Material Assistant

Groupe Aldelia Limited (Aldelia Nigeria) - Our client is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title:  Material Assistant

Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers
Employment Type: Full-time
Industry: Oil & Gas / Deepwater Drilling

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure materials and equipment are available on time, in good working condition, and compliant with required QA/QC standards.
• Manage Deepwater equipment storage, shipment, return, and inventory.
• Raise and follow up stock consumption and subcontracting Purchase Requisitions (PRs).
• Follow up Purchase Orders (POs), goods receipts, and material procurement activities.
• Coordinate material picking lists and movement of drilling materials to rigs.
• Create and maintain material numbers in SAP in line with established standards.
• Reconcile SAP records with physical stock and support stock control activities.
• Ensure materials are properly shelved, labelled, and stored in the correct SAP bin locations.
• Coordinate material re-integration from rigs following refurbishment or recertification.
• Ensure the correct materials are delivered to rigs on time.
• Support local purchasing, quotations, service requests, waivers, and goods receipt processes.
• Liaise with vendors regarding invoices, PO documentation, and service delivery.
• Support scrap/disposal processes and maintain accurate inventory records.
• Ensure compliance with applicable safety, operational, and quality requirements.

Requirements

• Technician-level formal education or relevant technical qualification.
• Entry-level / beginner professional experience in a relevant technical, materials, logistics, or oil & gas environment.
• SAP experience is required.
• Knowledge of Deepwater drilling and completion equipment and associated logistics is an advantage.
• Basic understanding of drilling/completion operations, logistics, inventory management, and material control.
• Good coordination, communication, follow-up, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work effectively with drilling, completion, logistics, stock control, procurement, and vendor teams.

Ideal Candidates:

• The successful candidate should be detail-oriented and organized, with the ability to coordinate multiple material movements and maintain accurate inventory records in a fast-paced Deepwater operations environment.