Inventory Strategist – Plant Farley

Inventory Strategist – Plant Farley JOB SUMMARY 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.

JOB REQUIREMENTS Education

• Bachelor’s degree preferred Experience
• Previous experience in a Supply Chain role required Knowledge and Skills
• 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 preferred
• Communication and interpersonal skills to deal effectively with customers and suppliers KEY JOB 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 BEHAVIORAL ATTRIBUTES
• Safety conscious
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
• Works well in a team environment
• 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, Forward Thinking Mindset, Proactive, Aptitude for Technology