Materials Specialist (Associate, Intermediate, or Senior)

Dominion Energy • GLEN ALLEN, VA

13d • $52,800 - $106,400 • Hybrid

About The Position

Dominion Energy is seeking to fill an Associate Materials Specialist, Materials Specialist, or Senior Materials Specialist position on its Supply Chain Management team. This role will support the Electric Transmission team and can be based at the Innsbrook Office in Glen Allen, VA. The specific level will depend on the candidate's qualifications and experience. The company emphasizes a purpose-driven culture that values safety and collaboration, offering a hybrid 3-2 work schedule (three days in the office, two days of teleworking).

Requirements

• Associate Materials Specialist: 0-2 years of basic knowledge of materials management, procurement processes, and inventory control experience.
• Basic knowledge of client groups, commodities, and specialties.
• Basic knowledge of environmental, government, legal, and regulatory requirements.
• Basic knowledge of nuclear plant equipment and materials.
• Basic knowledge of inventory analysis techniques.
• Basic knowledge of warehouse layout.
• Basic Knowledge of SAP Supply Chain Materials Management transactions, preferable.
• Working knowledge of supplier relations, priority management, and tactical planning.
• Good oral, written, and presentation skills.
• Problem solving and analytical skills.
• Basic forecasting and trend analysis skills.
• Computer skills.
• Value and cost analysis skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and to meet deadlines.
• Ability to process information quickly and accurately.
• Ability to walk, stoop, and bend to perform walkdowns and to search for materials.
• Good color vision to identify materials.
• Good hearing for telephone communications.
• Materials Specialist: 2-3 years related work experience.
• Knowledge of materials management, procurement processes, and inventory control.
• Knowledge of client groups, commodities, and specialties.
• Knowledge of environmental, government, legal, and regulatory requirements.
• Knowledge of inventory analysis techniques.
• Experience with SAP, preferred.
• Senior Materials Specialist: 5 + years related experience.
• In-depth knowledge of materials management, procurement processes, and inventory control.
• Working knowledge of material contract law.
• Comprehensive knowledge of client groups, commodities, and specialties.
• Working knowledge of environmental, government, legal, and regulatory requirements.
• Familiarity with industry standards and codes for equipment and materials.
• Knowledge of inventory analysis techniques, including analysis and trending of material usage patterns.
• Excellent negotiation skills.
• Strong problem solving, analytical, forecasting, trend analysis, and value and cost analysis skills.
• Strong computer skills, with emphasis on Supply Chain, spreadsheet, and database applications.
• Customer service orientation.
• Ability to read and use vendor manuals, drawings, equipment and material codes, and standards.
• Results orientation.
• Ability to work in a team environment.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, or Marketing.
• Other disciplines may be substituted for the preferred discipline(s).

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and process requests and documentation to ensure timely material processing and ordering.
• Perform inventory analysis, including updating stocking levels, rounding value, minimum lot size, or material classification based on movement history to determine actual demand.
• Communicate effectively with business units and internal customers.
• Consult with planners to determine real versus contingency requirements.
• Review on-hand inventory for possible transfer opportunities.
• Maintain the integrity of the SAP material master and other inventory tracking systems.
• Responsible for new item creation, extending materials to other locations, combining like-for-like materials, accuracy of mass load requirements, and processing transfer requests.
• Review monthly reporting (obsolete, deplete/delete, inventory variance) and ensure prompt action.
• Publish monthly reports for workload analysis and collaborate with the team to reduce aged requests.
• Understand material commodities, BOMs, assets, and batch management.
• Analyze material usage patterns to set appropriate stocking levels.
• Resolve supply chain issues between suppliers and customer groups.
• Develop supplier and service networks to ensure adequate supply sources.
• Analyze inventory and surplus/obsolete materials to minimize stocking levels.
• Prepare and monitor inventory forecasts.
• Track and identify material and vendor stocking requirements.
• Analyze inventory methods of control, reduction, classification, usage, and other development techniques.
• Assist with the development and implementation of warehousing strategies.
• May evaluate and process material requisitions and reservations to ensure proper classification, description, corporate standard attributes, and sufficient need dates.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision benefits with coverage for families and domestic partners
• Vacation
• Retirement plans including 401k contributions and matches
• Paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement
• Bonus eligibility
• Sick leave
• Disability insurance

What This Job Offers

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