Supervisor Supply Chain Operations - DC Konica (Whitsett, NC)

Duke Energy; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Duke Energy seeks a senior leader to own Supply Chain Operations across assigned areas, overseeing personnel, equipment, contracts, and safety to enable on-time construction and reliable outage support.

This role drives performance metrics, governance, budgeting, and cross-functional collaboration with business partners and unions, while ensuring regulatory compliance and 24/7 readiness for emergencies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and five (5) years related work experience.
• OR High School Diploma/GED and nine (9) years related work experience.

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 with strong leadership and continuous improvement focus.
• Manages inventory, working stock, vendor-managed inventory, and integrated suppliers as part of ISP/VMI programs.
• Coordinates multi-level organization to implement recommendations and strategies for Supply Chain Operations in support of business partner needs.
• Develops staffing plans to support all work activities efficiently and economically, including peak and emergency needs.
• Ensures safe material management operations and compliance with safety policies and procedures.
• Leads workforce training and adherence to processes across safety, HR, cybersecurity, and operations.
• Interacts with labor relations, HR, and unions to comply with contractual obligations.
• Interfaces with Business Units and Supply Chain management to promote effective interfaces and resolve scheduling issues.
• Oversees outage restoration planning and execution and storm response to expedite critical operations.
• Implements supply chain optimization, including capital strategies and resource allocation.
• Manages budgets, contracts, expenses, and fleet equipment; oversees labor and overtime planning.
• Ensures compliance with FERC, OSHA, SOX, DOT, and related regulations.

Skills

Leadership

Contract management

Budget management

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

High School Diploma/GED with 9 years experience

Job description

Build an exciting, rewarding career with us - help us make a difference for millions of people every day. Consider joining the Duke Energy team, where you'll find a friendly work environment, opportunities for growth and development, recognition for your work, and competitive pay and benefits.

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.

Governance Compliance:

• Ensures compliance with policies, standards and state and federal regulatory requirements (FERC, shelf life, OSHA, SOX, DOT, financial asset accounting, affiliate asset transfer rules, etc.). Understands union contracts and effectively addresses union issues, as required.

Manages Budgets and Resources:

• Manages operational budgets for purchases, contracts, expenses, and fleet equipment
• Manages labor, overtime and supplemental resources.

Basic/Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and five (5) years related work experience
• OR High School Diploma/GED and nine (9) years related work experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Previous leadership/direct supervisory experience
• Strong working knowledge of material management techniques

Working Conditions

• Onsite Mobility Classification - Work will be performed at a company facility. On-site employees are also required to live within a reasonable daily commute to their assigned work location, not greater than 50 miles one way.
• Monday-Friday 6:30am - 3:30pm
• Office and warehouse / plant environment with frequent travel to and between assigned operations facilities
• Available for emergency and outage support on 24/7 basis

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.

Please note that in order to be considered for this position, you must possess all of the basic/required qualifications.