Inventory and Procurement Manager

Certarus Ltd.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits

Retirement plans

Job summary

Certarus, based in Houston, TX, is seeking an Inventory and Procurement Manager to build and lead our inventory control and supplier strategy across North America. You will design systems, establish workflows, and drive strategic sourcing to optimize cost, quality, and delivery for a growing, low-emission energy platform.

As a leader, you will manage a multi-location team, partner with operations, logistics, and engineering, and implement metrics to monitor performance and cost of ownership

Qualifications

• Post-secondary education in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business, or related field.
• Minimum five years of related work experience.
• Previous management or supervision experience with leadership.
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills.
• Strong negotiation skills with vendors, suppliers, shippers, and customers.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Understanding of company products and coordination.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
• SCM designations (SCPM/PMAC/APICS or equivalent) are assets.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with operations, customs, logistics, and finance to identify and maintain resources for inventory.
• Manage a team of direct and indirect reports across North America.
• Establish performance metrics for inventory levels and total cost of ownership.
• Develop and maintain inventories at facilities, job sites, and manufacturing facilities.
• Maintain adequate supplies to optimize maintenance operations.
• Analyze inventories and procedures to increase efficiency and profitability.
• Develop policies to improve supply chain efficiency while ensuring quality and safety.
• Identify optimal shipments with warehousing and distribution considerations.
• Assess material-handling resources and staffing needs for storage and accountability.
• Negotiate prices for parts and delivery with suppliers and shippers.
• Advise engineering on availability and cost of supplies and materials.
• Coordinate engineering changes, asset retrofits, or new asset fielding for timely materials.
• Monitor supplier performance and qualify new suppliers with other departments.
• Promote a positive health and safety culture.

Skills

Leadership

Negotiation

Communication

Analytical thinking

Vendor management

Organizational skills

Education

Post-secondary education in SCM/Logistics

APICS SCPM/PMAC designation or equivalent

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Houston Corporate
757 N Eldridge Pkwy., Suite 1200
Houston, TX 77079, USA

Description

Certarus is the North American leader in providing low carbon energy solutions through a fully integrated compressed natural gas (CNG), renewable natural gas (RNG), and hydrogen platform. The company safely delivers clean-burning fuels to remote communities and industrial customers not connected to a pipeline.

By displacing more carbon-intensive fuels, Certarus is leading the energy transition and helping customers lower operating costs and improve environmental performance. With the largest fleet of specialty trailers in the world, the company is uniquely positioned to meet the growing demand for low and zero-emission fuel distribution.

Summary:
As Certarus continues to grow we excited to be adding to our team with a key leadership role of Inventory and Procurement Manager. This position will be primarily responsible for developing and implementing systems and process for identifying and tracking of the company’s inventory and distribution of equipment, assets, and materials. As well as overseeing the procurement process, setting up workflow, strategic sourcing and developing strong relationships with vendors, negotiating pricing and costs.

In addition, this position will provide leadership and direction, building the team to support these initiatives. Based in Houston, the successful candidate will be required to travel throughout North America to our operation locations.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with other departments and stakeholders (operations, customs, logistics, and finance) to identify and maintain resources needed to establish and provide an effective inventory.
• Manage a team of direct and indirect reports located throughout North America.
• Establishes performance metrics for measurement, comparison, or evaluation of factors affecting inventory levels that drive efficient total cost of ownership.
• Develops and maintains detailed inventories of materials and supplies located at company facilities, job sites, and occasional manufacturing facilities.
• Maintains required quantity of supplies and materials to optimize maintenance operations.
• Analyzes current inventories and procedures; suggests improvements to increase efficiency of supply chain and profitability for the company.
• Develops policies to increase efficiency throughout the supply chain while ensuring quality and safety; implements subsequent changes to processes.
• Identifies optimal shipments with attention to consolidation of company warehousing and distribution.
• Assesses the need for material‑handling resources and staffing; makes recommendations to ensure efficient accountability and storage of materials.
• Negotiates prices for parts and delivery with suppliers, vendors, and/or shipping companies.
• Participates as an advisory member of the engineering team, providing information and guidance on availability and cost of supplies and materials.
• Acts as part of the team coordinating engineering changes, asset retrofits, or new asset fielding to ensure timely and orderly material for operations and maintenance.
• Monitors the performance of suppliers, assessing their ability to meet quality and delivery requirements; identifies and qualifies new suppliers in collaboration with other departments.
• Promote a positive and proactive health and safety culture within Certarus.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Post-secondary education or training in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business, or combination of education and related work experience.
• Minimum five years of related work experience.
• Previous management, or supervision experience, with proven leadership skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills.
• Strong negotiation skills with a proven ability to create and maintain positive working relationships with vendors, suppliers, shippers, and customers.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Thorough understanding of company products and coordination.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
• Supply Chain Management designations such as SCPM PMAC, APICS, or equivalent, or working towards is considered an asset.

Certarus embracesdiversityandequalopportunity in the way it impacts our continuous business success. As aCore Valueof ourWinning Team,we believe in surrounding ourselves with passionate and talented people, and consider all experiences, backgrounds, qualifications, and merits to create stronger teams with adiverseandinclusiveculture. Certarus is and will remain an equal opportunity employer.

Certarus offers a competitive compensation package, including benefits and retirement plans. Above all, we offer unlimited career advancement opportunities with a dynamic, rapidly growing organization.

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