Supervisor, Warehouse Operations
Hammond, LA - USA
Job Summary
Work Place Flexibility: Onsite
Legal Entity:Entergy Louisiana LLC
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JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE
The Supervisor of Warehouse Operations has primary responsibility for analyzing demand execution and fulfillment to ensure material readiness in meeting project commitments across the designated region. They are responsible for the cost-efficient utilization of logistic services to ensure timely delivery and receipt of materials meeting project deadlines.
Responsible for the oversight of supply chain experts to manage critical supply chain and logistics functions including material planning inventory control outsourcing vendor selection project management and contract management. Creates integrated processes among internal functions such as Operations Purchasing Inventory Management Logistics and outside suppliers. Focuses resources on the continuous improvement of material movement across the designated region and establishes key performance metrics and benchmarks relating to supply chain planning to regularly measure actual performance against goals.
Preferred office location is within the designated region. The position will require at least 25-50% travel to the field and corporate offices across the enterprise.
SUMMARY JOB DUTIES
- Safety/Human Performance: Serve as the safety leader for the team ensuring safety remains the top priority. Leverage critical safety tools including Close Call/Good Catch reporting field observations coaching and field visits to drive adherence to safety standards and promote positive safety behaviors. Facilitate monthly safety meetings with direct reports effectively communicating key topics from the Safety Advisory Board. Oversee the execution of critical safety activities such as site safety housekeeping required training and field audits. Provide recommendations to enhance the safety manual policy and guarantee alignment with safety protocols. Collaborate cross-functionally to achieve established safety metrics and targets.
- Demand Execution Fulfillment and Logistics: Responsible for analyzing material trends seasonality and executing demand plans to ensure material readiness for major projects. Utilizes industry knowledge to execute demand plans by aligning purchasing inventory labor and logistics in order to ensure materials are available at the right time quantity and doing so the Supervisor utilizes expert Supply Chain knowledge to optimize inventory to meet material executing the demand plan the leader is responsible for ensuring project material needs are fulfilled by aligning with warehouses procurement suppliers and transportation services to ensure the cost-efficient utilization of services to ensure fulfillment. Through executing demand plans and the fulfillment of materials for projects the leader mitigates material risk in selecting and utilizing the cost efficient and timely transportation service to meet project commitments. These logistics services could encompass multiple state coordination and involve environmental services.
- Inventory & Warehouse Management: Responsible for oversight of Supply Chain experts to prioritize resources and reliably meet project deadlines providing exceptional support to Distribution/Transmission/Generation stakeholders. Utilizes industry expertise to optimize inventory levels that ensure material availability and the fulfillment of projects. Serves as the regional materials management leader accountable for ensuring materials are available to fulfill critical project commitments within the designated area of responsibility and mitigate material risk. Ensures capacity planning is met by matching material supply to the demand forecast of materials. Collaborates cross-functionally to sustain accurate material levels and availability to fulfill all project commitments. Ensures the optimization of warehouses and laydown areas to guarantee material accessibility. Implements comprehensive inventory management strategies to optimize the organizations supply chain and ensure the availability of critical materials components and finished goods. Aid in establishing and maintaining effective inventory control procedures including cycle counting ABC analysis and just-in-time (JIT) principles to ensure the efficient use of warehouse space.
- Project Management: Coordinates with project managers and stakeholders to aid in forecasting materials requirements executes demand plans and mitigates potential supply chain disruptions. Utilize enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and other tools to track materials consumption monitor project progress and generate comprehensive reports. Develop and implement comprehensive materials management strategies to support the successful execution of cross-functional projects within the organization. Serves as the leader to ensure material readiness to meet stakeholder project deadlines which will require collaboration and coordination across logistics procurement suppliers engineering and customers.
- Budget and Cost Prudency: Responsible for the efficient day-to-day management of the overall operations budget and associated costs within the designated area of responsibility. Provides analytical support in the development of the departmental budget and subsequently manages all assigned departmental functions within the established budget parameters. This includes close monitoring and oversight of contract labor time and labor as well as contract and purchase requisitions. Collaborate with leadership to assist in the annual budget development process and ensures strict adherence to the approved budget while managing all assigned departmental functions
- Customer Service: Proactively and routinely engages with all stakeholders to collaborate on demand forecasting and analyze material trends to aid in executing demand plans. Partners with stakeholders to review material readiness and cost efficiency measure are in place to meet project commitments. Partners and interfaces across multiple stakeholder levels with Power Delivery Capital Project and/or Generation leadership to ensure material needs are seamlessly met for critical front-line projects. Leverages internal Supply Chain relationships including Purchasing Logistics Warehouse Category and Inventory Management to expertly coordinate and resolve complex transportation issues enabling the agile shifting of material across the enterprise to meet evolving customer needs. Collaborates cross-functionally with senior leadership teams to develop and execute strategic departmental plans driving expense reductions at each operating location including the transparent reporting of key performance metrics. Leads the management of mission-critical projects to ensure unparalleled material readiness coordinating with stakeholders vendors logistics and other key partners to guarantee project requirements are fulfilled with the highest degree of excellence.
- Incident Response: Leads and drives best-in-class storm response performance within the designated area of responsibility setting the standard for the organization. Executes strategic material planning and logistics strategies to support seamless storm restoration efforts. Ensures emergency outages and storm restoration material needs are consistently met providing robust support to the Enterprise Incident Response organization. Provides hands-on oversight and directs material readiness sites and personnel during storm restoration events which may require travel outside of the normal assigned region. Serves as the central point of coordination between the Distribution Center Logistics and vendors to meet critical material needs during restoration events with the highest degree of efficiency and agility.
- Partnership: This role requires a strong customer-centric mindset who will regularly interface with multiple stakeholder groups across a large region to support mission-critical services demand execution material fulfillment and logistics services. This role will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including Engineering Standards Capital Projects Power Delivery Generation Facilities Finance Accounting Inventory Management Project Management Procurement Category Management Environmental and Safety to ensure ongoing operations and customer needs are consistently met. Responsible for driving calculated engagement with internal customers procurement partners and vendors to guarantee material readiness across the region which will entail expertly coordinating material to job locations to fulfill critical project deadlines.
- People Leadership: Accountable for expertly leveraging the organizations Supply Chain Talent Management Strategy to ensure the right Supply Chain talent is recruited developed retained and deployed in direct alignment with key business priorities. Responsible for providing hands-on mentorship and coaching to staff across the assigned region which may require up to 50% travel within the designated area of responsibility. Utilizes continuous improvement methodologies to guarantee staff members are comprehensively trained and developed to seamlessly support the overarching Talent strategy of the organization. Meets regularly with team members across the assigned region to drive the ongoing advancement of critical knowledge skills and abilities.
- Culture: Maintains the highest standards of integrity and ethical conduct at all times ensuring full compliance with the organizations internal controls policies procedures regulations and applicable laws. Accountable through strategic supply base partnerships to expertly execute the organizations local spend objectives within the assigned region of responsibility. Cultivates a culture of transparency and integrity that operates at the pinnacle of ethical standards throughout the designated area while adeptly aligning front-line work to advance the overarching mission and vision of the enterprise
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Minimumeducationrequired of the position
- Supply Chain Degree or Bachelors Degree in Business Accounting Engineering or related discipline or equivalent experience.
Minimumexperiencerequired of the position
- 5 years of experience in supply chain including materials/warehousing purchasing contracts or project management.
- A valid drivers license is required for this some instances a road test medical card and class D license may be required.
- Some prior leadership experience (preferably in supply chain or related discipline) preferred
Desiredknowledge skills and abilitiesrequired of the position
- Advanced computer skills with a solid knowledge and understanding of Entergys Corporate and T&D Maximo and MS Toolkit applications especially MS ACCESS and Maximo table structure and query ability is preferred.
- Ability to navigate and pull data from PowerBI
- Outstanding communication conflict management and change management skills.
- Ability to make timely decisions that utilize available material and resources in a cost effective manner.
- Able to provide effective leadership in a team environment.
- Strong knowledge of warehouse operations and logistics.
- Strong understanding of ERP Systems and the financial transactions that effect warehouse operations. Preferred experience with Maximo.
- Some understanding of transmission/distribution materials and their application in the field.
- Demonstrated ability to supervise and lead a staff of non-exempt and/or bargaining unit employees.
- Familiar with OSHA regulations and reporting requirements. Some understanding of DOT regulations and the effects they have on logistics.
- Demonstrated ability to energize workforce in regards to safety programs.
- Some knowledge of bargaining unit contracts and the ability to interpret and follow the rules established by the contract.
- Demonstrated ability to handle multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
- Strong knowledge of interfacing departments processes and priorities.
This position is designated as a Safety Sensitive position and is subject to mandatory pre-employment and random drug testing
Primary Location: Louisiana-HammondLouisiana : Hammond
Job Function: Professional
FLSA Status: Superinten
Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered
Union description/code:
Number of Openings: 1
Req ID: 123437
Travel Percentage:Up to 25%
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Additional Responsibilities:As a provider of essential services Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours to work in alternate locations and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms outages emergencies or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.
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WORKING CONDITIONS:
As a provider of essential services Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours to work in alternate locations and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms outages emergencies or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.
Please note: Authorization to work in the United States is a precondition to employment in this position. Entergy will not sponsor candidates for work visas for this position.
Required Experience:
Manager
About Company
Entergy is an integrated energy company that provides electricity to 3 million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. We power life.