Manager – Material Management

Full Time
Job Description

Key Responsibilities 

  • Manage, lead and monitor all aspects of material management to control the overall materials availability including planning, forecasting, costing, receiving, storing, and issuing to meet the project’s and client’s objectives.
  • Review the initial master schedule, detailed timing, sequence and actual progress to ensure that the
  • materials meet the Construction required delivery dates.
  • Interface between Construction and Procurement to identify, requisition and establish delivery dates for material requirements resulting from design changes, rework, scope changes in Engineering take-
  • offs
  • Interface and coordinate with client in areas related to material forecasting, demand and operational planning.
  • Review and sign MRV after QC Inspection and Client review.
  • Review OSND reports, if any, and follow up for resolution with Expediting/ Project team.
  • Coordinate with preservation Engineer to make sure the preservation of materials in stock as per preservation procedure and vendor requirements.
  • Ensure that the quarantine (rejected) materials are maintained by proper identification, labelling and marking, storing, preservation and reporting.
  • Review MIV of the required material and ensure proper issuance/ transfer to construction/ sub- contract teams.
  • Sign the MRS in the system and ensure the return of items is through proper inspection, labelling and marking, stocking and preservation as per the preservation procedure and vendor requirement.
  • Ensure Materials Inventory System is updated after receiving or issuing of material/ surplus and ensure reconciliation of the inventory quantities.
  • Provide analysis of inventory accuracy, inventory levels against targets, on time shipping and minimization of surplus, waste and scrap
  • Oversee the resolution of key critical areas and discrepancies. Manage control measures to ensure
  • risks, inaccuracies and discrepancies are highlighted, addressed and resolved.
  • Review, monitor and recommend enhancement of the current IT software including inventory control
  • system, materials information system etc.…
  • Lead the Materials Management team , ensure that overall team is well organized and controlled to effectively support projects
  • Establish, and maintain an organizational structure and staffing to effectively accomplish the
  • organization’s goals and objectives; recruit, train, supervise, and appraise staff.
  • Manage the development, training, and performance of project Material Management team and recommend career path for subordinates
  • Consolidate reviews of staff performance for submission in form of recommendation to management.
  • Participate and assist during internal and external audits (Client/ PIL) and implement necessary actions to ensure compliance with procedures and policies.
  • Manage, lead and supervise the overall project Material Management activities.
  • Represent the Materials Management function in management meetings.
  • Oversee the improvement of forecasting activities and methods in order to maintain effective inventory levels.
  • Review plans at the jobsite for adequacy of material warehousing, maintenance, control and handling. Ensure efficiency of all material issue to Construction.
  • For surplus sales, the following duties apply:
    Identify Surplus Material based on generated reports on SMCS at the end of construction phase.
    Review and accept Surplus Requisition and SMR for correctness & completeness of documents and availability of material.
    Ensure all necessary information on the surplus materials to be sold such as MTC’s, MSDS etc.….
  • Arrange proper surplus material handover to Client if required
  • Arrange for material handover according to Agreement For sale of Surplus Material

Essential Qualifications and Skills

  • Bachelor Degree in Engineering (preferably mechanical or electrical) 15 to 20 years of relevant experience in materials management preferably with EPC Oil and Gas industry. A minimum of 5 years in an equal role and have managed and coordinated relatively large scale activities and supervised a team of managers.