Job Description

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 \xe2\x80\x93 a community that is grounded by our core values and driven to create innovative solutions for our customers. We celebrate each other\xe2\x80\x99s 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 Sales and Operations Planner will be responsible for the development, approval, quality and accuracy of the unit level forecast for all products under multiple product lines within each Segment. This role will partner with the Sales, Marketing, Operations, and Finance to deliver accurate forecasts that represent the best thinking from all key stakeholders.

OPERATIONS

• Responsible for producing accurate demand forecasts for all products under multiple product lines.
• Maintain and update statistical models and data in the forecasting system.
• Determine trends and performance for busuines and operational metrics.
• Review and manage statistical model exceptions.
• Collaborate with Sales and Geozones teams to ensure all apsects of forecast are covered.
• Own and manage S&OP process for the product line.
• Implement action items.
• Tracks and analyzes forecast variance / bias and updates forecasts to continually improve forecast accuracy.
• Identify best practices and improvement opportunities.
• Balance supply with demand for the product line and identify constraints.
• Complete analysis on inventory turns and implement systems to increase performance.
• Manage opportunities to improve inventory redeployments.
• Work with manufacturing facilities to improver operational measures including OTD, Past Due, Lead Time etc.
• Monitor supplier performance and work towards supplier lead time reduction.
• Manage demand and planning parameters including forecast, safety stock and min-max.

COMMUNICATION

• Collaborate with key internal and external partners to document changes / overrides, assumptions and inputs for Sales and Operations Planning meetings. Add internal and external intelligence to the forecast such as impact of media, trade and consumer promotions, product launches and discontinuations, price changes, and competitive activity.
• Works closely with Sales, Marketing, Account Planning, Operations and Manufacturing to deliver accurate demand forecasts.
• Maintains effective communications with all key stakeholders both internal and where appropriate external
• Supervisors & Managers should clearly communicate expectations, roles and responsibilities to their reports

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 Weatherford\xe2\x80\x99s 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
• Must demonstrate individual leadership and neutralize functional biases when delivering fact-based forecasts
• Able to demonstrate conviction to the forecasting process, inputs and outcomes
• Develops scenarios and "what-if" analyses in conjunction with other functions as required
• Participate in or lead regular reviews to share information

Qualifications

REQUIRED

• Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree in business, industrial management, supply chain or other relevant fields.
• 5 years\xe2\x80\x99 experience in a demand planning, supply chain management, inventory management, manufacturing roles
• Good understanding of supply chain best practices and procedures
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including presentation abilities
• Interpersonal skills and ability to interact and work with associates at all levels
• Display impeccable time-management, detail oriented and a high level of accuracy
• Able to work independently or as part of a team
• Possess the collaboration and communication skills to be effective in multi-regional or global settings

PREFERRED

• Certifications from Supply Chain & Manufacturing organizations (APICS, SCM, ASQ etc.)
• Previous experience with Sales & Operations Planning
• ERP Systems experience
• JDE knowledge

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