Vice President, Material Management

Venture Global LNG; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy company in Houston, TX, seeks a Supply Chain Manager to drive material management standards and lead a team in planning and inventory management. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree and 7-10 years of experience in supply chain roles, proficient in inventory processes with strong communication skills. This position requires daily in-office reporting and occasional travel.

Qualifications

• 7 – 10 years of experience in supply chain role involving warehousing and materials management.
• Ability to prepare inventory/materials management reports.
• Strong attention to detail and initiative.

Responsibilities

• Own and implement the company’s Material Management Standard.
• Provide leadership to Material Management team.
• Improve designated key performance metrics.
• Guide team on inventory stock levels.
• Coordinate inventory planning based on production goals.

Skills

Communication skills

Inventory management

Supply chain processes

MS Office Suite

SAP

Coupa procurement systems

Education

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

Tools

SAP

Coupa procurement systems

Job description

Company Overview

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Venture Global LNG (“Venture Global”) is a long-term, low-cost provider of American-produced liquefied natural gas. The company’s Louisiana-based export projects service the global demand for North American natural gas and support the long-term development of clean and reliable North American energy supplies. Using reliable, proven technology in an innovative plant design configuration, Venture Global’s modular, mid-scale plant design will replace traditional designs as it allows for the same efficiency and operational reliability at significantly lower capital cost.

Responsibilities

• Own, maintain and implement the company’s Material Management Standard driving excellence in spare equipment and parts planning/inventory management policies, procedures, and programs.
• Provide leadership and direction to the team of employees within the Material Management organization.
• Expand the activities and usefulness of the Venture Global Operations Support LLC entity.
• Publish and take action to improve the designated key performance metrics including inventory balances, turns, fill rates, stock outs, obsolescence, and excess, etc.
• Implement spare part and spare equipment strategies in line with the needs of other departments including Operations, Projects, Ship Management, Corporate, etc.
• Guide team to analyze and set appropriate fleet inventory stock levels utilizing cross-functional inputs and analytical methods.
• Provide input to Procurement team in the evaluation of alternative sources or solutions that will improve inventory performance and reliability.
• Guide team to expedite and resolve any scheduling, shipping, delivery, ordering, cancellation, returns or system issues that may arise related to Materials Management.
• Coordinate with other departments to ensure inventory planning is based on production goals, timelines, supplier and/or other global capacity constraints.
• Prepare periodic inventory, performance reports and financial estimates, as appropriate.
• Perform other duties assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, supply chain, business, or related field.
• 7 – 10 years or more in a similar Supply Chain role involving warehousing, materials management and vendor managed inventories.
• Excellent knowledge of inventory, procurement, supply chain, and delivery processes.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to simplify complex concepts and present key details and conclusions.
• Proficient with MS OfficeSuite, SAP and Coupa procurement systems is preferred.
• Interest in and comfort with being a part of a team environment with rapidly changing assignments and priorities.
• Demonstrated initiative and ownership of work with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to accurately prepare daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual inventory/materials management reports.
• Must report in office daily, with occasional nights and weekend work required.
• Periodic travel to company sites and/or suppliers in various domestic and international locations will be required.

Work Hours

9AM – 5PM, Mon – Friday

Work Location

Houston, TX

Equal Opportunity

Venture Global LNG is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law.