Intercompany Buyer/Planner

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The Intercompany Buyer/Planner is responsible for planning and co-ordinating material flows between internal branch plants, ensuring timely availability of products for customer orders and stocking profiles. Monitoring and adjusting stocking levels to maintain company inventory strategy.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Plan and execute intercompany orders to support customer and operational demand
  • Translate demand forecasts into actionable plans
  • Monitor material availability, lead time and constraints across internal suppliers
  • Expedite, reschedule, or de-commit orders as required to meet business needs
  • Update production sheets for regular meetings to satisfy customer orderbook and maintain due dates
  • Action non-conforming reports and items in a timely manner
  • Review and action cancelled orders
  • Strategic: Service level consistency, Capacity balancing across plants, Risk management (disruption and exposure)
  • Operating: Act as the primary point of contact between internal buying and supplying entities. Align demand and supply plans with internal manufacturing
  • Organisational: Professional and clear communication to maintain business relationships. Clear communication and presentation skills.
  • Personal and Interpersonal: Strategic thinking. Solid judgement with the ability to make decisions. Good communication and presentation skills to manage relationships and interact effectively with all levels of the organization.

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE:

  • Experience in Planning
  • Strong understanding of Inventory Management and Supply Planning
  • Analytical, problem solving and communication skills
  • Excel & Database competence

About Us

Every day, the oil and gas industry’s best minds put more than 150 years of experience to work to help our customers achieve lasting success.

We Power the Industry that Powers the World

Throughout every region in the world and across every area of drilling and production, our family of companies has provided the technical expertise, advanced equipment, and operational support necessary for success—now and in the future.

Global Family

We are a global family of thousands of individuals, working as one team to create a lasting impact for ourselves, our customers, and the communities where we live and work.

Purposeful Innovation

Through purposeful business innovation, product creation, and service delivery, we are driven to power the industry that powers the world better.

Service Above All

This drives us to anticipate our customers’ needs and work with them to deliver the finest products and services on time and on budget.

Job Info

  • Job Identification 39980
  • Job Category Planning and Scheduling
  • Posting Date 03/09/2026, 09:46 AM
  • Apply Before 04/30/2026, 10:59 PM
  • Job Schedule Full time
  • Job Shift Day
  • Locations Greengate, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M24 1SA, GB

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Company: National Oilwell Varco
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Job Description:

The Intercompany Buyer/Planner is responsible for planning and co-ordinating material flows between internal branch plants, ensuring timely availability of products for customer orders and stocking profiles. Monitoring and adjusting stocking levels to maintain company inventory strategy.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Plan and execute intercompany orders to support customer and operational demand
  • Translate demand forecasts into actionable plans
  • Monitor material availability, lead time and constraints across internal suppliers
  • Expedite, reschedule, or de-commit orders as required to meet business needs
  • Update production sheets for regular meetings to satisfy customer orderbook and maintain due dates
  • Action non-conforming reports and items in a timely manner
  • Review and action cancelled orders
  • Strategic: Service level consistency, Capacity balancing across plants, Risk management (disruption and exposure)
  • Operating: Act as the primary point of contact between internal buying and supplying entities. Align demand and supply plans with internal manufacturing
  • Organisational: Professional and clear communication to maintain business relationships. Clear communication and presentation skills.
  • Personal and Interpersonal: Strategic thinking. Solid judgement with the ability to make decisions. Good communication and presentation skills to manage relationships and interact effectively with all levels of the organization.

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE:

  • Experience in Planning
  • Strong understanding of Inventory Management and Supply Planning
  • Analytical, problem solving and communication skills
  • Excel & Database competence

About Us

Every day, the oil and gas industry’s best minds put more than 150 years of experience to work to help our customers achieve lasting success.

We Power the Industry that Powers the World

Throughout every region in the world and across every area of drilling and production, our family of companies has provided the technical expertise, advanced equipment, and operational support necessary for success—now and in the future.

Global Family

We are a global family of thousands of individuals, working as one team to create a lasting impact for ourselves, our customers, and the communities where we live and work.

Purposeful Innovation

Through purposeful business innovation, product creation, and service delivery, we are driven to power the industry that powers the world better.

Service Above All

This drives us to anticipate our customers’ needs and work with them to deliver the finest products and services on time and on budget.

Job Info

  • Job Identification 39980
  • Job Category Planning and Scheduling
  • Posting Date 03/09/2026, 09:46 AM
  • Apply Before 04/30/2026, 10:59 PM
  • Job Schedule Full time
  • Job Shift Day
  • Locations Greengate, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M24 1SA, GB

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Posted: May 14th, 2026