Lead a team of people focused on accurately forecasting the inventory (material) needs for our organization. Collaborate with warehouse and materials management as well as with business unit personnel to maintain adequate inventory levels to meet the needs of our business units. Manage or coordinate, inventory strategy activities and inventory health metrics to improve accuracy, meet capital deployment goals, achieve cost savings, customer service & safety standards. Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to enable inventory management. Identify and resolve in collaboration with relevant owner (e.g. engineering, operations, standards, warehouse, materials management, information technology), process improvements that would strengthen our forecasting outcomes.
Essential Functions
- Analyze historical inventory data, new capital projects, and inventory demand patterns to develop accurate inventory forecasts.
- Develop and maintain complex weekly/monthly/yearly forecasting models, considering factors such as seasonality, supply chain trends, and project prioritization.
- Create and monitor key performance metrics for both demand planning and operations effectiveness.
- Document assumptions underlying the plan and highlight key changes.
- Collaborate with operations, finance, and other supply chain teams to obtain and ensure accurate information is used for demand forecasts as well as to drive process improvements that would strengthen forecasting outcomes.
- Responsible for leading a team of analysts to improve our demand forecast activities as well as providing coaching and management oversight on work activities and work products
- Prepare and maintain relevant reports pertaining to the demand planning process.
- Collaborate with Materials Management team to help establish material purchasing plans that support the inventory strategy, as well as working with stakeholders to align their expectations for Vendor Managed Inventory minimum and maximum stock levels.
- Support the Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) through various activities including but not limited to own assigned role, team member roles and setting up, maintaining, and providing a support for personnel, material, and equipment to Operational team or at EOP Staging Sites.
- Champion and institute continuous improvement initiatives.
Essential Functions (cont.)
- Attend various stakeholder meetings e.g., engineering, operations, standards, accounting as well as supplier meetings pertaining to materials, construction timelines, job-planning, and inventory on hand amounts.
- Conducts various personnel actions including, but not limited to, hiring, and performance reviews.
- Provides training, guidance, direction, and developmental opportunities to support staff development.
- Ensures employees are aware of and comply with company, government, and customer policies, procedures, and regulations (OSHA, DOT, Homeland Security, etc.) including audits as required.
- Monitors activities of work teams to ensure safe practices are in place and being followed at all times. Give guidance on safety and security issues, and interface with corporate on all issues.
- Other duties as assigned.
Education Description
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Statistics, Business Administration, Operations, Engineering, or other related disciplines.
- In lieu of a degree extensive CNP experience may be considered.
Experience
- Requires a minimum of two (2) years' experience with progressive experience and responsibilities.
- Three (3) years of experience formally/informally leading a team.
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
1111 Louisiana St
Houston
Texas United States
www.centerpointenergy.com
