Inventory Strategy Lead, Nuclear Supply Chain

Southern Company; Columbia (AL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Nuclear, part of Southern Company, is seeking an Inventory Strategist at Plant Farley in Alabama to manage inventory control, materials planning, and optimization initiatives across nuclear operations. You will collaborate with site teams to ensure adequate stock at best value while balancing risk and investment, with a focus on safety and efficiency.

The role requires partnering with Buyers, Contracts Agents, and engineering teams to align sourcing with outage schedules and daily work

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Previous experience in a Supply Chain role required
• Demonstrated problem solving and analytical skills to evaluate and establish inventory parameters and daily inventory transactions
• Working knowledge of inventory analytics and forecasting/modeling concepts
• Technically skilled in the use of SQL, Microsoft Office Suite, Power BI, and Maximo preferred
• Communication and interpersonal skills to deal effectively with customers and suppliers

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with SCM procedures and goals
• Travel up to 15% of the time requiring overnight and out of town stay
• Partner with various Buyers/Contracts Agents to provide materials/services and warehouse liaison support and synergy with sourcing strategy
• Ensure departmental compliance with all policies and guidelines
• Interface with work management processes of daily (POD), refueling and forced outage; support Outage Control Center and/or Maintenance Support Center
• Serve as on-call duty rotation for Supply Chain fleet
• Interface with Material Supervisors and Inventory Strategist across Nuclear and Generation to identify criticality of stock items, evaluate min/max levels, and item descriptions and ensure Maximo data integrity
• Provide training to customers as required for Inventory Management and Technology enhancement to warehouse operations

Skills

Problem solving

Analytical skills

Inventory analytics

Forecasting

SQL

Power BI

Maximo

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

SQL

Microsoft Office

Power BI

Maximo

Job description

Southern Nuclear, part of Southern Company, is seeking an Inventory Strategist at Plant Farley in Alabama to manage inventory control, materials planning, and optimization initiatives across nuclear operations. You will collaborate with site teams to ensure adequate stock at best value while balancing risk and investment, with a focus on safety and efficiency.

The role requires partnering with Buyers, Contracts Agents, and engineering teams to align sourcing with outage schedules and daily work