Materials Analyst: Inventory & SAP Planning

Pembina Pipeline Corp.; North Vancouver; On-site; CAD 103,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

Pembina Pipeline Corporation is seeking a Materials Analyst to join the Vancouver Wharves Supply Chain team. This role supports inventory management, SAP transactions, master data accuracy, and planning to ensure materials are available and properly recorded.

It collaborates across Maintenance, Operations, Engineering and Procurement to optimize material flow and costs. Reporting to the Warehouse Supervisor, the analyst will coordinate ILWU workflows, monitor inventory performance, and drive

Qualifications

• 3+ years of related experience in inventory control, materials management, maintenance planning, procurement, or a comparable industrial environment preferred.
• Red Seal Parts Technician certification or an equivalent combination of relevant education, training, and experience considered a strong asset.
• Experience supporting materials or inventory processes in a unionized operating environment is considered an asset.
• Strong knowledge of inventory management, demand planning, critical spares, material lifecycle, and obsolescence management.
• Proficiency with SAP Materials Management or a comparable ERP system is strongly preferred.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office and electronic document management tools.
• Ability to interpret equipment information, technical documentation, material specifications, purchase history, and maintenance requirements.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to investigate discrepancies and provide practical recommendations.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work across internal teams, vendors, and ILWU-represented personnel.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and demonstrate strong follow-through.
• Strong commitment to safety, compliance, inventory controls, and continuous improvement.
• Must understand and adhere to applicable collective agreements and site protocols when coordinating warehouse activities.
• Ability to work on-site at Vancouver Wharves, with occasional work outside regular business hours to support operational requirements.
• Must meet site access requirements.

Responsibilities

• Champion Pembina’s Zero by Choice safety culture and Life Saving Rules by embedding physical, psychological, and cyber safety into all work practices while taking personal accountability to maintain compliance, support audit readiness, proactively identify risks, and protect our people, assets, and data.
• Oversee inventory and materials workflows, ensuring inventory accuracy, investigating variances, and coordinating adjustments and reconciliations.
• Coordinate physical inventory and cycle counts and support financial stewardship through inventory valuation, cost transfers, reconciliations and required SAP and financial follow-up.
• Provide material planning and forecasting support by analyzing inventory levels, demand, lead times, and criticality to optimize stocking, replenishment, and material availability.
• Manage slow-moving, surplus, and obsolete inventory, coordinating redeployment, returns, repairs, warranties, or approved disposal.
• Govern material master data including MRP, valuation, and technical data and support the creation, sourcing, and stocking of new materials.
• Provide SAP materials management support, including goods movements, transfers, reservations, returns, and inventory adjustments.
• Partner with Maintenance, Operations, Engineering, Procurement, vendors, and ILWU personnel to coordinate ILWU workflows and support material requirements, deliveries, outages, and maintenance activities.
• Monitor inventory performance and reporting, including accuracy, stockouts, service levels, working capital, and process compliance.
• Identify and implement process improvements that strengthen inventory controls, improve workflows, and reduce costs.
• Maintain accurate records and ensure compliance with Pembina policies, Supply Chain standards, regulatory requirements, and applicable collective agreements and site protocols.
• Provide stakeholder training and materials management guidance to support consistent processes, effective SAP use, and compliance across teams; and
• Participate and support an equitable, diverse, and inclusive workplace.

Skills

Inventory management

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Vendor coordination

Safety compliance

Education

Red Seal Parts Technician certification

Equivalent education or training in supply chain

Tools

SAP Materials Management

Microsoft Excel

SharePoint

Job description

Pembina Pipeline Corporation is seeking a Materials Analyst to join the Vancouver Wharves Supply Chain team. This role supports inventory management, SAP transactions, master data accuracy, and planning to ensure materials are available and properly recorded.

It collaborates across Maintenance, Operations, Engineering and Procurement to optimize material flow and costs. Reporting to the Warehouse Supervisor, the analyst will coordinate ILWU workflows, monitor inventory performance, and drive