Rig Material Controller in Saudi Arabia

About the Role

At H&P, our workforce is our most valuable asset. The role of Material Controller encompasses several individual duties that contribute to the overall function. Collectively, Material Controllers are responsible for supporting leadership in procurement activities, contributing to the development and implementation of supply chain management (SCM) policies and practices, ensuring compliance with SAP business process standards throughout the purchase to pay cycle, achieving SCM business plan objectives, optimizing external spend, and enhancing the efficiency and quality of purchase requisition processing.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist functional leaders and colleagues in the effective acquisition of goods and services supporting strategic business needs.
• Participate in the creation and enforcement of SCM policies, standards, guidelines, and procedures for efficient sourcing and delivery of materials, equipment, and services.
• Oversee SAP-based purchase to pay (P2P) cycle processes, ensuring adherence to organizational standards.
• Execute objectives outlined in the SCM annual business plan.
• Analyze and optimize use of existing stock within the group to reduce external expenditures.
• Shorten processing times and improve purchase requisition quality to enable accurate identification of requirements.
• Manage booking of service entries and goods receipts, maintaining control over stock level valued at approximately USD 1 million.
• Raise purchase requisitions and address requirements of several internal clients.
• Review and validate material requests for completeness and accuracy to facilitate efficient processing.
• Monitor stock movements and goods receipts, ensuring accurate allocation to designated store locations.
• Update and maintain master data records based on changes provided by store personnel.
• Collect status update information and maintain ongoing communication with internal clients on behalf of SCM.
• Plan and coordinate bulk orders in collaboration with supervisors, and support business process improvement projects to better manage external spend.
• Coordinate clarifications with requesters and involved functions during daily operations.
• Serve as the communication point of contact, acting as "one face to the customer," and fostering close collaboration with internal teams including purchasing, finance, warehouse, customs, and logistics.
• Liaise with external auditors when required.

Challenges

• Consistently achieve or exceed established KPIs and promptly resolve arising issues.
• Ensure full compliance with all WWS, company policies, and procedures.

Skills and Qualifications

Refer to the person specification for detailed requirements.

Additional Information

We appreciate your interest in joining our team at H&P and look forward to your contribution.