Job Description

Overview

Weatherford is a leading global energy services company. Our world-class experts partner with customers to optimize their resources and realize the full potential of their assets. Across our operating locations, including manufacturing, research and development, service, and training facilities, operators choose us for strategic solutions that add efficiency, flexibility, and responsibility to any energy operation.

We are focused on technology development, digital solutions, and defining our footprint in the new energy space. Our ability to provide integrated solutions across our segments will be critical to growth in our core operations and the energy transition.

Energy producers face unique challenges every day, so it is our job to create solutions that enhance safety, streamline operations, and sustain uptime to meet or exceed their targets. We operate across the global energy landscape employing some of the best diverse talent in the industry. At Weatherford, we understand the value each individual brings to the table. We celebrate diversity in all its forms and are immensely proud of our workforce. We invite you to join our passionate, talented, word-class team.

When you join Weatherford, you instantly feel connected to something bigger - a community that is grounded by our core values and driven to create innovative solutions for our customers. We celebrate each other's successes, grow together, and learn from each other constantly. Individually, we are impressive. Together, we are unstoppable. We are One Weatherford.

Weatherford offers competitive compensation, a comprehensive benefits program and provides you a challenging and enriching career path, with a healthy balance of structure and flexibility to chart your own course.

Weatherford is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Responsibilities

Duties & Responsibilities:

+ Responsible for Supplier overall On-time-delivery (OTD) and other KPIs

+ Work closely with SQE team to develop suppliers

+ Set and coordinate Business reviews with vendors

+ Manages and coordinates materials requirements and sourcing through MRP using the JD Edwards business solution.

+ Drive balance between supply and demand to maintain optimal inventory levels

+ Directs and coordinates all purchasing activities in support of the master production schedule utilizing best practices and strategic sourcing techniques

+ Ensures the health of the supply chain in terms of existing suppliers with a reliable track record for quality and on time delivery

+ Directs and coordinates expediting of procured material

+ Establish and manage KPIs to ensure 95%+ on-time delivery of purchased material and components

+ Knows and understands the Weatherford Quality Policy and comply with all the requirements of the Quality Systems Manual, Operating and Technical Procedures and Workplace Instructions

+ With assistance from HR: recruits, hires, trains staff, evaluates employee performance, and recommends or initiates promotions, transfers, and disciplinary action

+ Must understand and comply with all safety rules and company policies/trade compliance

+ Perform various other duties and activities as assigned within the physical constraints of the job.

+ Identify supply chain risks and work closely with Category and Sourcing leads where needed to proactively eliminate them

+ Ensure strategic and operational information, reports and metrics are available to share with others in the business as and when required

+ Design, develop and implement flexible solutions to aid business efficiency, drive process improvements and add value

+ Support continuous improvement initiatives

+ Develop and maintain good relationships with suppliers and ensure demand for materials is met and deliveries made on time

+ Ensure that material scheduling strategy and processes are in place and work effectively to ensure material supply meets production requirements with minimum stock levels, whilst optimizing costs

+ Manage inventory risk and ensure that contingency plans are in place

+ Ensure that Material Requirements Planning system (MRP) is effective and that data is accurate and up to date

+ Ensure strategic and operational information, reports and metrics are available to share with others in the business as and when require improvements

+ Set departmental objectives/KPIs and review and assess ongoing performance of direct reports

+ Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to forecast, plan, and facilitate on-time materials to the production line as and when required avoiding disruption to production

+ Liaise with stakeholders on product change requests and review and communicate the impact on material planning and schedule

+ Know and understand Weatherford Quality Policy and comply with all requirements of the Quality Systems Manual, Operating and Technical Procedures and Workplace Instructions

+ Must understand and comply with all safety rules and company policies of Weatherford

+ Work assignments carried out to the highest quality level

+ Perform various other duties and activities as assigned by supervisor within the physical constraints of the job

Authority:

+ Recommend suppliers to be added to preferred supplier list

+ Place suppliers on probation based on their (lack of) performance

+ Recruit, hire, discipline of purchasing department staff

+ To stop unsafe work

Qualifications

+ Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Diploma preferred

+ Minimum of 7 Years' experience in various supply functions

+ With MRP/ERP Systems with JD Edwards & Strategic Sourcing experience

+ Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions

+ Should be able to work and interact with all levels of personnel.

+ Good verbal communication skills. Have a good command of the English language.

+ Should be able to work closely with fellow employees.

+ Must have good negotiation skill

Job Locations AE-ABU DHABI

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Category SUPPLY CHAIN

Position Type Regular Full-Time