MRC Global serves the oil and gas industry across the upstream, midstream and downstream sectors as well as the chemical and gas distribution market sectors worldwide.
Job Purpose
Lead and manage SCM Product Specialist staff and processes, including all sales, and administrative functions.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities (not all inclusive)
Individual must be able to perform the essential duties with or without reasonable accommodation.
•Collaborate with the SCM leadership team to establish goals and objectives for all direct reports in alignment with corporate strategy, and ensure that all SCM goals and objectives are being met.
•Motivate and challenge direct report employees; delegate tasks to staff; communicate clear and consistent expectations and timelines, monitor progress, measure results, and coach staff on performance.
•Conduct periodic performance reviews with all direct reports: review KPI performance, address and document any performance deficiencies, identify opportunities for performance improvement, identify training opportunities, and coach all employees to help achieve operational excellence.
•Develop and promote internal employees and recruit new employees as needed.
•Train or obtain training for employees to handle assigned tasks as needed.
•Communicate and administer company policies to all employees throughout the department.
•Provide specialized supply chain/product support to regional/business development sales efforts, offering information and SCM solutions throughout the quotation/sales process in order to maximize revenue and gross margin opportunities.
•Provide technical assistance and support regarding the technical specifications of products.
•Provide product prices, delivery specifications, and payment terms, and offer substitute products where appropriate.
•Capture, assemble, and assess market intelligence, turning it into actions that afford MRC Global greater opportunities to secure business.
•Partner with sales teams to understand customers’ business and determine customers’ requirements and expectations in order to recommend specific products and solutions and make value-added recommendations.
•Establish and maintain understanding of vendors and resources, acting as sourcing specialist for preferred vendors; communicate sourcing strategy to regional and business development sales teams.
•Maintain various records and files, including quotation files, stock transactions, customer AML lists, and product catalogs.
•Handle confidential information relating to product and resale costs and expense items.
•Organize and conduct Safety Stand Downs as required.
•Establish rapport and provide prompt responses to internal and external customers, vendors, and branch inquiries about material and the procurement functions (including warehouse errors, shortages, and damaged material, stockouts, etc.).
•Establish working relationships with key suppliers to facilitate the smooth supply of material.
•Handle with great integrity, confidential information related to vendor costs and other financial information vital to MRC Global.
•Participate in updating various records and files: price sheets, trade discount pricing, historical purchasing logs, short matrix (CRC), and cost matrix (SCM internal).
•Participate in maintaining accurate and up-to-date vendor and buyer information on the Corporate Item Master for all assigned products.
•Perform other duties or projects as assigned.
•Take reasonable care for the safety and health of yourself and others.
•Report workplace hazards, injuries, or illnesses immediately.
Education, Experience & Ability Requirements
Any combination of requirements that provides the knowledge and abilities necessary to perform essential duties and responsibilities will be considered.
•Undergraduate degree in a related field or equivalent combination of education and work experience that provides the knowledge and abilities necessary to perform the work.
•Four (4) years of supervisory experience or demonstrated capability to supervise.
•High School Diploma or GED (General Education Degree) and additional post-secondary training or education.
•Any combination of five or more years in customer service, inside sales, and/or warehouse services in a position with increasing responsibility, to include demonstrated leadership/supervisory experience.
•Strong PC skills with extensive knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Access, and familiarity with Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
•Strong reasoning and analytical skills.
•Demonstrated ability to communicate and promote ideas and transfer detailed knowledge to others.
•Ability to work scheduled and unscheduled overtime as requested.
Additional Qualifications
•Must have the ability to provide documentation verifying legal work status.
•Ability to read and speak the English language proficiently in order to communicate with others; to understand and interpret safety instructions; and to respond to inquiries.
•Ability to understand and comply with MRC Global Trade Compliance Policies.
•Ability to understand and comply with MRC Global’s guidelines & expectations, to include Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest guidelines.
Working Conditions
•For position-specific details regarding the physical and mental demands and working conditions, contact Human Resources.
•Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals to perform essential functions.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.
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