DCN Supply Planning Specialist

SLB•Houston, TX

About The Position

The Supply Planning Specialist translates ERP-generated demand into executable supply plans that ensure material availability while balancing inventory, lead times, and supply constraints. The role focuses on material readiness, exception management, inventory optimization, and cross-functional coordination to support reliable execution of business requirements for SLB New Energy & Industrial’s Data Center Infrastructure Solutions team.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree is preferred and/or equivalent experience, with a minimum of two years’ experience in a planning role.
Demonstrated commitment to making and communicating a culture of positive change throughout the supply chain organization.
Problem-solving skills.
A 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.

Responsibilities

Review and manage ERP-generated material requirements to ensure supply plans support production, project, and customer delivery schedules.
Validate planning outputs and determine appropriate supply actions, including order creation, consolidation, rescheduling, substitutions, and inventory utilization.
Analyze inventory levels, existing supply, open orders, lead times, and planned demand to identify material shortages, excess inventory, and potential supply risks.
Coordinate with Purchasing, Sourcing, Logistics, Operations, Engineering, and Inventory teams to ensure material requirements are understood and executed on time.
Monitor material availability across the planning horizon and take proactive action to prevent disruptions to production and customer commitments.
Maintain planning parameters and master data accuracy by identifying and escalating exceptions that affect replenishment, inventory performance, or material availability.
Monitor supplier commitments, order status, inventory movements, and delivery schedules to identify and communicate potential risks or delays.
Support resolution of supply constraints by evaluating alternatives, tracking recovery actions, and escalating issues that may affect business requirements.
Contribute to continuous improvement of planning processes, planning data quality, and supply chain performance through analysis, problem solving, 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.