Senior Materials Support Services Officer at Scruples Resources

MAIN FUNCTIONS

• Provide senior materials management support for oil & gas operations, projects, maintenance, and drilling activities.
• Coordinate the planning, procurement, expediting, receipt, storage, preservation, and distribution of materials and equipment.
• Ensure required materials are available at the right time, quantity, quality, and location.
• Monitor material requirements and identify potential shortages or supply risks.
• Coordinate with procurement, suppliers, warehouses, logistics, maintenance, engineering, and operations teams.
• Monitor inventory levels and support optimization of stock holdings.
• Ensure materials are properly identified, stored, preserved, and controlled.
• Support the management of critical and long-lead materials.
• Monitor supplier and contractor performance related to materials delivery.
• Ensure materials activities comply with company procedures, project requirements, and HSE standards.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Review material requisitions, purchase orders, stock requirements, and material specifications.
• Coordinate material forecasting and requirements planning.
• Monitor procurement and expediting activities to ensure timely delivery.
• Track materials from purchase through manufacturing, inspection, shipment, receipt, and final delivery.
• Coordinate with warehouse teams on receiving, inspection, storage, issuing, and returns.
• Maintain accurate materials and inventory records using SAP, ERP, or other materials-management systems.
• Monitor surplus, obsolete, damaged, and slow-moving materials.
• Support materials reconciliation and inventory audits.
• Coordinate transportation and logistics for materials destined for field, offshore, or project locations.
• Review Material Test Certificates (MTCs), certificates of conformity, packing lists, and other relevant documentation.
• Support customs clearance and import/export activities where applicable.
• Prepare materials status reports and highlight delays, shortages, and critical risks.
• Provide guidance and technical support to junior materials personnel.
• Ensure proper application of material codes, specifications, and inventory classification.
• Support project close-out, materials reconciliation, and final inventory handover.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• HND or Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Materials Management, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• Significant experience in materials management within the oil & gas, EPC, construction, refinery, petrochemical, or industrial sector.
• Strong knowledge of materials planning, procurement, expediting, warehousing, inventory control, and logistics.
• Experience with SAP MM, ERP, or other materials-management systems.
• Knowledge of oil & gas equipment, spare parts, consumables, piping materials, mechanical equipment, and project materials is advantageous.
• Experience coordinating suppliers, contractors, warehouses, logistics providers, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Good understanding of materials documentation, inspection, preservation, and traceability.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and coordination skills.
• Ability to work effectively in onshore, offshore, warehouse, project, and field environments.