and management.
• Basic understanding of SAP and MRP functionality.

Responsibilities

• Working with the region sales and operations to create the regional forecast (12-18 mo.) and global forecasts.
• Converting demand plans into physical orders with the sales and operations team.
• Understanding business trends and how they impact the forecast.
• Analyzing incoming demand and identifying order exceptions and misalignments.
• Planning and scheduling order timelines to meet customer requirements while minimizing inventory and shipping costs.
• Prioritizing delivery dates with Product Line/Sales/Service Delivery as needed.
• Performing material management analyses such as consumption, aged inventory and safety stock.
• Implementing inventory stocking strategies and monitoring safety stock and aging inventory.
• Collaborating with AMO to capture spare parts and asset demands and participate in S&OP processes.

Skills

Order management

Inventory optimization

Asset utilization

Stakeholder influence

Analytical thinking

Education

Associate's Degree in Supply Chain or related field

Tools

SAP

MRP

Job description

Materials Planner

Are you passionate about optimizing material planning processes and ensuring customers receive critical products on time?

Would you like to leverage your forecasting and supply chain expertise while collaborating with global teams to drive operational excellence?

Partnering with the Best

Baker Hughes is a global energy technology company serving customers in more than 120 countries. We design, manufacture, and deliver industry-leading solutions that support energy extraction, production, and processing. Our commitment to innovation and operational excellence drives safer, cleaner, and more efficient energy solutions worldwide.

Fueling Your Passion

The Materials Planner is responsible for planning and scheduling of the materials required to execute the business. Works with the sales and commercial team, region personnel, AMO and supply chain to translate the demand (forecasts, sales orders, planned orders) across multiple time horizons into physical orders and ensures they are delivered to meet the customer requirements.

As a Materials Planner, you will be responsible for:

• Working with the region sales and operations to create the regional forecast (12-18 mo.) and global forecasts.
• Working with the sales and operations team to convert the demand plans into physical orders.
• Understanding business trends, opportunities and how they impact the demand forecast.
• Analyzing incoming demand: identifies order exceptions, misalignment with product rationalization strategy and opportunities to utilize existing inventory.
• Planning and scheduling order timelines to be consistent with customer requirements while minimizing inventory and shipping costs.
• Working with the Product Line/Sales/Service Delivery to prioritize delivery dates as needed (push outs, pull ins).
• Performing various material management analysis such as statistical material consumption and forecasts, aged inventory, aged purchase orders, in-transit material analysis, safety stock, etc.
• Implementing inventory stocking strategies.
• Monitoring levels of safety stock, global and aging inventory and works with regions and manufacturing plants to address accordingly.
• Working with the AMO organization to ensure spare parts and asset demands are captured.
• Working to ensure new assets, repaired assets and spares are captured with the Sales & Operations Planning process.
• Assisting in executing continuous improvement projects to maximize value.

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have an Associates' Degree in Supply Chain or related field or equivalent experience (2+ years' experience).
• Have experience in order management, inventory optimization and management, asset utilization and management.
• Have basic understanding of SAP and MRP functionality.
• Have the ability to work with and influence stakeholders.
• Have tactical execution with a sense of urgency.
• Have APICS Certification preferred.

Work Environment

This role requires regular onsite presence at the locations listed.

Work in a way that works for you

We recognize that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too.

Working with us

Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We know we are stronger when our people are developed, engaged, and empowered to bring their authentic selves to work. We invest in wellbeing, capability development, and leadership growth across all levels.

Working for you

Our innovations have transformed the energy industry for over a century. To continue progressing, we look for individuals who embrace change and contribute to building the future.

What You Can Expect

• Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities
• Comprehensive private medical care options
• Safety net of life insurance and disability programs
• Tailored financial programs
• Additional elected or voluntary benefits

This position requires valid work authorization in the country of employment. The employer is unable to sponsor work authorization for this role at any time.

You will be eligible to participate in Company-sponsored benefit programs, including health & welfare programs and the Thrift Plan (401k). You will have a choice of coverage options that best suit your needs. Coverage options and contribution amounts are related to your benefit elections, base salary level, and specific requirements of each of these plans.

This position is eligible for our comprehensive and competitive benefits package, which can be found here, and is further eligible for additional forms of compensation such as bonuses subject to the terms of the applicable benefit plans or policies.

The Baker Hughes internal title for this role is: Manufacturing Experienced Professional - 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.

Join Us

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.