Boart Longyear

Business Title

Regional Inventory Planner - NAM

Job Description

Job Title: Regional Inventory Planner

Established in 1890, Boart Longyear is the world’s leading provider of innovative, safe, and productivity-driven drilling equipment and tooling. With a primary focus on mining and exploration activities spanning a wide range of commodities—including copper, gold, nickel, zinc, uranium, and other metals and minerals—the Company also supports activities in the energy, oil sands exploration, and environmental sectors.

Boart Longyear's Drilling Products division delivers advanced research and development capabilities and holds hundreds of patented designs to manufacture, market, and service reliable drill rigs, innovative drill string products, rugged performance tooling, durable drilling consumables, and high-quality parts for customers worldwide. These products are engineered to meet the evolving needs of the global drilling industry, offering maximum performance, reliability, and safety in the most demanding conditions.

Role Purpose

Boart Longyear is seeking a Regional Inventory Planner - NAM, based in Zacatecas, Mexico, who will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining inventory management and replenishment strategies that optimize working capital while ensuring customer delivery expectations are met across the drilling equipment product network. This role acts as a liaison between Sales, Demand Planning, and Supply Chain, driving data-based decisions regarding stock levels, network responsiveness, and inventory management. The position also supports the Marketing and Sales team in developing accurate demand plans and is accountable for inventory-related activities within the established planning timeframe to ensure agility and responsiveness.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain regionally aligned inventory strategies that support product segmentation, service level goals, and financial targets.
• Collaborate with GTM Leaders and Regional Sales to support demand planning, ensuring customer-driven stocking strategies, particularly for consignment locations, are justified by reliable forecasts and aligned to business priorities.
• Collaborate with GTM leaders and Regional Sales to drive the regionals monthly demand planning process, ensuring forecasts are accurate, customer-driven stocking strategies, especially for consignment locations, are justified by data, and all plans align to business priorities
• Provide input and data to support Value Stream Managers in their ownership of Make-to-Stock (MTS) vs. Make-to-Order (MTO) decisions, working in coordination with Value Stream Leaders and GTM Leaders to align inventory with commercial and operational strategy.
• Align with Planning, Manufacturing, Fulfillment, and Logistics to synchronize replenishment and inventory strategies to optimize customer responsiveness.
• Take the lead in resolving exceptions and change requests within the frozen planning window, including expediting critical orders, adjusting inventory levels, and addressing root causes with cross-functional teams.
• Conduct Inventory Health Reviews and establish S&OE (Sales & Operations Execution) cadences to drive timely action and accountability.
• Own dashboards and reporting tools that provide real-time visibility on inventory KPIs across regions and product lines.
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives related to inventory turnover, excess & obsolete, and working capital optimization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, or related field;
• APICS CPIM (Certified in Planning & Inventory Management) preferred; CSCP also acceptable
• Minimum 5 years of experience in inventory management, supply/demand planning, or related roles in industrial or mining sectors
• Strong understanding of inventory modeling, replenishment planning, and product segmentation
• Experience partnering with Commercial, Product Management, and Manufacturing teams to influence and execute inventory strategies
• ERP/MRP system proficiency (Oracle, SAP, etc.); Power BI or Tableau a plus
• Strong analytical skills and ability to resolve complex supply chain issues across global networks
• Bi-lingual Spanish and English

Terms and benefits

• Good work environment
• Private health insurance
• Competitive salary

Our People

At Boart Longyear, people are our most important asset. We recognize that the best ideas emerge through collaboration among individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. That is why we are committed to fostering diverse, inclusive teams and work environments free from discrimination and harassment—spaces where everyone can contribute and be heard.

Our Vision

To create products and solutions that empower the exploration and extraction of minerals to enable life and prosperity.

Our Values

Our success as a business depends on how we operate. The how is the distinctive way in which we conduct our business, guided by our values of:

• Integrity
• Health & Safety
• Teamwork & Diversity
• Customer Focus
• Sustainability

At Boart Longyear, we innovate, we lead, and we grow together. Sound like your kind of team?

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Auto req ID

16103BR

Job Code

170003 Supply Chain Specialist 3.08.Professional

Business Line

Supply Chain

Function

Supply Chain

Region (Business Group)

NAM

Company

Drilling Products

Country

Mexico

State/Province

Zacatecas

City

Zacatecas

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