Inventory Strategist – Plant Farley

Southern Company • Columbia, AL

5d • Onsite

About The Position

This position provides Inventory Control and Materials Management support of Southern Company Nuclear Materials and Warehouse Operations. Employee will be responsible for ordering materials and services for online and daily/weekly scheduling activities, outage, and emergent requests as assigned, inventory initiatives such as Inventory Optimization, and other duties as assigned in support of established goals for Inventory Management and Warehouse operations. This position will be responsible for working closely with site Material Supervisors, Site Supply Chain Management Managers, Buyers, Contracts Agents, Engineering, Maintenance, Site Projects, and Operations to ensure that sufficient inventory is available at the best value while balancing risk and investment. The expectation of the position will be to support and promote Safety, Compliance, Customer Service, and Team initiatives in the workplace.

Requirements

• Previous experience in a Supply Chain role required
• Demonstrated problem solving and analytical skills to evaluate and establish inventory parameters and daily inventory transactions
• Working knowledge of inventory analytics and forecasting/modeling concepts
• Communication and interpersonal skills to deal effectively with customers and suppliers

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Technically skilled in the use of SQL, Microsoft Office Suite, Power BI, and Maximo preferred

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with SCM procedures and goals
• Travel up to 15% of the time requiring overnight and out of town stay
• Partner with various Buyers/Contracts Agents to provide materials/services and warehouse liaison support and synergy with sourcing strategy
• Ensure departmental compliance with all policies and guidelines
• Interface with work management processes of daily (POD), refueling and forced outage; support Outage Control Center and/or Maintenance Support Center
• Serve as on-call duty rotation for Supply Chain fleet
• Interface with Material Supervisors and Inventory Strategist across Nuclear and Generation to identify criticality of stock items, evaluate min/max levels, and item descriptions and ensure Maximo data integrity
• Provide training to customers as required for Inventory Management and Technology enhancement to warehouse operations

Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• Annual incentive awards for eligible employees
• Health, welfare and retirement benefits designed to support physical, financial, and emotional/social well-being
• Additional compensation, such as an incentive program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level