DCN Supply Planning Leader

SLB•Houston, TX

About The Position

The Supply Planning Leader is accountable for the effectiveness of the Supply Planning team, the quality of supply plans, and the timely identification and resolution of material availability risks within the assigned scope. Functional teams remain accountable for execution within their respective processes. The role assigns priorities, coordinates actions across stakeholders, coaches planners, and escalates unresolved constraints that may affect business commitments. The position is part of SLB New Energy & Industrial’s Data Center Infrastructure Solutions team, which delivers modular, scalable solutions intended to accelerate data center deployment, reduce risk, and support growth in AI and cloud technologies. The role also supports continuous improvement of planning processes, planning data quality, and supply chain performance, and ensures adherence to approved supplier agreements and applicable company and local procedures.

Requirements

Minimum of four years’ experience in a purchasing or sourcing role.
Demonstrated commitment to making and communicating a culture of positive change throughout the supply chain organization.
Problem-solving skills.
Continuous process improvement mindset, including experience with Lean / Six Sigma.
Strong working knowledge of ERP systems, such as SAP.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead, coach, and develop a team of Supply Planners, ensuring consistent execution of planning processes, workload balance, and achievement of team objectives.
Establish work priorities and planning focus areas based on material requirements, business needs, supply constraints, and delivery commitments.
Monitor team performance, planning effectiveness, and service levels; guide issue resolution, escalation management, and material planning decisions.
Foster collaboration across Planning, Purchasing, Sourcing, Logistics, Operations, Engineering, and Inventory functions to support timely execution of supply requirements.
Guide planning activities involving order creation, rescheduling, consolidation, substitution, inventory utilization, and other actions needed to maintain material availability.
Coordinate resolution of material constraints with purchasing, sourcing, logistics, suppliers, and operations teams; identify recovery actions and minimize business impact.
Monitor material readiness, delivery performance, inventory health, and planning exceptions; communicate and escalate significant risks when necessary.
Improve planning processes, planning data quality, reporting, inventory performance, and broader supply chain performance through standardization, analysis, problem solving, best-practice sharing, and stakeholder feedback.
Identify opportunities to improve lead time, reduce costs, and improve on-time delivery.
Ensure adherence to SLB-approved supplier agreements and contracts.
Complete actions to continuously reduce wasted time, money, and resources.
Comply with Schlumberger and local procedures applicable to the job function.
Perform other duties as directed by the manager.