NOV

Global oilfield equipment and services provider

Global Supply Chain Specialist

Supply Chain ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeConroe, TX, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A high school diploma or GED is required.
Some college education is preferred.
Purchasing experience and material requirements planning experience are preferred.
Ability to use material requirements planning and advanced supply chain planning systems to identify requirements and priorities.
Ability to prepare requests for quote, issue purchase orders, and confirm orders.
Ability to identify and select primary and secondary suppliers and add new suppliers to the Approved Supplier List as needed.
Ability to pursue supplier cost-reduction programs, justify price variances, and improve service or material availability.
Ability to work with cross-functional teams on inventory reduction and maintenance plans.
Ability to work with Quality Control on discrepancies, approve quality documents before shipping, and process nonconformance reports.
Ability to maintain metrics, monitor improvements, and document processes.
Ability to evaluate and monitor vendor performance based on price, delivery, and quality.
Ability to obtain sea and air freight quotes from freight forwarders and secure freight approvals.
Ability to confirm shipping instructions and provide shipping documents to receivers for review.
Ability to work with global finance teams to resolve discrepant vendor invoices.
Ability to notify Operations and Production Planning of delays that may affect customer delivery.
Ability to source inventory internally before placing purchase orders and coordinate with manufacturing, repair centers, and engineering on overstock, surplus, and excess inventory.

Responsibilities

Manage material requirements planning review and supply planning.
Source materials for assigned commodities, manage the supply base, and develop contractual terms for selected materials to optimize quality, reliability, price, delivery, and availability.
Lead supply chain improvement initiatives, including inventory reduction and vendor-managed inventory programs.
Identify cost- and lead-time-reduction opportunities to improve supply chain performance.
Perform day-to-day purchasing functions as needed.
Manage logistics, including freight quotes, approvals, shipping instructions, and shipping documentation.

Desired Qualifications

Some college education.
Purchasing experience.
Material requirements planning experience.

Global Supply Chain Specialist will manage MRP review and supply planning. Source materials for assigned commodities, manage the supply base, and develop all contractual terms on selected materials to optimize quality, reliability, price, delivery, and availability. Lead supply chain improvement initiatives like inventory reduction and management, and vendor managed inventory programs. Identify any cost or lead time reduction opportunities to improve supply chain performance.

High school diploma or GED required.
Some college preferred.
Purchasing experience and MRP experience preferred

Work within the MRP and Advanced Supply Chain Planning system to identify requirements and priorities.
Perform day to day purchasing functions as needed - Prepare Requests for Quote (RFQ’s), issue purchase orders and confirm orders.
Identify and select primary and secondary suppliers. Work to add new suppliers to the Approved Supplier List (ASL) as needed.
Actively pursue cost reduction programs with suppliers to lower cost and improve service or material availability. Ensure all price variances are justified.
Work with cross functional teams to target inventory reduction and maintenance plans.
Work with Quality Control on any discrepancies and to approve Quality documents before shipping. Process any NCR’s
Maintain metrics, monitor improvements, and document processes as required.
Evaluate and monitor vendor performance using vendor performance matrix based on knowledge of prices, delivery, and quality.
Manage all logistics - obtain sea/air freight quotes with freight forwarder and get freight approvals.
Confirm all shipping instruction, provide shipping documents to receiver for review.
Work with global finance teams to resolve any discrepant vendor invoices.
Will notify Operations / Production Planning of any delays that will impact the customer’s delivery.
Source Inventory internally before placing any PO’s. Work with manufacturing, repair centers, and engineering on overstock, surplus, and excess (OES) inventory.

About the Company

NOV

Global oilfield equipment and services provider

NOV Inc. provides equipment, technology, and services for the upstream oil and gas industry, designing, manufacturing, and selling drilling and production systems along with oilfield services and supply-chain solutions. Its offerings span complete drilling and production solutions and composite piping through Fiber Glass Systems to support safe, efficient operations and energy-transition projects. With a presence in over 500 locations on six continents, NOV differentiates itself by delivering integrated fabrication, equipment, services, and supply-chain capabilities across regions and markets, including renewables and industrial sectors. Its goal is to help operators run safer, more efficient, and more reliable upstream projects while expanding into energy-transition and other industrial markets.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Houston, TX
Founded: 1841

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