Specialist - Materials Mgmt

Energy Transfer•Victoria, TX

14h

About The Position

The Materials Management Specialist primarily supports IT-based Materials Management transactions in SAP and related applications. The role maintains material master data, processes and validates inventory transactions, and partners with IT and business teams to ensure accurate data, reliable systems, and effective operations. Energy Transfer describes itself as dedicated to responsibly and safely delivering America’s energy. The company offers industry-leading compensation, comprehensive benefits, a 401(k) match with additional profit sharing, PTO, and career opportunities.

Requirements

Related experience in materials management, supply chain, procurement, warehouse operations, inventory control, master data, information systems, or the energy industry.
Working knowledge of SAP Materials Management and SAP Fiori, including material master data, inventory movements, organizational data, and transaction troubleshooting.
Strong data-entry, data-validation, reconciliation, research, and analytical skills, with accuracy and attention to detail.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and experience using SharePoint, FileNet, reporting tools, spreadsheets, and structured data repositories.
Understanding of data governance, internal controls, audit documentation, role-based access, segregation of duties, and change-management practices.
Ability to identify root causes, document system issues, communicate requirements, test solutions, and work effectively with IT and cross-functional business teams.
Ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, transaction volumes, and changing business needs with minimal supervision and sound judgment.
Excellent organizational, written communication, verbal communication, training, and customer-support skills; ability to make recommendations and take action based on data.
For the Specialist level, 2–5 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.

Responsibilities

Create, review, and maintain SAP material master and purchasing catalog records in accordance with approved taxonomy, naming conventions, data standards, and governance requirements.
Analyze material requests, manufacturer information, industry standards, existing SAP records, and inventory to produce accurate catalog content, prevent duplicates, and identify suitable close-match or reusable materials.
Process, validate, and reconcile SAP inventory transactions, verifying quantities, units of measure, organizational data, financial coding, values, approvals, and supporting documentation.
Maintain transaction logs, control files, SharePoint trackers, FileNet records, and audit-ready documentation; develop and reconcile reports monitoring inventory accuracy, catalog quality, transaction activity, exceptions, and work status.
Perform data cleansing, duplicate review, catalog standardization, and master-data quality checks.
Translate business needs into system and data requirements and coordinate with IT and functional support teams on access, defects, enhancements, data corrections, interfaces, and exchanges among related Materials Management applications.
Support SAP testing, upgrades, acquisitions, integrations, configuration changes, and process improvements by developing test scenarios, validating results, documenting defects, and confirming business readiness.
Apply role-based access, segregation-of-duties, change-control, cybersecurity, retention, and internal-control requirements when maintaining records, processing transactions, and supporting systems.
Provide enterprise-wide guidance and training on material searches, catalog requests, inventory transactions, data standards, and system procedures.
Monitor market, manufacturer, and industry changes that may affect catalog content, material availability, or inventory data.
Provide assistance and support across Materials Management functions and duties as needed to meet operational priorities and business requirements.