Director of Global Logistics, Inventory & Warehouse

Noble Corporation • Houston, TX

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About The Position

Noble Corporation is hiring for a Director of Global Logistics, Inventory & Warehouse at our Corporate office. The Director, Global Logistics, Inventory & Warehouse provides leadership to a global distributed team of logistics, inventory and warehouse professionals. This position has the responsibility for developing and executing logistics, warehouse and inventory strategies for Noble’s global fleet as well as having the operational responsibilities and ensuring an effective daily operation. You will define and implement the transformational roadmap required to mature the Inventory, Warehouse and Logistics activities in Noble. This will include working closely with the Finance function to ensure the appropriate financial governance is in place for balance sheet reliability as well as working closely with the technical function to understand the needs for critical spares. The other key functions where strong collaboration is required include colleagues and stakeholders from the Operations Team. In a transformation period, the Director, Logistics, Warehouse and Inventory will be responsible for delivering significant savings as part of the recent Mergers by utilizing the rig fleet inventory in the most optimal way and consolidate warehouse as well as optimize the logistic setup. Further in a transformation period, it will also be the responsibility to ensure the logistics, inventory and warehouse processes are optimized in the ERP system. The role is responsible for all onshore warehouses and storage locations and includes management of same and management of 3rd party where outsourced and will further be responsible for optimizing the current warehouse structure and consolidate storage facilities. The role is further responsible for the global logistics operation and accountable for a cost-effective and reliable and transparent logistic performance. The role is part of the SCM leadership team and will be expected to contribute to the overall development of long-term SCM vision and strategy as well as performance of the entire SCM. Finally, you will lead teams required to deliver daily operational tasks to meet the requirements and requests from multiple stakeholders.

Requirements

• 10+ years’ experience of working in a Supply Chain function with global leadership experience.
• 5-10+ years’ experience working with fully integrated ERP systems, i.e. end-to-end Procure to Pay process flows, including 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 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 technology and can identify automation improvements.
• Expert of breaking down business challenges into smaller pieces and translate them into tangible solutions.
• Good organizational skills, and solid interpersonal skills.
• High level of energy, and appreciation for a dynamic and fast-paced work environment.

Responsibilities

• Establish an Inventory Management community and a corporate center of excellence governing stock policies, inventory valuation principles, inventory processes, and demand planning/MRP.
• Initiate and lead initiatives to ensure continual development and optimization of logistics within the organization.
• Define a transformation program to achieve the target operating model maturity.
• Engage with 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.
• 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, including tracking of tangible cost avoidance.
• Lead the development of the Logistic, Warehouse and Inventory teams to ensure that we have the right competencies and capabilities.
• 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 Noble’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.

Benefits

• Equal employment opportunity employer.
• No discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or membership in a uniformed service.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior