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Summary:
The Specialist Materials Management position is responsible for working with internal and external clients to identify the material needs, reference various standards and specifications for the materials, and develop material catalog items consistent with our standard catalog requirements for input into our SAP purchasing and materials management system. The position also provides backup support for Materials Management as needed, including, but not limited to, creating requisitions, running reports, and assisting with miscellaneous projects as needed.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
* Point of contact for the Company for all SAP purchasing catalog and maintenance activities
* Processes daily requests for new material catalog items, analyzes data submitted, uses technical expertise and judgment to confirm, edit, and approve new item requests
* Provides analysis and development of purchasing catalog content with multiple level taxonomy for the purposes of surplus utilization to assist Buyers in identifying "close alternatives" when making an item purchase
* Cleanse current catalog content to address evolving industry changes and maintain catalog content consistency for the purchase of materials for gathering and transmission of natural gas, crude, and natural gas liquid service.
* Maintains, clarifies, and recommends changes in purchasing management systems including policies and procedures related to catalog content
* Interacts with vendors to obtain and verify catalog item descriptions prior to loading catalog content
* Assists Supply Chain, Engineering, Operations, Accounting, and Tax departments by developing and maintaining catalog structure ensuring consistency of the data model and item descriptions
* Maintain visibility to market changes that may affect current catalog content
* Interface with Q/A to confirm industry standards are accurately reflected in the catalog content
* Receives, reviews, and evaluates material requests for accuracy
* Create delivery addresses in the SAP purchasing system.
* Create requisitions also known as STO's in SAP Fiori for capital expansion, capital maintenance, and operations maintenance projects (WBS numbers, Cost Center codes and work orders.
* Prepares reports as requested
* Searches for close match surplus inventory materials as time allows
* Provides enterprise-wide SAP system support for the materials management catalog
Requirements:
Education and/or Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. The requirements for this position are listed below:
Required experience is commensurate with the selected job level:
* The Associate Specialist level requires a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and 0-2 years of relevant job-related experience
* The Specialist level requires a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and 2-5 years of relevant job-related experience
* The Senior Specialist level requires a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and 5-8 years of relevant job-related experience
* The Lead Specialist level requires a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and 8+ years of relevant job-related experience
Essential Requirements
* 2 or more years of related experience
* Attention to detail and a high level of accuracy
* Sense of urgency
* Ability to work with minimal supervision
* Ability to multi-task and handle changing priorities and deadlines
* Excellent organizational and communication skills
* Knowledge of energy industry related materials, specifically natural gas, NGL and/or crude system
* Strong analytical reasoning/ research skills and the ability to make recommendations and take action based on data
* Vast working knowledge of gathering and transmission of natural gas, crude, and natural gas liquid service materials and related industry standards
* Capable of interpreting engineering, manufacturer, and industry standards/specifications related gas, crude, and NGL pipeline materials
Working Conditions
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
* Usually, normal office working conditions.
* Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time due to prolonged periods of sitting or standing.
* Occasional overnight travel may be required.
* Occasional visits to industrial/manufacturing settings, which may include exposure to various materials and chemicals, as well as extreme temperature conditions and loud machinery, and require appropriate personal protective equipment.
Energy Transfer LP
401(k), profit sharing
Oct 22, 2025