Inventory Strategist – Plant Vogtle &4

Inventory Strategist – Plant Vogtle 3&4

JOB SUMMARY

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.

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Analytical/diagnostic assessment skills are a plus

• 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, Microsoft Office Suite, Power BI, and Maximo
• Communication and interpersonal skills to deal effectively with customers and suppliers

• 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

• 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

Southern Company invests in the well-being of its employees and their families through a comprehensive total rewards strategy that includes competitive base salary, annual incentive awards for eligible employees and health, welfare and retirement benefits designed to support physical, financial, and emotional/social well-being. This position may also be eligible for additional compensation, such as an incentive program, with the amount of any bonus/awards subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable incentive plan(s).

A summary of the benefits offered for this position can be found here (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Additional and specific details about total compensation and benefits will also be provided during the hiring process.

Southern Company is an equal opportunity employer where an applicant's qualifications are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by law.