Inventory Strategist – Plant Hatch

Southern Company•Baxley, GA

21d

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 development, implementation, and monitoring of strategic inventory initiatives such as Inventory Optimization, Parts Sharing and Technology deployment 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, Category Managers, 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

Bachelor’s degree preferred
Previous experience with material management & inventory fundamentals desired
Power Generation, plant systems equipment, and maintenance experience desired
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
Technically skilled in the use of SQL, Excel, Access and Maximo
Communication and interpersonal skills to deal effectively with customers and suppliers
Safety responsible
Team player
Must demonstrate behaviors consistent with the Southern Company's Our Values of Safety First, Intentional Inclusion, Act with Integrity and Superior Performance
Strong organizational, time management, planning, and prioritizing skills
Ability to perform and make sound decisions with limited supervision
Innovative Mindset, Proactive, Aptitude for Technology

Nice To Haves

Analytical/diagnostic assessment skills are a plus

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 Category Managers to provide materials 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
Provide assistance as needed for Site Supply Chain Manager
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
Work closely with Materials & Supplies Accounting to resolve inventory discrepancies and process concerns
Support Refueling Outages to include night shift