Materials & Planning Manager

Join the Valves Team!

Baker Hughes is the leading energy technology company that delivers across the energy value chain through our market-leading business segments. Built on a century of experience and conducting business in over 120 countries, our innovative technologies and services are taking energy forward, making it safer, cleaner and more efficient for people and the planet.

The Materials & Planning Manager will be responsible for managing and optimizing the product line asset utilization and inventory levels as well as managing the asset and inventory management team including employee training, development and career progression.

As a Materials & Planning Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Creating and implementing PL inventory and asset utilization strategies that are aligned to the Valve head quarter materials management strategies.
• Monitoring levels of Safety Stocks, global and aging inventory and works with regions and manufacturing plants to address accordingly.
• Monitoring inventory levels and working to ensure the weekly increase or decrease in levels are aligned to the business such that monthly and annual inventory goals are met.
• Reviewing Slow Moving Inventory (SMI) with regions and involves other functional groups to reduce SMI risk.
• Working with materials planner to create the netted demand plan.
• Developing and implementing stocking strategies for local providers.
• Working to phase in new product inventory and develop plans for effectively managing replaced inventory.
• Working with the AMO organization to ensure spare parts and asset demands are captured and delivery times are aligned to the business.
• Developing spare parts distribution strategies to support the asset repairs.
• Working with the material planners to ensure new assets, repaired assets and spares are captured with the S&OP process.
• Managing the asset and inventory management team including employee training, development and career progression.
• Maintaining responsibility for OTD to customer, OTD for assembly and reduction of overdue items.
• Demonstrating detailed analysis of root causes for delay and on time delivery with help of value stream leader and planners.
• Working closely with value stream leaders to manage end to end material supply chain.

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have a Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management or related field or equivalent experience (7+ years’ experience).
• Possess experience in order management, inventory optimization and management, asset utilization and management.
• Have deep knowledge of SAP and MRP functionality.
• Demonstrate ability to work with and influence stakeholders.
• Possess strategic thinking with tactical execution with a sense of urgency.
• Have experience managing and developing teams.

We recognize that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:

• Working flexible hours – flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.
• This role is expected to work fully on-site at the Valve Technology Center in Pasadena, TX.

Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We invest in the health and well‑being of our workforce, train and reward talent and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other.

We prioritize rewarding those who embrace change with a package that reflects how much we value their input. Join us, and you can expect:

• Contemporary work‑life balance policies and wellbeing activities
• Comprehensive private medical care options
• Safety net of life insurance and disability programs
• Tailored financial programs
• Education Assistance
• Generous Parental Leave
• Mental Health Resources
• Dependent Care
• Additional elected or voluntary benefits

You will be eligible to participate in Company-sponsored benefit programs, including health &…