Materials Manager

Baker Hughes • The Woodlands, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This role drives planning excellence across global operations, influencing strategy and leading end-to-end S&OP processes. The Materials Manager will lead the implementation, governance, and continuous improvement of the S&OP process, working closely with supply chain, regional planners, sales, service delivery, and product line teams to ensure accurate forecasting, aligned demand and supply signals, and effective decision-making. The role also involves managing the S&OP and forecasting team, ensuring strong capability, development, and performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management or a related field
• 5+ years of experience in supply chain or finance
• 3+ years of experience managing people or teams directly
• Experience in S&OP, forecasting, inventory optimization, and asset management
• Knowledge of SAP
• Willing and able to work in the office as needed
• Able to work with and influence stakeholders
• Strategic thinking with strong tactical execution and a sense of urgency
• Experience managing and developing teams

Nice To Haves

• APICS certification
• People leadership experience (direct, matrix, or influence-based) with demonstrated leadership capabilities

Responsibilities

• Implementing the S&OP process and ensuring compliance with HQ governance, including S&OP outputs, datasets, KPIs, and action tracking
• Working with supply chain teams on medium- to long-term supply planning and executing strategy deliverables
• Communicating with regional and product line planners to understand business trends, opportunities, and demand forecasts
• Working with regional sales and service delivery teams to create a 12–18-month regional forecast
• Aggregating regional forecasts into a global product line forecast
• Netting regional demand plans against inventory to create a netted demand plan
• Netting regional demand plans against regional supply plans
• Working with operations to locate existing inventory or identify substitutions for open orders
• Scheduling and leading monthly S&OP calls
• Developing and prioritizing continuous improvement projects to maximize S&OP value
• Ensuring demand, supply, and other signals are aligned and communicated to end users
• Ensuring product lifecycle management for new and obsolete products is incorporated into the S&OP process
• Ensuring MTS, MTO, CTO, and ETO standards are defined and implemented within S&OP
• Managing the S&OP and forecasting team, including training, development, and career progression

Benefits

• Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities
• Comprehensive private medical care options
• Safety net of life insurance and disability programs
• Tailored financial programs
• Additional elected or voluntary benefits
• Company-sponsored benefit programs, including health & welfare programs and the Thrift Plan (401k)
• Choice of coverage options that best suit your needs
• Eligibility for additional forms of compensation such as bonuses

What This Job Offers

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