Austin Rice

Austin Rice possesses extensive experience in materials management, planning, forecasting, and pricing optimization within the oil and gas industry. As Director of Materials Management at DistributionNOW since May 2014, Austin oversees global catalog maintenance and inventory processes, leveraging statistics and big data to drive improvements in inventory turns and cultural practices. Previous roles at DistributionNOW included directing price optimization, analytics, and catalog functions, as well as managerial positions focused on pricing and data analysis. Prior to this, Austin worked at National Oilwell Varco as a Contracts Pricing Analyst and participated in a corporate management trainee program. Early career experience includes internships as a Business Analyst at Aon Hewitt and an Information Systems Analyst at Newpark Resources, along with a strong educational background in Supply Chain Management and Information Technology from Texas A&M University.