Specialist - Materials Mgmt

Energy Transfer•Houston, TX

65d

About The Position

The Specialist Materials Management position is responsible for working with internal and external clients to identify the material needs, reference various standards and specifications for the materials, and develop material catalog items consistent with our standard catalog requirements for input into our SAP purchasing and materials management system. The position also provides backup support for Materials Management as needed, including, but not limited to, creating requisitions, running reports, and assisting with miscellaneous projects as needed.

Requirements

2 or more years of related experience
Attention to detail and a high level of accuracy
Sense of urgency
Ability to work with minimal supervision
Ability to multi-task and handle changing priorities and deadlines
Excellent organizational and communication skills
Knowledge of energy industry related materials, specifically natural gas, NGL and/or crude system
Strong analytical reasoning/ research skills and the ability to make recommendations and take action based on data
Vast working knowledge of gathering and transmission of natural gas, crude, and natural gas liquid service materials and related industry standards
Capable of interpreting engineering, manufacturer, and industry standards/specifications related gas, crude, and NGL pipeline materials
The Specialist level requires a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and 2-5 years of relevant job-related experience

Responsibilities

Point of contact for the Company for all SAP purchasing catalog and maintenance activities
Processes daily requests for new material catalog items, analyzes data submitted, uses technical expertise and judgment to confirm, edit, and approve new item requests
Provides analysis and development of purchasing catalog content with multiple level taxonomy for the purposes of surplus utilization to assist Buyers in identifying "close alternatives" when making an item purchase
Cleanse current catalog content to address evolving industry changes and maintain catalog content consistency for the purchase of materials for gathering and transmission of natural gas, crude, and natural gas liquid service.
Maintains, clarifies, and recommends changes in purchasing management systems including policies and procedures related to catalog content
Interacts with vendors to obtain and verify catalog item descriptions prior to loading catalog content
Assists Supply Chain, Engineering, Operations, Accounting, and Tax departments by developing and maintaining catalog structure ensuring consistency of the data model and item descriptions
Maintain visibility to market changes that may affect current catalog content
Interface with Q/A to confirm industry standards are accurately reflected in the catalog content
Receives, reviews, and evaluates material requests for accuracy
Create delivery addresses in the SAP purchasing system.
Create requisitions also known as STO's in SAP Fiori for capital expansion, capital maintenance, and operations maintenance projects (WBS numbers, Cost Center codes and work orders.
Prepares reports as requested
Searches for close match surplus inventory materials as time allows
Provides enterprise-wide SAP system support for the materials management catalog