Senior Inventory Manager, Oil & Gas Operations

Talos Energy; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Talos Energy, Houston, TX, is seeking an Inventory Manager to lead the inventory team and manage inventories across multiple laydown yards in line with company policies. The role emphasizes strategic and tactical inventory control, audits, and optimization to support offshore oil and gas operations.

The candidate will oversee material transfers, forecasting, and vendor collaboration to reduce carrying costs while ensuring on-time delivery to operations.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 years in an Inventory role in Oil & Gas
• Supervisory or team-lead experience required
• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, engineering or related field

Responsibilities

• Ensure inventory is properly managed, controlled, transacted, stored, and documented in accordance with Company policies and procedures.
• Support business through strategic and tactical inventory management.
• Coordinate equipment deliveries and maintain inventory levels at owned and third-party locations, classify inventory conditions, and works with Procurement to maintain lowest total cost of ownership.
• Transfer materials and equipment as required by operations and document within the inventory system.
• Initiate and direct inventory audits to ensure company assets and fixed assets are consistent with corporate records.
• Ensure that all inventory discrepancies are reconciled in accordance with inventory accounting practices.
• Coordinate current and future inventory requirement forecasting and trends of businesses.
• Work with vendors to develop strategic inventory programs to reduce carrying costs while maintaining on time delivery to operations.
• Trains and support subordinate personnel with the inventory management module for material transfers, inventory management and reporting tools. Mentor staff within the warehouses to achieve higher levels of performance.
• Manage all sale of surplus and scrap material.
• Monitor compliance with inventory policies, procedures, controls, and authorization requirements.
• Identify process gaps, control weaknesses, and opportunities for continuous improvement.

Skills

Inventory management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, engineering or related field

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Job description

Talos Energy, Houston, TX, is seeking an Inventory Manager to lead the inventory team and manage inventories across multiple laydown yards in line with company policies. The role emphasizes strategic and tactical inventory control, audits, and optimization to support offshore oil and gas operations.

The candidate will oversee material transfers, forecasting, and vendor collaboration to reduce carrying costs while ensuring on-time delivery to operations.