Sales Order Planner

Schlumberger Limited; Shreveport (LA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Diversity & Inclusion program

Job summary

Schlumberger Limited (SLB) is seeking a Sales Order Planner to manage customer sales orders from entry to delivery, aligning requirements with project schedules, production capacity, and material availability. You will act as a bridge among Project Management, Production Planning, Procurement, Manufacturing, and Logistics to mitigate delivery risks and ensure timely milestones.

The role requires coordinating with multiple teams on regular updates, forecasting, and capacity planning, with a focus

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business, Economics, or a related field.
• Minimum of three years of experience in production planning, sales order planning, supply chain, or related area.
• Working knowledge of SAP or a comparable ERP system.
• APICS certification is preferred but not required.
• Clear and effective communicator, able to convey complex concepts in both individual and group settings.
• Fluent in English, with advanced written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Ensure sales order dates are aligned with project schedules, production plans, and customer requirements.
• Monitor order status from release through shipment and delivery completion.
• Coordinate order prioritization based on project needs and business objectives.
• Identify medium- and long-term delivery risks related to capacity, material shortages, engineering changes, supplier constraints, or production delays.
• Develop and maintain delivery risk assessments for assigned projects and product lines.
• Escalate potential schedule impacts in a timely manner and recommend recovery plans.
• Serve as the primary planning interface between Supply Chain and Project Management teams.
• Provide routine updates on delivery commitments, forecasted completion dates, and schedule performance.
• Communicate potential impacts to project milestones and customer deliveries.
• Participate in project review meetings and support schedule alignment discussions.
• Support demand planning and capacity planning activities.
• Analyze backlog, forecast demand, and production constraints to support delivery commitments.
• Collaborate with Production Planning to balance customer priorities and manufacturing capacity.
• Monitor key performance indicators related to on-time delivery and backlog management.
• Work closely with Procurement, Manufacturing, Engineering, Logistics, and Customer Service teams to support successful order execution.
• Coordinate actions required to resolve shortages, schedule conflicts, or customer delivery issues.
• Facilitate communication across departments to ensure alignment on priorities and commitments.
• Support initiatives that improve delivery performance, planning accuracy, and customer satisfaction.
• Develop reports and dashboards to improve visibility of delivery risks and order status.
• Identify process improvements that enhance

Skills

Clear communication

Fluent English

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, SCM, Business, or related field

Tools

SAP

Job description

Come join us at SLB New Energy & Industrial and be part of a global company driving energy innovation for a balanced planet

Our Data Center infrastructure solutions business provides Innovative and cost-effective solutions that enable building faster, smarter and more resilient data centers. Our modular infrastructure solutions scale AI and cloud computing capacity while minimizing capital risk and deployment delays. From design and supply chain to commissioning and operations, by standardizing components and relocating labor to controlled offsite environments, we helpreduce costs, improve lead times, and lower construction risk while ensuring quality and global repeatability. To know more about our Data Centers Infrastructure solutions please visit https://www.slb.com/products-and-services/scaling-new-energy-systems/data-center-infrastructure-solutions

SLB is seeking a motivated Sales Order Planner to support our Data Center infrastructure solutions business.

The Sales Order Planner is responsible for managing customer sales orders from order entry through delivery execution while ensuring alignment between customer requirements, project schedules, production capacity, and material availability. The role serves as a key communication link between Project Management, Production Planning, Procurement, Manufacturing, and Logistics to proactively identify and mitigate delivery risks.

A primary responsibility of this position is to maintain regular communication with Project Management regarding medium- and long-term delivery commitments, schedule constraints, capacity limitations, material shortages, and any risks that could impact customer milestones.

Job Duties / Responsibilities:

• Ensure sales order dates are aligned with project schedules, production plans, and customer requirements.
• Monitor order status from release through shipment and delivery completion.
• Coordinate order prioritization based on project needs and business objectives.

Delivery Risk Management

• Identify medium- and long-term delivery risks related to capacity, material shortages, engineering changes, supplier constraints, or production delays.
• Develop and maintain delivery risk assessments for assigned projects and product lines.
• Escalate potential schedule impacts in a timely manner and recommend recovery plans.
• Track risk mitigation actions through closure.

Project Management Communication

• Serve as the primary planning interface between Supply Chain and Project Management teams.
• Provide routine updates on delivery commitments, forecasted completion dates, and schedule performance.
• Communicate potential impacts to project milestones and customer deliveries.
• Participate in project review meetings and support schedule alignment discussions.
• Ensure project managers have accurate and current information regarding delivery status and risks.

Planning and Forecasting

• Support demand planning and capacity planning activities.
• Analyze backlog, forecast demand, and production constraints to support delivery commitments.
• Collaborate with Production Planning to balance customer priorities and manufacturing capacity.
• Monitor key performance indicators related to on-time delivery and backlog management.

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Work closely with Procurement, Manufacturing, Engineering, Logistics, and Customer Service teams to support successful order execution.
• Coordinate actions required to resolve shortages, schedule conflicts, or customer delivery issues.
• Facilitate communication across departments to ensure alignment on priorities and commitments.
• Support initiatives that improve delivery performance, planning accuracy, and customer satisfaction.
• Develop reports and dashboards to improve visibility of delivery risks and order status.
• Identify process improvements that enhance
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business, Economics, or a related field.
• Minimum of three years of experience in production planning, sales order planning, supply chain, or a related area.
• Working knowledge of SAP or a comparable enterprise resource planning system.
• APICS certification is preferred but not required.
• Clearand effective communicator, able to convey complex concepts in both individual and group settings.
• Fluent in English, with advanced written and verbal communication skills.
• Mustbe authorized towork in the United States without current or future visa sponsorship.

SLB is committed to a culture where everyone feels like they belong. To learn more about our diversity, equity, and inclusion commitments, please visit our Diversity & Inclusion | SLB (slb.com) page for more information.

Global adventure, broad exposure, and limitless learning await you. You'll be part of the most multi-cultural and diverse team of experts in any industry, anywhere.

Insurance

Health, vision, and dental insurance for you and your dependents available from day one.

Learning Opportunities

Global adventure, broad exposure, and limitless learning await you. You'll be part of the most multi-cultural and diverse team of experts in any industry, anywhere.

Diverse and Inclusive

Our exceptional and diverse people are the pulse and spirit of who we are. Every day, you will enrich your knowledge in an environment where differences in thought, creativity and experiences are embraced.

About Us

We are a global technology company, driving energy innovation for a balanced planet. Together, we create amazing technology that unlocks access to energy for the benefit of all.

Global in outlook, local in practice – and with a united, shared passion for discovering solutions, we hire talented, driven people and support them to succeed, personally and professionally.

SLB is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or other characteristics protected by law.

We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation / modification to the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability to assist in the hiring process, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local law. If you believe you require such assistance to complete this form or to participate in the interview process, please contact [e-mail] to request assistance. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to.

SLB is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor- priority referral Protected Veterans requested.