Supervisor Supply Chain Operations

Duke Energy; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Duke Energy is seeking a senior leader to oversee Supply Chain Operations across multiple business units, including personnel, equipment, and contracts to ensure safe, on-time material flow.

The role requires interviewing and managing both union and non-union staff, driving safety compliance, outage restoration support, and coordination with partners. This is a high-responsibility, 24/7 available position.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required and 5+ years related experience.
• Experience with union relations and OSHA safety regulations.
• Strong leadership and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily Supply Chain Operations across multiple units.
• Manage inventory, vendor-managed materials, and contracts.
• Ensure safety, compliance, and SOX controls.
• Lead staffing, coaching, and performance development.

Skills

Leadership

Material management

Safety compliance

People management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

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Job Summary

This leadership role requires overall accountability for Supply Chain Operations for the areas assigned, including management of supply chain personnel, equipment, and contracts to manage materials effectively and safely (identification, receipt, issue, inspection, transportation) to support all Business Units. This position is responsible for supporting and monitoring Supply Chain Operations metrics to support Business Unit Operations (baseline, projects, emergency support). This position is responsible for interviewing, hiring, and managing union, non-union employees, and exempt employees, to support all Supply Chain Operations functions in the assigned area of responsibility. Position is responsible for actively managing materials (inventory, working stock, vendor-managed materials) in assigned areas, including material identification, receipt, inspection, issuance, transportation and delivery to all Business Units ed, received, inspected, issued, and transported to support all Business Units, for demand and supply of materials. The position is responsible for planning and maintaining the safe and efficient operational and financial performance of Supply Chain Operations for the assigned areas, including operations, grounds, fleet assets, inventory coordination and a regional workforce across multiple business units and jurisdictions. This includes a detailed, technical knowledge of equipment and business and work management unit procedures and systems to facilitate proper Supply Chain Operations Management to enable on-time construction. Other responsibilities include managing FERC and NERC/CIP policy compliance and physical inventory, picking, loading, and unloading, and logistics in support of daily operations to maintain Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. In addition to daily operations, this position provides vital support for generation facility outages, major construction projects, and storm support to expedite the restoration of critical operations. This leader must be available 24/7 to support emergencies and business unit projects. This position is responsible for developing and/or adherence to operational processes and maintain relationships to support multiple Duke Energy business partners. This position also ensures adherence to governance policies and procedures, including legal, environmental, financial, and ethical laws and corporate policies. This leader is responsible for ensuring workforce training and adherence to processes and procedures for all applicable areas of responsibility, including safety, HR, cyber security, and operationally specific areas of focus. Position is responsible for ensuring workforce adherence to all relevant policies and procedures as related to work, safety, and environmental areas of focus.

Responsibilities

Manage Supply Chain Operations personnel, contingent workforce, contracts, and 3rd party oversight in performance of daily activities, to meet Supply Chain goals and Business Unit objectives and expectations: Maintains a productive and motivated team (Craft, exempt, contingent workforce, contracts) through strong leadership skills with a focus on continuous improvement. Manages inventory, working stock, vendor-managed inventory, and integrated suppliers. and Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) as part of the Integrated Supply Program (ISP) Manages multi-level organization which is responsible for coordination and implementation of recommendations and strategies relative to Supply Chain Operations in support of business partner needs. Manages employee and work group development for continuous improvement, including coaching, counseling, training, licensing/certifications, and future career advancement opportunities. Monitors team results to identify opportunities for improvement. Develops staffing plans to support all work activities in the most efficient and economical manner practical, including base staffing requirements, and supplemental staffing requirements for peak and emergency needs. Responsible for safe material management operations of equipment and vehicles used for daily operations internally at company facilities and in external operations that are customer facing. Position maintains thorough knowledge of and ensures full compliance with all resources in scope of managerial responsibilities understand and adhere to all safety policies, procedures and safety work practices as required by the EHS Safety Handbook and policies and procedures specific to Supply Chain Operations. Leads a safe, productive, and motivated work force to ensure a cohesive team effort. Complete observations and safety audits to ensure progress, performance, quality, and results. Conducts interviewing and hiring of exempt and craft employees. Ensure full compliance with all OSHA and Duke Safety regulations, environmental rules, and Operational Excellence model. Work with labor relations, HR, and Unions to comply with Union contractual obligations and resolve or elevate disputes. Builds and maintains effective working relationships with multiple business partners and suppliers. Maintains close collaboration with business partner leaders to ensure requirements are met: Responsible for Business Unit satisfaction for the assigned Supply Chain Operations assigned area(s). Provides project management expertise for Supply Chain related initiatives. Interfaces regularly with Business Units and Supply Chain management to promote effective Business Unit interfaces and relations; resolve issues affecting scheduling and delivery of material. Ensures excellent support on planning and execution of outage restoration and off-system restoration: Attends outage management and project specific meetings on a regular basis to ensure any material impacts are discussed and resolved. Operate across Supply Chain and Business Unit systems to ensure safe and efficient outage support and restoration. Organizes the team around specific storm restoration plans including staffing, material availability, staging, delivery, staging, and temporary site management. Implements Supply Chain optimization: Establishes working capital strategies into everyday work activities including securing business partner support of related initiatives. Effectively directs available resources to support optimization efforts, including labor, equipment, contracts. Reviews material usage history, re-order notices, logistical considerations and makes appropriate material stocking recommendations. Looks for opportunities to share materials across the enterprise and works with the business partners to mitigate risk, while following affiliate transfer rules. Sets individual and sectional goals to accomplish business objectives aligned with strategy.

Required/Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• In addition to required degree, five (5) or more years related work experience
• In lieu of Bachelor's degree(s) AND five (5) or more years related work experience listed above, High School/GED AND nine (9) or more years of related work experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong working knowledge of material management techniques

Travel Requirements

5-15% Relocation Assistance Provided (as applicable) No Represented/Union Position No Visa Sponsored Position No. This is not a Visa Sponsored Position. This role requires the ability to work lawfully in the U.S. without employment-based immigration sponsorship, now or in the future.

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