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DCN Supply Planning Specialist

SLB
6 hours ago
Full-time
On-site
Houston, TX, United States
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Join SLB New Energy & Industrial and help power a more balanced energy future. Within NEI, our Data Center Infrastructure Solutions team is transforming how data centers are built—delivering modular, scalable solutions that accelerate deployment, reduce risk, and support the rapid growth of AI and cloud technologies. Job Description The Supply Planning Specialist is responsible for translating 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. Job Duties/Responsibilities Review and manage ERP-generated material requirements to ensure supply plans support production, project, and customer delivery schedules. Validate planning outputs and determine the most effective 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 impacting 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 impact 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 for improving lead time, cost reduction, and on time delivery. Ensure adherence to SLB-approved supplier agreements/contracts. Complete actions to continuously reduce wasted time, money and resources. Comply with Schlumberger and local procedures applicable to the job function. All other duties as directed by their manager. Qualifications, Education And Competencies Bachelor’s degree preferred and/or equivalent minimum of two (2) years’ experience in a planning role. Demonstrated commitment to making and communicating a culture of positive change throughout the supply chain organization. Exhibit problem solving skills. Continuous process improvement mindset, including experience with Lean / Six Sigma. Strong working knowledge of ERP Systems (E.g. SAP). ALL APPLICANTS FOR U.S. ROLES MUST CAREFULLY READ ALL THE SUPPLEMENTAL U.S. SPECIFIC INFORMATION LISTED BELOW. SLB is committed to a culture where everyone feels like they belong. To learn more about our diversity, equity, and inclusion commitments, please visit our Diversity & Inclusion | SLB (slb.com) page for more information. When certifying your application, you are also certifying on reading and understanding all of the below supplemental information. For purposes of the application and the below information, Company shall be defined to mean SLB. Please note that the below supplemental information and the employment application are NOT a contract. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY & VETERANS Company policy is to provide every individual a fair and equal opportunity to seek employment and advancement at the Company without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, citizenship, genetic information, veteran or military status, disability, creed, ancestry, pregnancy (inclu…

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