DW Senior Material Man
| Location | Kampala, Uganda |
| Date Posted | March 17, 2026 |
| Category | Management |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Currency | UGX |
Description

JOB DETAILS:
Position Description
Job Title: DW Senior Material Man
Reports To: Senior Stock & QAQC Engineer
Department Drilling & Wells
Location Site
Number of Vacancies One gap
Activities
- Schedule the delivery of Equipment/Materials to the rigs in conformance with rig needs (deadlines and conformity to the requests).
- Make requests sufficiently in advance for Service Companies and Logistics to prepare equipment and transportation means.
- Plan, develop, implement, and evaluate processesfor Equipment/Material delivery from Drilling Support Base to Drilling and Workover sites.
- Participate in the procurement process by creating PR thus coordinating with stock controller for the purchase orders. As required, perform stock movement on SAP.
- Assess volume requirements against planning assumptions.
- Day-to-day order management (From Rig Site) and management of deliveries.
- Understand and manage risks to eliminate risk of rig stand-by.
- Take follow up actions in relation to material shortages that affect drilling and wells activities
- Actively contribute to the development and support of material planning processes and benchmark against best practice and review ways to make continuous improvements
- Implement all processes to agreed standards and targets and support continuous improvement initiatives, identifying areas of improvement.
- Ensure any Material Requirements Planning system (MRP) or IT system that is in place is accurate and up to date and resolve any issues as required.
- Monitor the integrity of Bill of Materials (BOM) and manage inventory accuracy
- Monitor and control inventory levels against agreed target levels.
- Minimize obsolete stock and ensure Drilling and Wells is left with minimum liability
- Support inventory checks to validate inventory accuracy
- Create regular statistical reports and analysis and update the Drilling and Wells Department.
- Ensure space optimization by participating in the scrap process.
Person Specification
Education, Training, Skills & Experience
Education.
- MSc or BSc (or equivalent professional experience)
Experience
- A minimum of 10 years of relevant experience.
- Previous experience of Equipment/Materials planning and managing the smooth supply of Equipment/Materials in line with activity requirements, ideally within Oil and Gas.
- Good communications skills with the ability to form and maintain good relationships internally and externally
- Results orientated and organized with the ability to plan and deliver against deadlines
- Strong analytical, planning, and problem-solving skills.
Applying Instructions
You can apply by submitting your cover letter and CV with subject line DW Senior Material Man by 24th March 2026. to oil.gasjobs@truenorthafrica.com
All application documents Must be in either PDF or MS. Word
