Senior Materials Specialist

Job Overview:

The Senior Materials Specialist uses best practices and knowledge of internal or external issues to improve the Material Management discipline within McDermott. They will act as a resource for colleagues with less experience and share their conceptual and practical expertise related to the Material Management discipline. They solve complex problems and use discipline-specific knowledge to improve their products or services. The Senior Materials Specialist impacts a range of customer, operational, project, or service activities with the Material Management team and other related teams and ensures that they work within the appropriate guidelines and policies. 

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Communicate effectively across the other functional teams
• Understand and comply with Unifi processes
• Lead others in material management activities, including receiving, locating, picking, issuing, packing, and forecasting, to ensure timely delivery to Construction/Fabrication
• Review and support the Material Management Plan, revise as needed
• Support and mentor others in the materials reporting, tracking, reconciliation process, and Surplus management
• Responsible for the success of their work and others if applicable
• Identify and support surplus materials
• Troubleshoot advanced problems in the Site Module of Smart Materials with a sound understanding of Engineering and Procurement Modules
• Manage receiving/issuing checklists and ensure proper documentation is correctly maintained
• Manage the identification of OS&D (Overages, Shortages & Damages) during the receiving process and SLODs (Stolen, Lost, or Damaged) during the fabrication/Construction phase
• Lead or assist in the execution of Maintenance, Repair, and Operations (MRO) Material Management
• Identify through investigation and communication significant improvement opportunities, suggest ways in which to release these opportunities, and deliver against them within the end-to-end Material Management Life Cycle
• Analyze forecasting/soft allocation to discipline leads and the Project Management Team of needed material at each location necessary, including Fabrication and Construction
• Challenge and support the Material Management Team to identify and deliver improvements
• Set and monitor KPIs, and when necessary, put in place corrective action plans ensuring performance improves
• Conduct internal audits with Material management
• Liaise within Supply Chain Management for the continuous evolvement of KPIs (performance, quality, delivery, cost, and communications)

Essential Qualifications and Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent) in Supply Chain Management (or a relevant discipline) or HSD/GED/IGCSE with 6 years of relevant experience
• 6-10 years of relevant experience
• Extensive functional, business, industry, and leadership expertise
• Strong functional knowledge of Material Management Systems such as Smart Materials, preferably Smart Materials
• Ability to generate Excel spreadsheets, graphs, and pivot tables with supporting analysis
• Understand the systems and technology used in the process

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