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Jacobs Material Specialist - Los Angeles CA 
United States, California, Los Angeles 
618019604

07.09.2024
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You will be accountable to coordinate materials and equipment for Distribution and Transmission projects, customer driven as well as support Project Managers and project engineers to ensure gas related materials and equipment are appropriately verified off material lists and delivered/confirmed to the correct location. You'll be reporting to a lead PM, but may be working with Distribution and Transmission planning teams, logistic groups, operating districts, and storage facilities.

You will confirm availability of material, schedule and confirm delivery, and oversee issues with lack of materials and solutions. You'll handle and analyze data, prepare material status reports, and prepare presentations for project managers and leadership.

You will be familiar with material processes and procedures and have the ability to see issues and develop resolutions to improve efficiency. You will attend strategy meetings, summarize discussion points and action items, and follow up with responsible parties to ensure progress and completion.

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This position is on site 3 days per week. Leadership is based in East Los Angeles. Visits to various client locations may be required.

Here's what you'll need
  • Bachelor's Degree and/or equivalent field and logistical material experience
  • Strong computer skills and thorough knowledge of Microsoft 365 applications, including Excel, Word, Teams, and Outlook. Ability to use Excel functions including sorting, filtering, VLOOKUP
  • Ability to understand large data sets, extract trends, prepare graphs, and identify meaningful summaries for high level reports
  • Excellent communication skills (oral and written)
  • High level of attention to detail and organization

Job Responsibilities:

  • Compile, organize, and analyze material data
  • Prepare material status reports and presentations for project managers and leadership
  • Attend strategy meetings, summarize discussion points and action items, and follow up with responsible parties to ensure progress and completion
  • Assist Project teams in identifying material codes to match their needs
  • Entry of BOM into SAP for material reservations, identifying potential shortages
  • Prepare reservation checklist which lists and confirms material availability and any actions needed by others
  • Prepare Material Issue Requests (MIR) to meet delivery requests based on Construction dates.
  • Order non-stock code materials
  • Provide possible substitutions based on available inventory for approval and update reservation accordingly
  • Complete Material Transfers as needed
  • Prepare Material Return Forms and process material returns
  • Pre-alert Purchasing team of material needs, when ROS date is not within the normal purchase lead times
  • Provide Project teams with updated information on their reservations, ensuring all material needs are available and/or will be met
  • Communicate directly with Field Engineers & Construction Managers to help fill material needs on an urgent basis
  • Assist with material records needs for closeout
  • Verify Material Documentation is complete
  • SAP procurement, logistics processes, and material oversight following reservations to acceptance to district delivery for work execution
  • The successful candidate must be able to accurately and timely track material input, assist with project material coding and selection and interact with other teams daily
  • Reviewing mixture reports for accuracy and compliance to the specified requirements
  • Close coordination with buying process is essential to confirm that all work on the project has incorporated only acceptable and documented material as a part of the completed work

Preferred:

  • Relevant pipeline materials experience
  • Use of the SAP procurement module, SAP material transactions andSAP/Project Systemswork orders. Strong familiar use ofSAP/Project Systemsfunctionality, reporting, work order and material tracking
  • Knowledge of gas materials, including pipe, vessels and equipment
  • Ability to read and interpret Company Material Specifications and drawings/as built plans and material list review (engineering drawings and IFC designs)
  • Thorough knowledge of Company procurement practices and policies