Director of Category Management (Indirect)

Job Purpose                                       

Director – Supply Chain Development will be responsible to develop and implement a comprehensive supply chain strategy and process which will be the basis for Weatherford’s synchronised rationalization of its service fulfillment system which incorporates all manufacturing and operations locations. The role will work alongside the function Executive team to align the future Supply Chain infrastructure to support the revised Manufacturing and Repair & Maintenance locations. This will include consideration for new supply infrastructure across new geographical areas as well as transitioning away from traditional support areas.

Roles & Responsibilities

SAFETY, SECURITY & COMPLIANCE

·         Maintains the highest standards of corporate governance, ensuring that all activities are carried out ethically and in compliance with Company’s Security, Compliance & HSE policies, Management System, relevant laws, regulations, standards, and industry practices and complies with the Company’s 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 Weatherford’s Management System

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

OPERATIONS

·         Partner closely with category management and product lines to develop new capabilities in areas such as Asia and Mexico which will include a harmonized system of activity control and governance with common systems and policy deployment such as Material Resource Planning (MRP), Demand Resource Planning (DRP) and Vendor Management Inventory (VMI)

·         Coordinate with Sales and Engineering to ensure that subsequent work transfer activities to the new supply chain infrastructure / vendors are planned and executed effectively and efficiently, ensuring customer and product/process qualifications are fulfilled

COMMUNICATION

·         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

·         To understand the supply chain landscape and to develop a revised supply chain infrastructure the role will co-ordinate with various stakeholders within the Company including product lines, geozones, sales, category management, sourcing, planning, assets and inventory, and logistics

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