Sap Materials Management Consultant

Strategic Staffing Solutions; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Strategic Staffing Solutions seeks a Materials Management Advisor (Inventory) to optimize regional/site inventory, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and ensure ERP data integrity across the region.

The role focuses on continuous improvement, inventory performance, and alignment with OMS/MMcp processes, with leadership of the Inventory team and involvement in ERP readiness for regional deployment.

Qualifications

• MM related process and systems knowledge with ERP exposure.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills within a matrix organization.
• Strong commercial skills and ability to make economical decisions.
• Understanding of equipment and materials used in energy sector.
• Knowledge of statistical analysis or inventory modelling.
• Field experience in inventory control, warehouse, or inbound logistics in energy sector.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement regional/site inventory strategy.
• Collaborate with Line, Finance and Procurement to optimize inventory and minimize TCO.
• Ensure OMS/MMcp and inventory accounting requirements are met for region/site.
• Monitor KPIs and communicate progress to stakeholders.
• Lead Inventory analysts and promote learning and development.
• Ensure data integrity of material master records in ERP and linkage to critical assets.

Skills

ERP systems

Inventory management

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Cost/decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain

Tools

ERP systems

Reporting tools

Job description

The Materials Management Advisor (Inventory) focuses on control, optimization and management of all owned material inventory across a region/site.

Responsible for ongoing analysis and reporting with an emphasis on continuous improvement and inventory performance for all operating entities in region.

Geographic Scope: region/ site

Key Accountabilities:

• Develop and implement regional/site inventory strategy to support the business plan.
• Collaborate with the Line, Finance and Procurement teams to evaluate inventory requirements and achieve optimum total cost of ownership (TCO) balanced with meeting service expectations.
• Understand and conform to the requirements of Operating Management System (OMS), Materials Management common process (MMcp) and the inventory accounting requirements relevant for the region/site.
• Identify and monitor key performance indicators that track and communicate progress on inventory performance to the stakeholders.
• Manage the performance of the Inventory analysts and provide environment of effective learning and development.
• Ensure the high level of quality with regards to the data integrity of each material master record maintained in the ERP. Engage with stakeholders on the identification of spare parts linkage to critical assets within ERP for visibility.
• Work with Maintenance function to define critical equipment spares strategy and establish service level reviews down to the item master level.
• Manage the Wells Demand Planning process as it applies to the inventory management.
• On-going analysis and optimization of inventory level setting to ensure alignment of Line material requirements with inventory strategy.
• Verify inventory through a physical inventory counting and reconciliation process that is aligned with Regional Finance and PSA requirements if applicable.
• In partnership with the Line establish a surplus identification process to include the disposition of obsolete material to enable investment recovery program
• Actively participate in Inventory Management Discipline network and work with Materials Management Discipline team to ensure global strategies meet local requirements, and local implementation is consistent with global strategies.
• Play an integral role with preparation/readiness of ERP system deployment in the Region.

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, or other relevant technical discipline.

Essential Experience and Job Requirements:

• MM related process and systems knowledge and/or hands‑on experience working with ERP and various reporting tools.
• Strong interpersonal skills effective communication, and ability to work effectively within a functional matrix organization and influence learning leadership and operating function stakeholders.
• Strong commercial skills and ability to make effective decisions based on economics in the best interest of the company.
• Understanding of equipment and materials employed in energy business.
• Knowledge of statistical analysis, inventory modelling techniques or inventory accounting.
• Field experience working and/or supporting inventory control, warehouse, and/or inbound logistics in the oil and gas sector or other industries.