ACADEMICS
B.Sc. /HND in supply chain management, logistics, business administration, engineering and any other related field.
JOB EXPERIENCE
5-10 years' experience in Material Management, preferably in Oil & Gas.
PMP Certification is an added advantage.
Technical Skills
Inventory & Warehouse Management
Strong knowledge in ERP & Inventory Systems (SAP)
Procurement & Supply Chain Knowledge
Data Analysis & Reporting
Inventory Control & Cost Management
Logistics & Distribution
Role Objectives
To ensure the timely availability of materials, equipment and tools required for
business delivery and perform lifecycle management for total inventory across the
business in an efficient and effective manner.
Role Defined Accountability
Manages the effective and efficient processes & activities (across Projects,
Engineering and Technical Operations) associated with the flow of materials and manpower to deliver the right kit to the right place, at the right time, safely to enable the company economically to operate its business.
Coordinating a team of Contracting and Procurement Warehouse Professionals to deliver the most competitive and sustainable warehouse operations, enabled by strong collaboration with internal/external stakeholders and suppliers to deliver commercially innovative solutions.
Expediting Foreign & local Procurement activities with respect to DAP/FCA
Processes, by interfacing with both external Stakeholders (local Vendors, OEM,
Freight Forwarders, Customs, Logistic agents) and internal stakeholders (C&P
Team, Engineering, Operations, Project, Pipeline & IT Teams) for timely delivery of materials & equipment to end-users.
The role of an inventory analyst encompasses various responsibilities, including managing inventory and allocating resources, coordinating supply chain operations, documenting inventory counts and discrepancies, analyzing inventory data to enhance efficiency, and placing inventory orders to ensure appropriate stock levels.
Duties:
Allocate inventory and resources: Evaluate, quantify and distribute the
inventory of resources to various locations and departments to promote the most efficient storage, organization, and use of materials.
Document inventory totals and discrepancies: A large portion of the analyst's job includes identifying inventory losses, overages, and shortages by
documenting and evaluating inventory reports and drawing conclusions to improve inventory systems.
Calculating and analyzing inventory statistics: Improving inventory systems and efficiency by calculating and determining current inventory conditions.
Perform daily calculations and analysis to track and update inventory data and statistics.
Place orders: Placing inventory orders to ensure a store or production Centre can maintain proper stock without overages or shortages. This often requires you to evaluate the current inventory and project future use or sales and place an order through an order form or online system.
Organizes Annual and quarterly Stock Count activities:
The Inventory Analyst coordinates the annual and quarterly stock counts, Investigate the differences and reconcile the books after getting the management approval. SC Inventory Analyst Lead runs an annual report for obsolete materials based on specific timeframes (7 years for spare parts,5 years for General-Electrical, Safety, Logistics and 2 years for General-others). Identified items are reviewed with Users or Technical Authorities for confirmation of write-off. Stock writeoff proposals are sent to appropriate authorizers as per MoA (Manual of Authorities). Approval is documented by signing off on the proposal. SC Lead Inventory Management or delegate performs the posting in SAP after approval.
SC Lead Inventory Management Oversees the Quarterly Materials Obsolescence report using SAP transaction code MC.9
Provisions generated from the report are checked against past trends to ensure reasonableness.
SC Inventory Analyst Lead generates the SAP report and reviews the findings.
SC Lead Inventory Management reviews the report as well.
SC Planning Manager also participates in reviewing the provision for Materials
Obsolescence report.
Manage all MRP related activities in SAP.
Proper communication of DAP/FCA Incoterms to Vendors (See the attached
DAP/FCA Work Process & Checklists).
Coordinating Vendors w.r.t. Proof of Order Placement (POP) or Evidence of
Order Placement (EOP) with OEM.
Following up with Vendor/OEM for shipment readiness.
Coordinating/vetting import documents (PL, PFI, Form M, CI, CCVO, AWB/BoL, SONCAP, PAAR etc.)
Raising Form M Requisitions.
Tracking of shipments (Maintain SNG Material Procurement Status Tracker for all items-DAP/FCA/LIC orders).
Raising Shipment Creation Requisitions on ZEXPEDITE Application.
Coordinating Customs Duty payment & Clearance of Goods from the Port.
Coordinating with Freight Forwarders for site delivery of goods.
Raising GRNs for delivered items using the following movement types as the case may be - GRN 101 For LIC; GRN 107 & 109 for DAP & FCA shipments.
Resolving problems associated with vendors' invoices.
Holding regular meetings with all stakeholders in the material logistics space, such as C&P Team, Freight Forwarders, Vendors, OEMs, Engineering,
Maintenance Operations, Projects & Pipeline Teams.
Drives full transparency of materials supply chain and structural improvements of data and processes in close collaboration with respective data owners and process stakeholders
Analyses materials related data to enable early intervention, highlight issues and drive improvement
Provides analysis and reports on trends, KPI's and progress on performance
Actively identifies opportunities for standardization of materials, preferably to industry standards and coordinates meetings with Asset Functions (e.g. engineering, Projects, MEC/Maintenance, category management) to discuss
Coordinating Material coding activities in SAP and MRP Operations.
Drives completion of stock and non-stock material master data including codification of all materials to support granularity of demand collection, BoM completion, material dimensions etc.
Analyses the data and performance indicators of the E2E process for materials, highlights areas with issues and improvement areas for the medium and short-term plan
Runs physical and system checks on materials not used and not returned to
Warehouse (Grey Stock prevention), provides reports to Inventory Analyst for inventory management
Highlighting options based on changes in E2E lead times for materials, price changes (purchase or logistics) and/or expected changes in demand
Coordinates investment recovery activities on surplus, obsolete and crap materials via available recovery channels
Responsible for collection of Material Master data KPI's (e.g. MMR completion, BOM linkage & completion, OA linkage) and Material
Management process metrics (e.g. realistic Required on Site date, Materials on time, BOM usage, Touchless PO metrics, Generic Material usage, etc.)
Provide leadership at the site level to drive the overall Warehouse performance. Being able to demonstrate competitiveness through a variety of proof points, best in class metrics, should cost' models and external benchmarking. Also drive robust management of 3rd party Warehouse contractors
Through effective and collaborative contractor management, ensure a competitive warehouse which fosters continuous performance improvements in key metrics (HSSE, Operational and Cost) and drive innovation and value contributions to the business bottom line
Coordinating materials movement (GR & GI operations) in SAP
Manages the quarterly inventory audit across SNG storage facilities.
Posting Goods Issue (GI) & Goods Receipts GR on SAP for materials released to operations.