Global Demand Planning Leader

Houston, TX, United States

Overview

Weatherford is a leading global energy services company. Our world-class experts partner with customers to optimize their resources and realize the full potential of their assets. Across our operating locations, including manufacturing, research and development, service, and training facilities, operators choose us for strategic solutions that add efficiency, flexibility, and responsibility to any energy operation.

We are focused on technology development, digital solutions, and defining our footprint in the new energy space. Our ability to provide integrated solutions across our segments will be critical to growth in our core operations and the energy transition.

Energy producers face unique challenges every day, so it is our job to create solutions that enhance safety, streamline operations, and sustain uptime to meet or exceed their targets. We operate across the global energy landscape employing some of the best diverse talent in the industry. At Weatherford, we understand the value each individual brings to the table. We celebrate diversity in all its forms and are immensely proud of our workforce. We invite you to join our passionate, talented, word-class team.

When you join Weatherford, you instantly feel connected to something bigger a community that is grounded by our core values and driven to create innovative solutions for our customers. We celebrate each others successes, grow together, and learn from each other constantly. Individually, we are impressive. Together, we are unstoppable. We are One Weatherford.

Weatherford offers competitive compensation, a comprehensive benefits program and provides you a challenging and enriching career path, with a healthy balance of structure and flexibility to chart your own course.

Weatherford is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Responsibilities

The Demand S&OP Leader is responsible for the execution of the Demand Planning and assisting with the implementation of the global S&OP process. This role will lead the alignment between Geozone demand planners, repair & maintenance, operations, supply chains global materials management & planning teams to ensure an effective and efficient process. This role will also implement the necessary training and coaching of all stakeholders. The role will lead the dialogue between the cross-functional teams, senior executive leaders and be responsible for all aspects of the Demand Planning. The role will deliver a set of key performance indicators to measure current state, future progress as well as bottle necks and barriers to success.

Alternate work locations: Aberdeen / Dubai / Abu Dhabi / Mexico City

SAFETY, SECURITY & COMPLIANCE

Maintains the highest standards of corporate governance, ensuring that all activities are carried out ethically and in compliance with Companys Security, Compliance & HSE policies, Management System, relevant laws, regulations, standards and industry practices and complies with the Companys Rules to Live By

Places Quality, Health & Safety, Security and protection of the Environment as core values while never intentionally placing employees, our processes, customers or the communities in which we live and work at risk

Seeks continual improvement in Health, Safety, Security & protection of the Environment, taking into account responsible care, process vulnerabilities, public, customer and employee inputs, knowledge and technology and best business practices to exceed customer expectations

Supervisors & Managers should demonstrate effective safety leadership for the health and safety arrangements of all subordinates and for any persons visiting them while on the Company premises

QUALITY

Responsible for being familiar with the Company's Quality policies and takes an active role in the compliance and improvement of Weatherer's Management System

Maintains service quality as immediate priorities when working across all areas of the business and continually seeks areas for improvement

OPERATIONS

Liasons with Sr Director Global S&OP and formulates strategic roadmap to improve demand planning / S&OP maturity, enables process design and adoption through technology and analytics, as well as training of all key stakeholder groups

Leads monthly alignment for approvals to execute on S&OP plan

Improves forecast accuracy to deliver better inventory turns, service levels, & reducing excess and obsolete inventory.

Develops bottoms up demand profile with the Geozone cross-functional teams

Owns and manages end-to-end S&OP ensuring alignment, prioritization of objectives / goals of the organization, while reconciling plans accordingly

Measures, controls, & improves the S&OP plan accuracy through clearly defined metrics, market drivers & demand signals

Resolves demand / supply exceptions and customer service level issues with cross-functional business unit leaders.

Provides cross functional direction and leadership in the development and maintenance of on-going volume forecasts and capacity management.

Lead the Demand Planning / S&OP process to facilitate effective methods to create forecasts with high levels of accuracy through collaboration with key stakeholders while still striving to meet operational and customer excellence.

COMMUNICATION

Maintains effective communications with all key stakeholders both internal and where appropriate external

Ensures all stakeholders are aware of, understand and follow the enterprise global S&OP processes

Supervisors & Managers should clearly communicate expectations, roles and responsibilities to their reports

Aligns strategic roadmap with key stakeholders across the company

FI FINANCIAL

All employees have an accountability to the organisation to be financially responsible whether they are in charge of a function budget or simply their own expenses

Costs incurred should be within approved budget, processed within agreed time frames & following the relevant financial policy and procedure

PEOPLE & DEVELOPMENT

Employees have a responsibility for developing their own careers within the Company including completing all necessary function, compliance & business standards training to enhance their knowledge, skills and experience

Employees should engage on a regular basis with their line manager to discuss their personal performance, objectives and opportunities to enhance their skills and experience to support their career potential

Supervisors are expected to actively engaging their employees to support talent management through Weatherfords performance management process, including but not limited to talent assessments, succession planning & regular coaching opportunities

Supervisors should collaborate with Human Resources & Training Development to drive strategies for the recruitment & retention of key personal & to foster an environment that supports the attraction & retention of a high performing talented workforce

VISION & LEADERSHIP

Demontrates leadership, ethical behaviour and adherence to Weatherford standards at all times

Influence and collaborate with other senior business unit managers to establish strategic plans and objectives. Makes final decisions on operational matters that ensure supply reliability and drive forecast consensus.

Lead team to systematically identify and work to reconcile discrepancies and close gaps on an ongoing basis through comprehensive forecast error reviews.

Qualifications

Experience & Education

REQUIRED

Bachelors degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, or related field

10+ years of experience in Supply Chain (Demand Planning, Supply Planning, and Inventory Planning in an environment of both manufactured and sourced finished goods) and/or related supply chain management including design, implementation, and execution of S&OP related processes

Working knowledge of manufacturing, material flow and improvement strategies and the ability to integrate those into the operation

PREFERRED

MBA or Masters degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Finance or equivalent

APICS CPIM / CIRM, CSCP, Lean / Six Sigma, and/or PMP certifications

Working knowledge of service operations

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

REQUIRED

Demonstrated understanding of financial systems and the key drivers

Expert leader with a proven track record of building and managing high performing teams, developing relationships and managing internal stakeholders

Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills, as well as strong skills as a negotiator to reach consensus, alignment and commitment.

Subject matter expert for demand planning, network optimization, and capacity planning

Be comfortable with global support and travel

PREFERRED

Change management and transformational change experience

Houston, TX or alternate locations - Aberdeen / Dubai / Abu Dhabi / Mexico City

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