Material Analyst
Location | Kampala, Uganda |
Date Posted | March 26, 2025 |
Category | Management |
Job Type | Full-time |
Currency | UGX |
Description

JOB DETAILS:
ACTIVITIES
The main responsibility of the position holder’s:
• Ensure that all stock items and their parameters are set to optimum level avoiding over stock as well as zero stock
• Ensure physical stock replenishment and availability in accordance with parameters
• Guarantee the accuracy and the updating of the stock database.
• Ensure that Financial and Physical stocks match each other
• Identify, recommend and participate to all optimization actions in relation to stock (cost avoidance saving, stock reduction, optimization of stock level, etc.)
Main Missions
• Coordinate with Technical Administrators (TADM) for correct data input in Material Master Forms (MMF) ensuring to comply with group recommendation (short / long descriptions, classification, etc.) and to have HSE and QA/QC requirements embedded
• Ensure consistency & quality of SAP Material Master creations for all materials (Stock items and Non-stock items) and support Key User for material management in SAP and BW
• Manage planning for stock materials replenishment, to ensure availability for operational requirement, to avoid shortage of material, to optimize stock level and to reduce surplus
• Work closely with Logistics / Warehouse to check physical inventory against SAP on regular basis, identifies any discrepancy and launches corrective actions promptly
• Initiate and coordinate with TADMs for dead stock reduction regularly
• Coordinate with TADMs for replenishment of material proposed by Material Replenishment Planning (MRP) in SAP for material optimization, cost avoidance and stock saving
• Assist Partners' Inventory Audits at the warehouses
• Manage all C&P stock transactions in SAP
• Control the various returned materials from drilling activities and liaises with Finance and TADMs for reintegration
Qualifications:
o Bachelor’s degree.
Experience:
o A minimum of 3 years of international experience in managing Drilling & Wells related materials, with good understanding of Drilling Service field operations.
o Knowledge and understanding of drilling materials and procedures.
o Knowledge and understanding of inventory control and materials management processes.
o Understanding of material specification, certification and verification processes.
o Understanding of the interfaces between materials function, user departments and Technical Administrators.
o Good inter-personal and analytical skills.