What is Supply Chain Management?

The supply chain is essentially the national and international network of directly connected and interdependent organisations working together to support the industry’s primary objective to extract hydrocarbons from offshore oil and gas reserves. The activities of this organisational network cover the exciting work phases of design, build, operational and decommissioning and there are a myriad of different projects and challenges to deal with so the work is highly stimulating.

A vast organisational range supports the industry - for example onshore and offshore contractors, suppliers and service providers, consultants and specialist advisers through to the ultimate end user clients (Integrated Majors & Independent Operators). Significant business flows to other non core sectors that are necessary to support the industry.

Supply Chain Practitioners - Who or What are they?
Supply chain practitioners are the range of subject matter experts who have the necessary skills and competencies to manage supply chain management activities within the upstream oil and gas sector.

Typically they are drawn from backgrounds such as: Contracts Management, Project Management Quantity Surveyors, Commercial specialists, Purchasers or Buyers or Expeditors, Warehousing and Logistics experts (Onshore and Marine) and Legal.