Supervisor - T&D Material Planning

Responsibilities

• Continued responsibility to plan full complement of key assigned material and service commodities in support of designated business area operations and performance or Utility capital projects, maintenance, or other initiatives.
• Update and ensure material status integrity in the ERP system to effectively track material flow. Also, generate and communicate necessary reports to stakeholders to provide visibility and to help manage any potential risk to the execution plan.
• Supervise the day-to-day activities of the professional planning staff and the support staff to ensure internal customer satisfaction, even workload distribution and backup support during times of vacation, extended illness or absence.
• Act as a primary contact for the Company business area leaders regarding the planning of materials and services in support of daily operations, capital projects and transformation management and initiatives.
• Provide direction, guidance and coaching to subordinates and prepare performance reviews of professional staff that report to them. This will also include providing feedback to external parties on contracted staff performance.
• Interface with the respective Managers and senior leadership team in the Supply Chain organization to plan and implement strategic initiatives, properly allocate and schedule workloads and resources.
• Identify and coordinate the planning of materials and services with other Supply Chain teams and supervisors / leaders for company business line operations that are located across states and jurisdictions to drive collaboration and identification of efficiencies, savings, material standardization and consistency in operations across the Company.
• Assess the skills of the Sourcing professional and support staff to ensure that the proper type and level of training is identified with the team members and provided as part of the individual’s personal development plan.
• Interface and plan effectively with project management, engineering, operations, IT, budgeting, and logistics' staff to optimize joint processes and ensure all material arrives on-time as scheduled. This will also include support for joint data and information sharing, along with system and technology implementation and enhancement projects that will lead to process changes and benefits derived across these areas of the business. Drive excellence, process improvement and innovation.
• If applicable, in-person supervision of employees to ensure compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act wage and hour issues as well as to monitor compliance with safety rules.
• Physical presence in the office / on-site on a planned basis to engage in face-to-face interaction and coordination of work among direct reports and co-workers operating in a hybrid work environment. For remote staff members, ongoing direct engagement and tracking of performance to ensure high performance levels.
• Promote, execute and track goals and results of supplier diversity and corporate sustainability initiatives in sourcing awards and company spend with diverse suppliers and prime business partners.
• May be assigned an emergency and storm restoration role. This is a special assignment that comes into play during storms and other emergencies when the company needs to restore power or respond to other issues affecting customer service. This role may necessitate the need to work after-hours, outside of your normal schedule.
• Serve as an advocate for effective change management and support organizational goals for benefits derived from system and process integrations across all operating companies and business areas supported.
• All other duties and projects as assigned by Management.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications