Specialist - Materials Mgmt

Energy Transfer LP; Victoria (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Transfer LP is seeking a Materials Management Specialist to support IT-based SAP materials management processes. The role involves maintaining material master data, processing inventory transactions, and collaborating with IT and business teams to ensure accurate data and reliable systems.

The ideal candidate will manage SAP records, reconcile transactions, and contribute to data quality and governance while supporting testing, upgrades, and process improvements.

Qualifications

• Strong data-entry, data-validation, reconciliation, research, and analytical skills.
• Experience with data governance and internal controls practices.
• Familiarity with SharePoint, FileNet, reporting tools, and structured data repositories.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain SAP material master and purchasing catalog records per governance standards.
• Analyze material requests, manufacturer info, and inventory to ensure accurate catalog content.
• Process and reconcile SAP inventory transactions including goods issues, transfers, and returns.
• Maintain logs, control files, and audit-ready documentation for inventory accuracy.
• Perform data cleansing and master-data quality checks to improve data integrity.
• Coordinate with IT and business teams on access, defects, enhancements, and interfaces.
• Support SAP testing, upgrades, and process improvements with test scenarios and defect tracking.
• Apply role-based access, change-control, and internal-control requirements to records.
• Provide training and guidance on material searches, catalog requests, and system procedures.
• Monitor market and industry changes affecting catalog content or inventory data.

Skills

Data entry

Data validation

Analytical skills

Communication

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

SAP Materials Management

SAP Fiori

Job description

Description - External

Energy Transfer, recognized by Forbes as one of America's best large employers, is dedicated to responsibly and safely delivering America's energy. We are driven to inspire our employees to create superior value for our customers, our investors, a sustainable future and giving back to the community where we have long-standing commitments to causes including MD Anderson Children's Cancer Hospital, The Salvation Army, The American Red Cross, Ronald McDonald House and many more.

We value all of our employees who make our growth and success possible. We are proud to offer industry leading compensation, comprehensive benefits, 401(k) match with additional profit sharing, PTO and abundant career opportunities.

Come join our award winning over 12,000 strong organization as we fuel the world and each other!

Summary:

The Materials Management Specialist primarily supports IT-based Materials Management transactions in SAP and related applications. The role maintains material master data, processes and validates inventory transactions, and partners with IT and business teams to ensure accurate data, reliable systems, and effective operations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Create, review, and maintain SAP material master and purchasing catalog records, including descriptions, material extensions, delivery addresses, plant and storage-location data, bin locations, and related attributes, in accordance with approved taxonomy, naming conventions, data standards, and governance requirements.
• Analyze material requests, manufacturer information, industry standards, existing SAP records, and inventory to produce accurate catalog content, prevent duplicates, and identify suitable close-match or reusable materials.
• Process, validate, and reconcile SAP inventory transactions-including goods issues, reversals, transfers, material corrections, initial loads, and returns to stock-by verifying quantities, units of measure, organizational data, financial coding, values, approvals, and supporting documentation.
• Maintain transaction logs, control files, SharePoint trackers, FileNet records, and audit-ready documentation, and develop and reconcile reports that monitor inventory accuracy, catalog quality, transaction activity, exceptions, and work status.
• Perform data cleansing, duplicate review, catalog standardization, and master-data quality checks to improve data integrity, searchability, consistency, and downstream system performance.
• Translate business needs into system and data requirements and coordinate with IT and functional support teams on access, defects, enhancements, data corrections, interfaces, and exchanges among SAP, SharePoint, FileNet, Service Now, reporting tools, and related Materials Management applications.
• Support SAP testing, upgrades, acquisitions, integrations, configuration changes, and process improvements by developing test scenarios, validating results, documenting defects, and confirming business readiness.
• Apply role-based access, segregation-of-duties, change-control, cybersecurity, retention, and internal-control requirements when maintaining records, processing transactions, and supporting systems.
• Provide enterprise-wide guidance and training on material searches, catalog requests, inventory transactions, data standards, and system procedures.
• Monitor market, manufacturer, and industry changes that may affect catalog content, material availability, or inventory data.
• Provide assistance and support across all Materials Management functions and duties as needed to meet operational priorities and business requirements.

Requirements:

Education and/or Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. The requirements for this position are listed below:

Required experience is equivalent with the selected job level:

• The Associate Specialist level requires 0-2 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
• The Specialist level requires 2-5 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
• The Senior Specialist level requires 5-8 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
• The Lead Specialist level requires 8+ years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience

Essential Requirements

• Related experience in materials management, supply chain, procurement, warehouse operations, inventory control, master data, information systems, or the energy industry.
• Working knowledge of SAP Materials Management and SAP Fiori, including material master data, inventory movements, organizational data, and transaction troubleshooting.
• Strong data-entry, data-validation, reconciliation, research, and analytical skills with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and experience using SharePoint, FileNet, reporting tools, spreadsheets, and structured data repositories.
• Understanding of data governance, internal controls, audit documentation, role-based access, segregation of duties, and change-management practices.
• Ability to identify root causes, document system issues, communicate requirements, test solutions, and work effectively with Information Technology and cross-functional business teams.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, transaction volumes, and changing business needs with minimal supervision and sound judgment.
• Excellent organizational, written communication, verbal communication, training, and customer-support skills and the ability to make recommendations and take action based on data.

Working Conditions

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
• Usually, normal office working conditions.
• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time due to prolonged periods of sitting or standing.
• Occasional overnight travel may be required.
• Occasional visits to industrial/manufacturing settings, which may include exposure to various materials and chemicals, as well as extreme temperature conditions and loud machinery, and require appropriate personal protective equipment.