Engineer - Inventory Management

Responsibilities

• Serve as the dedicated SMI focal point for assigned product teams (e.g., GTS, EE, BRUSH, IP, OFSE), building strong relationships with Engineering, Material Planners, Logistics, Finance, Quality and Procurement leads.
• Conduct weekly/bi-weekly walk-throughs with product team focals to review SMI opportunities, pipeline status and adoption gaps.
• Perform hands-on analysis of SMI items - compare SMI codes with new project requirements, evaluate reuse feasibility, and support requestors through the workflow.
• Act as a preprocessing expert - gather data from different sources, stitch and patch it, and run the final result in the SmartPick module.
• Act as the first point of escalation for product teams facing SMI reuse challenges (technical feasibility, supplier negotiation delays, PO cancellation, serial control questions, etc.).
• Support the resolution of Support Central tickets raised by users and provide timely responses.
• Collaborate with the digital team on tool-related issues, UAT of new features and dashboard health checks.
• Support the end-to-end SMI reuse workflow, enhancing and updating the process as needed.
• Follow up with cross-functional stakeholders (buyers, logistics, QPM) to reduce workflow cycle time and resolve bottlenecks.
• Conduct rejection analysis - identify root causes of rejected workflows, propose corrective actions and drive resolution.
• Track and report product-wise adoption metrics (workflows raised, approved, rejected, reuse value, quantities and cycle times).
• Prepare monthly SMI dashboards and updates for the Program Manager and leadership reviews.
• Analyse adoption trends, identify low-performing product areas and recommend targeted interventions.
• Support awareness sessions and training for newly onboarded product teams.
• Share success stories and lessons learnt; recognise top contributors and support the Reuse Champions recognition and Energize rewards process.
• Assist in preparing PHOENIX newsletters and communication materials.
• Coordinate with the SMI expert (contractor) team on parameter database population, template mapping and workbench updates for new product codes.
• Support items-picked analysis, tracking physical picking of approved SMI items and triggering reward nominations.
• Maintain accurate records and documentation for audit and governance purposes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in any discipline.
• 3-6 years of experience in manufacturing, operations, supply chain, engineering or inventory management.
• Added advantage: experience in inventory management, warehouse operations, material planning, or BOM/product configuration in a manufacturing setup.
• Preferred: exposure to energy, oil & gas, rotating equipment or heavy engineering.
• Analytical thinking with the ability to work with large datasets (inventory databases, BOM structures, financial files) and draw actionable insights.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end manufacturing/supply chain workflows and attention to detail in workflow execution.
• Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with diverse, cross-functional teams across geographies (India, Italy, USA).
• Tool proficiency with Power Apps, advanced Excel, Power BI and digital workflow tools; willingness to learn SmartPick and internal ERP systems (Oracle, OBIEE).
• Proactive problem-solving with the ability to navigate ambiguity and work independently.
• Basic understanding of Lean principles, waste elimination and continuous improvement.
• Ownership and drive; self-motivated and target-oriented.

Benefits

• Flexible working hours to help you work when you are most productive.
• Option to work remotely.
• Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities.
• Comprehensive private medical care options.
• Safety net of life insurance and disability programs.
• Tailored financial programs.
• Additional elected or voluntary benefits.

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