Inventory and Procurement Manager

Certarus; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits

Retirement plans

Career advancement opportunities

Job summary

Certarus, the North American leader in low carbon energy solutions, invites a seasoned Inventory and Procurement Manager based in Houston to build systems for inventory tracking, asset distribution and strategic sourcing across North America.

You will lead a multi-site team, establish performance metrics, negotiate with suppliers, coordinate with operations, logistics and finance, and drive safe, cost-efficient material flow to support the business.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary education or training in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, or Business.
• Minimum five years of related work experience.
• Proven leadership skills with prior management or supervisor experience.
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills.
• Strong negotiation skills with supplier relationships.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite.
• SCM designations such as SCPM/PMAC/APICS or equivalent, or working towards is considered an asset.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with other departments to identify resources needed to establish and provide an effective inventory.
• Manage a team of direct and indirect reports located across North America.
• Establishes performance metrics for inventory levels and total cost of ownership.
• Develops and maintains detailed inventories across facilities and job sites.
• Maintains required quantity of supplies to optimize maintenance operations.
• Analyzes current inventories and procedures to improve efficiency and profitability.
• Develops policies to increase efficiency while ensuring quality and safety.

Skills

Leadership

Negotiation

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

Post-secondary education in SCM/Logistics/Business

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job 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.
• Assess 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 embraces diversity and equal opportunity in the way it impacts our continuous business success. As a Core Value of our Winning Team, we believe in surrounding ourselves with passionate and talented people, and consider all experiences, backgrounds, qualifications, and merits to create stronger teams with a diverse and inclusive culture. 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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