Inventory Manager

Job Req ID: ‎11135
Description:
Aramco energizes the world economy.
Aramco occupies a unique position in the global energy industry. We are the
world's largest producer of hydrocarbons (oil and gas), with the lowest
upstream carbon intensity of any major producer.
With our significant investment in technology and infrastructure, we strive to
maximize the value of the energy we produce for the world along with a
commitment to enhance Aramco's value to society.
Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and with offices around the
world, we combine market discipline with a generations' spanning view of the
future, born of our nine decades experience as responsible stewards of the
Kingdom's vast hydrocarbon resources. This responsibility has driven us to
deliver significant societal and economic benefits to not just the Kingdom,
but also to a vast number of communities, economies, and countries that rely
on the vital and reliable energy that we supply.
We are one of the most profitable companies in the world, as well as amongst
the top five global companies by market capitalization.

Overview

We are seeking a Supply Chain Category Manager to join our Unconventional
Resources Supply Chain (URSC).
URSC enables Unconventional Resources to be developed economically and
sustainably while contributing to the development of related services and
industries in Saudi Arabia. The UR Supply Chain is a service organization that
provides UR business users with the materials and services required to enable
UR operations.
Your primary role will see you responsible for implementing the category
management methodologies to support the UR operation. Through this role, you
will play a central part in the development of category/subcategory demand
forecasts, supply market analyses, and category management strategies.
You will be responsible for implementing these strategies to maximize the
total life cycle value obtained from the categories. In addition, you will
lead supplier relationship management activities.

Key Responsibilities

As the successful candidate you will perform the following:
Participate in the development of demand forecasts and identify implications
of such forecasts.
In collaboration with the conventional Procurement & Supply Chain
organization you will develop category management strategies for drilling and
completions categories and sub-categories, considering both the internal UR
requirements and supply market conditions, to maximize the total life cycle
value delivered to UR business users. You will develop category workbooks and
procurement strategies to be implemented over the next ten years and present
these strategies to key stakeholders and management. You will also ensure that
category strategies comply with legal requirements and company policies, value
assurance frameworks and business principles.
Prioritize strategic sourcing activities for the categories/sub-categories,
and lead the execution of these activities (implementing the category
strategies), including supply market engagement, preparation of RFP/RFX,
evaluation of responses, negotiations, and development of strategic
agreements. Supplier Develop segmented supplier relationship engagement models
for suppliers, monitor supplier/category performance, and engage with
suppliers to improve performance. Build and maintain effective relationships
with major contractors and suppliers at top management level, leveraging such
relationships with relevant markets to provide current and insightful market
intelligence.
Coordinate with UR business users, technical proponents, and other UR Supply
Chain functions (such as tactical procurement and materials management) to
ensure that the maximum value is obtained from the categories. Coordination
with conventional Procurement & Supply Chain: Coordinate with category
managers in the conventional Saudi Aramco Supply Chain organization, to ensure
alignment of category strategies at the corporate level and a unified approach
to market for strategic categories while utilizing your extensive knowledge
and experience to ensure that UR implements a cost-efficient and effective
category management function.

Minimum Requirements

As the successful candidate you will hold a Bachelor 's degree in Engineering,
Business Administration, or a closely related field. A Master's degree would
be desirable.
You must have a minimum of ‎10 years of progressive field-based experience in
the oil and gas industry with deep and extensive knowledge of either drilling
fluids category management and commodities OR drilling and completions
category management and commodities.
You will have experience working within unconventional resources and possess
sound knowledge hydraulic fracking, Drilling & Completions and understanding
of Drilling Fluids, coring, mud logging, associated materials and services.
You should also have knowledge of JD Edwards, Ariba, Oracle and SAP systems.
Working environment
Our high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding
professional, technical and industrial opportunities we offer, and are
remunerated accordingly.
At Aramco, our people work on truly world-scale projects, supported by
investment in capital and technology that is second to none. And because, as a
global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the world's
biggest technical, logistical and environmental challenges, we invest heavily
in talent development. We have a proud history of educating and training our
workforce over many decades. Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve
their sector-specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce
development programs - one of the largest in the world.
Working environment
Our high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding
professional, technical and industrial opportunities we offer, and are
remunerated accordingly.
At Aramco, our people work on truly world-scale projects, supported by
investment in capital and technology that is second to none. And because, as a
global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the world's
biggest technical, logistical and environmental challenges, we invest heavily
in talent development.
We have a proud history of educating and training our workforce over many
decades. Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve their sector-
specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce development programs
- one of the largest in the world.

Country/Region: SA