Central Ordering Planner

Disclaimer: SLB completed the acquisition of ChampionX on July 16, 2025. If selected for this position, your employment will begin with ChampionX and will transition to SLB as part of the planned integration.

SLB/ChampionX has an opening for a Central Ordering Planner position located in the Midland/Odessa, TX area.

We are looking for a Central Ordering Planner to join our team and help us optimize the ordering, routing and delivery of chemicals to our oil field operations in the Permian Basin. You will be responsible for field inventory management, strategic ordering placement and optimized delivery scheduling to support continuous improvement of our customer contract management plans.

In performing this role, the Central Ordering Planner is responsible for critical thought in managing master data and system parameters to support sending accurate ordering signals to create a mid-term customer Supply Plan for execution that supports service and inventory metrics. In addition, the Central Ordering Planner is the liaison between our sales force and field operations team.

What's in it For You:

• Leads and drives impactful changes within a dynamic and growth-oriented company.
• Support from an organization committed to fostering diversity, inclusion, and engagement to achieve collective success.
• Thrive in a company that prioritizes sustainability, champions a safety-focused culture, and is recognized globally for ethical practices. Access to Employee Resource Groups (ERG's), facilitating collaboration and fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace.
• Utilization of multiple knowledge-sharing platforms to enhance collaboration and engagement across teams.

What You Will Do:

• Converts customer field inventories into a network last-mile ordering plan through various digital tools for production and replenishment execution. This includes master data management to optimize and create a supply plan to promote network efficiency and manage costs.
• Identifies and resolves lead time issues with key stakeholders including customers, sales district teams and field operations.
• Balances network plans to support production efficiency, sprint capacity, material allocation etc.
• Assists sales team in meeting customer budgeting requirements through strategic ordering and inventory management.
• Develops stocking strategies to support customer inventory management, customer service, and implement corrective action when imbalances occur.
• Regularly monitors and addresses inactive, slow moving, and excess customer inventory.
• Monitors key master customer data and supply chain parameters our Order Management Automation platform.
• Manages supply constraints with stakeholders through regular collaboration and communication.
• Identifies and implements improvement plans to ensure continuous improvement of last mile delivery metrics affected by lead times and order quality.
• Generates order metrics to support value added initiatives, and regularly communicates progress with sales and operations leadership.
• Supports a continuous improvement culture by using root cause analysis to drive continuous improvement and corrective actions in identified process gaps.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Minimum Qualifications
• High School Diploma
• Minimum 3 years of applicable logistics planning experience, inventory forecasting or master planning with efficient field operations
• Proficiency with MS Office, primarily Excel and PowerBI
• Proficiency with SAP (Materials Management (MM), Production Planning (PP))
• No immigration sponsorship available for this position

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in logistics, supply chain or business.
• 5+ years of applicable logistics planning experience, inventory forecasting or master planning with efficient field operations
• High level proficiency with MS Office, primarily Excel and PowerBI
• High level of proficiency with SAP (Materials Management (MM), Production Planning (PP))
• A track record of successfully delivering to Key Performance Indicators and business objectives.
• Strong leadership, analytical, and problem-solving skills to drive decisions and build consensus among stakeholders.

About US:

ChampionX is now part of SLB, a global technology company driving energy innovation for a balanced planet. As innovators, that's been our mission for nearly a century. We are a technology company that unlocks access to energy for the benefit of all. As innovators, that's been our mission for nearly a century. Today, we face a global imperative to create a future with more energy, but less carbon. Our diverse, innovative change makers are focused on going further in innovation and inventing the new energy technologies we need to get there. For more news and information, visit SLB.com

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Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We believe the best teams are diverse and inclusive, and we are on a journey to create a workplace where every employee can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of employees and applicants. We recruit, hire, promote, transfer, and provide opportunities for advancement on the basis of individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, we will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran.

In addition, we are committed to furthering the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) through Affirmative Action (AA). Our goal is to fully utilize minority, female, disabled and covered veteran individuals at all levels of the workforce.

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We believe the best teams are diverse and inclusive, and we are on a journey to create a workplace where every employee can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of employees and applicants. We recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement on the basis of individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, we will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran.