Supply Chain Specialist - Materials Data

Reference ID R169557 Updated 01/06/2025

Contracting and Procurement

India

Chennai

N/A

What Is The Role

The CP/SC Specialist – Materials Data Operations position will be accountable for the E2E operational data set-up and continuous improvement opportunities for a particular business. This position will interface with multiple stakeholders across CP Operations, Supply Chain (SC) or CP-in-Business and across the e2e natural partners outside SC/CP e.g., IT, Accounts Payable etc.

The Specialist must ensure the Data operating model delivers business value in the new macro context. This would require working with the respective Data stakeholders within and outside CP/SC to develop and operate accurate and reliable CP/SC data, enabling businesses to improve its financial performance, safeguard license to operate and achieve CP/SC goals (eg availability, cost etc.). Data must be reliable, enable digitalization, and is trusted. This allows Shell to maximize bottom line impact from operational spend and in parallel liberating time for asset-based Business and CP/SC colleagues.

What We Need From You

• Partner with frontline CP, Suppliers, functional teams, and other CP Data Operational teams to ensure business requirements are met within target timelines
• Ensure Data Quality (Right First time, Data is Trusted) in place
• Ensure operationalization of data designs that can eliminate waste, transform towards right-first time and strong data quality. Ensure disciplined daily execution of operational data processes across e2e CP to enable improvement and optimization of supply chains and thus contributing to RDS targets for improved cost and delivery.
• Leads root cause analysis, exceptions reporting and engages in operational reviews meeting with CP Leads to jointly priorities, resolve and perform better as an E2E unit together with CP Leads
• Ensures that Controls are consistently maintained, and risks are mitigated
• Identify areas for improvement, including root cause analysis, exceptions identification and ideas for improvement and play active leadership role in improvement projects
• Demonstrate process expertise and business acumen with ability to play the role as the senior CP Data expert for a particular business unit
  
  

Key Experiences And Qualifications

• Preferably with at least 3 years of experience in Material management / Standardization / Data / Quality management preferable
• Excellent analytical, interpersonal and communication skills, and able to interact and influence others
• Ability to multi-task, priorities and ensure delivery of priorities, work without close supervision, work through others to deliver result
• Ability to deal effectively with complexity and detail, and to collaborate and work well in a team
• Self-starter and ability to manage diverse cultural/ethnic sensitivities
• Strong results and achievement orientation, moving with speed in a fast-paced macro business environment
• Demonstrated curiosity on being business-backward, customer/user centricity, or CP/SC may be an advantage
• Experience across Data and familiarity with CP SC (materials management, warehouse, inventory etc) preferred
• Technical engineering background and experience preferred
  
  

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