Logistics & Mater. Mgmt. Supervisor

Specific Responsibilities

The Logistics & Material Management Supervisor - GOM & NV for Apache Corporation will be a member of Apache’s Global Supply Chain team at the company’s Houston, TX office reporting to the Logistics & Material Management Director. 

This role will be primarily responsible for the following:

• Ensure logistics & materials management strategy and operations aligns with EH&S policy and standards and all relevant laws and regulations
• Develop and implement a logistics & materials mgmt strategy to control and manage all Apache shorebase, aviation, marine and warehouse storage for NV and GOM offshore activities
• Assist in developing and maintaining systems, procedures, and processes to meet operational logistics & materials requirements
• Ensure materials strategy reflects best practices and incorporates strategies to ensure appropriate inventory holdings while minimizing risk
• Work with accounting on ensuring materials are managed according to Apache adopted accounting practices
• Propose implementation of continuous improvement methodology to manage logistics and control materials held at Apache storage locations
• Engaging with assigned asset Stakeholders on business plan requirements, to ensure sufficient capacity is in place to efficiently cover all operational requirements
• Engaging with Category Management & Strategic Sourcing (CMSS) to develop and execute inventory and materials management contract strategy.
• Ensuring storage locations operate in accordance with EH&S requirements
• Manage materials storage locations and personnel – lead and support all Apache logistics & materials facilities in all daily functions including but not limited to goods receipt, picking & dispatch, stock count, disposals, material movements in and out, and materials queries
• Manage the schedule and implement stock counts of Apache materials held at all Apache storage locations including third-party vendors, creating stock count reports and discrepancy forms, where applicable
• Work with appropriate technical departments to ensure storage arrangements are appropriate for the type of materials being stored
• Engaging with CMSS to develop and execute aviation contracts to ensure capacity is in place to execute asset business plan requirements safely and efficiently
• Engaging with Aircraft Operator to ensure Company requirements are clearly understood and supported
• Engaging with CMSS to develop and execute to ensure marine capacity is in place to execute asset business plan requirements safely and efficiently.
• Approving agreed vessel contract strategy and liaising with the technical Stakeholders when confirming vessel strategy
• Managing the interface between marine and shorebase requirements
• Engaging with vessel owners to ensure Company requirements are clearly understood and supported
• Engaging with CMSS to develop and execute contracts and strategies to ensure shorebase capacity is in place to support asset business plan requirements safely and efficiently
• Engaging with the shorebase operator to ensure Company requirements are clearly understood and supported
• Work with Purchasing, Operations, and Asset teams to forecast future needs and effects on materials
• Create and analyze Global Supply Chain materials and logistics metrics
• Oversee material master catalogue creation, maintenance & verification
• Focal point of all disposals, including the sale of surplus materials
• Ongoing materials rationalization & optimization of equipment to identify opportunities for use/disposal/deployment of surplus and obsolete stock
• Ensuring the Authority for Disposal is accurate and has the appropriate approvals.

Qualifications & Experience

The successful candidate will have the following qualifications and experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management or relevant Business / Technical discipline
• Minimum 7-10 years of offshore global E&P Logistics & Materials Management 
• In-depth knowledge of offshore Logistics & Materials Management procedures & practices.
• Hands on experience managing multiple warehouses/yards
• Upstream Oil & Gas experience with specific planning and supply chain activities related to drilling and completions activities
• Extensive knowledge of Drilling, Completions, and Production equipment 
• Good knowledge of EH&S protocol for materials handling and yard operations
• Good Excel knowledge and experience
• SAP knowledge and previous SAP experience is required
• Experience with SAP Ariba related to sourcing and contracts is preferred
   

Competencies

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