Maintenance Materials, Cost & Logistics Specialist

Purpose To govern maintenance materials, cost efficiency, and logistics systems, while supporting reliability improvement projects, ensuring the implementation of technically sound and cost-effective solutions across the plant. The role acts as a bridge between engineering, planning, and procurement, ensuring that the materials, logistics, and commercial aspects of maintenance and projects are effectively aligned. Key Responsibilities 1. Cost Engineering Perform lifecycle cost analysis for maintenance and improvement activities Support and structure repair vs replace economic evaluations in collaboration with reliability engineers. Track, analyze and benchmark maintenance and turnaround costs. Identify and drive cost optimization and standardization opportunities across materials and vendors. 2. Materials System Governance Implement spare parts strategy defined by reliability engineers Drive inventory optimization, standardization, and rationalization Manage obsolescence execution, including phase-out and replacement alignment Improve materials, master data and governance in SAP Ensure alignment between materials strategy, reliability programs, and procurement execution 3. Turnaround Materials & Logistics Ensure material completeness and readiness for turnaround and major maintenance events Coordinate long-lead items, vendor delivery, and staging plans Develop and maintain material logistics strategies to support efficient execution. 4. RFQ & Project support Support reliability engineers in developing RFQ packages and vendor evaluations frameworks Translate technical scope into clear, structured, and commercially comparable RFQ documents Perform Technical-commercial evaluation, including: i. Lifecycle cost comparison ii. Spare parts compatibility iii. Maintainability considerations iv. Vendor capability assessment Consolidate vendor proposals into clear, decision-ready comparisons Provide structured analysis to support reliability engineers’ final technical and vendor selection decisions. 5.Vendor & Materials Optimization Support vendor performance evaluation and feedback loops Rationalize vendors and material specifications across the plant Align materials and vendor strategy with reliability and improvement programs Qualification& Experience Degree in Engineering, Physical science, Supply Chain or a related discipline preferred. Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in procurement, materials management, or plant support roles within industrial or petrochemical environments. Demonstrated experience supporting: Maintenance and turnaround activities Materials and spare parts management Vendor coordination and RFQ processes Candidates with relevant industry experience in plant maintenance, materials management, procurement, or turnaround support will be considered in lieu of a specific degree discipline. Competencies Strong practical understanding of plant maintenance workflow, materials systems and vendor ecosystems. Ability to integrate technical, commercial, and operational considerations. Strong analytical, problem-solving and organizational skills Effective stakeholder management across engineering, planning, and procurement teams Proficiency in SAP or equivalent materials management systems