Materials Specialist Sales & Operations Planning

Responsible for managing and executing the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process and the process outcomes

The sale & operation planning organization drives growth by building strong forecast planning partner with operation focus in 18 months period to foresee ahead business and operation outlook. With a focus on material number details forecast as well as Integrated Business Planning the team leverages data-driven insights to optimize sales and operation planning.

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The Sales & Operation planning specialist supports the effective operation of the materials by delivering analytical administrative and reporting across the sales and commercial plus operation planning function. This role drives continuous improvement of processes and systems ensuring consistent high-quality forecast planning aligned with organizational standards. By enabling data collection and following up with planning in advance the specialist helps strengthen performance efficiency and planning across global CWI.

As the S&OP specialist will have the following responsibilities:

Accountable and responsible for implementation of the S&OP process and compliance to Head Quarter governance including S&OP output graphs/datasets KPIs and S&OP actions

Communicates with regional and product line S&OP planners to fully understand business trends opportunities and demand forecast

Works with the region sales and service delivery to create the regional forecast (12-18 month) for material level and unit of activity (UoA) level.

Accountable for the aggregation of the region forecasts into a global product line forecast and Responsible to net the region demand plans against the inventory to create a region netted demand plan

Responsible to net the region demand plan against regional supply plans and Works with operations to locate existing inventory or substitutions for open orders

Schedule and lead Monthly S&OP Calls and Develop and prioritize continuous improvement projects to maximize value of S&OP

Ensure demand supply and other signals are aligned and communicated to the proper end users and Ensure product life cycle management for new and obsolete products are incorporated into the S&OP process

Ensure that the HFM COGS supply and DP forecast are aligned. Identify key projects and what support is needed from Supply Chain.

To be successful in this role you will:

Bachelors degree in supply chain management or related field or equivalent experience (7 years experience)

Experience in S&OP and forecasting inventory optimization and management asset utilization and management. CWI knowledge is an advantage.

Deep knowledge of SAP and MRP functionality

Ability to work with and influence stakeholders

Strategic thinking with tactical execution with a sense of urgency

Work in a way that works for you

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 this role we can offer the following flexible working patterns.

Working with us

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.

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Our inventions have revolutionized energy for over a century. But to keep going forward tomorrow we know we have to push the boundaries today. 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

Additional elected or voluntary benefits