Director of Inventory, Logistics and Warehousing
Global Energy Client is hiring a Director of Global Inventory, Logistics and Warehousing. As head of the department, you are responsible for leading a globally distributed team to deliver specific logistics, inventory & warehousing transformation objectives, including daily operational responsibilities, ensuring the effective management in excess of 1 BUSD inventory. In the current transformational period this individual will be responsible for delivering significant savings as part of the Merger by utilizing the rig fleet inventory in the most optimal way and consolidate warehouse as well as optimize the logistic set up. In the future you will ensure the logistics, inventory and warehouse processes are optimized as part of implementing the new ERP system. You will be responsible for all onshore warehouses and storage location including management of 3rd party when outsourced and will further be responsible for optimizing the current warehouse structure and consolidate storage facilities.
General Overview:
- Lead the development of the Logistic, Warehouse and Inventory teams to ensure that we have the right competencies and capabilities, right people in the right positions, encouraging diversity and inclusion and further strengthen the development of competencies across the SCM organization
- Above all ensure that global standards, guidelines and strategic requirements are met, and related strategies employed throughout the organization and drive continuous improvement and cost optimization
- Ensure that all processes are mapped and integrated in client's Management System along with work instructions / SOPs for the ERP system
- Build strong relations and align strategic direction with Operations, Operational Excellence and Finance. Establish a positive and constructive dialogue to maintain a high level of service, operational uptime and financial certainty.
Responsibilities:
- Transformation Planning
- Define a transformation program to achieve the target operating model maturity
- Engage with the key senior stakeholders to align on and achieve the desired outcomes and financial targets
- Establish appropriate program and project management governance to monitor and communicate progress
- Strategic Inventory Planning
- Establish a collaborative way of working with Operations and Operational Excellence to define and implement the principles to create a ‘demand driven supply chain’ model whilst also considering HSSE and legislative requirements
- Ensure collaboration with Operations and Operational Excellence to improve and optimize the overall inventory levels of the fleet: Onshore, Offshore and Project related
- Set improvement objectives and KPIs to monitor and report on progress, incl. tracking of tangible cost avoidance
- Sign correspondence in accordance with corporate guidelines
- Budget owner authorization for Purchase Orders
Qualification Requirements:
- 10+ years’ experience of working in a Supply Chain function with leadership experience
- 5-10+ years’ experience working with fully integrated ERP systems, i.e. end-to-end Procure to Pay process flows, incl. financial transactions and work order management.
- Transformational mindset with strong stakeholder management skills
- Knowledge and understanding of the Drilling and Oil & Gas industries and associated equipment
- In depth experience of inventory management and planning practices as well as logistics services
- Proven track record of leading and delivering efficiency improvements
- Experience in project management, with strong drive to push initiatives forward.
- Knowledge on the capabilities of RPA and can identify automation improvements
- Expert of breaking down business challenges into smaller pieces and translate them into tangible solutions
- Good organizational skills, and you are a communicator with solid interpersonal skills
- High level of energy, and you appreciated