Mgr Material Avail T&S Supply Ops

About the position

Oversees personnel and activities for the T&S Parts Team and Materials Availability operation, including sourcing, forecasting, procurement, expediting, inventory management, and coordination with distribution, T&S, and work management clients. Provides material and logistics support for operations, system expansion, and system reliability work, as well as technical expertise on spare-parts identification, procurement, and management for Transmission, Distribution, and Substations. During storm events, may direct warehouse, storeroom, and site-supply personnel if assigned an ERM role. This is a hybrid position based in Exelon’s Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois office. Employees are required to work in the office at least three days per week (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday). The position is not eligible for relocation assistance and requires average travel of 25% across Exelon sites and business units as business needs dictate. The role governs material planning, inventory optimization, supply-chain processes, and distribution of materials to major facilities, emergency warehouses, staging locations, and job sites. It serves as the principal Supply Chain Management contact for T&S and Distribution vice presidents and directors and supports Business Units’ emergency response activities.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee strategic initiatives to maintain optimal Emergency Reserve parts, equipment, and replacement-part inventory levels and to optimize material availability, customer service, inventory, profitability, reliability, and customer satisfaction.
  • Govern supplier establishment and evaluation, including assessment of technical capabilities, performance monitoring, and performance-improvement plans.
  • Oversee Materials Availability and T&S department operations, including inventory analysis and management, procurement, obsolescence programs, creation of catalog IDs, parts catalogs, and supplier invoice management.
  • Interface with long-range planning, work planning, reliability schedules, and related teams.
  • Represent Supply to Energy Delivery departments and outside organizations on work management, work planning, logistics planning, material availability, T&S, and warehousing.
  • Govern inventory obsolescence, repair and replacement, and inventory optimization processes for T&S materials.
  • Evaluate potential market conditions and equipment availability and establish mitigation strategies.
  • Develop and manage the department budget.
  • Support Business Units’ emergency response activities.
  • Govern planning and analysis of material needs, material availability, and inventory optimization.
  • Oversee planning, control, and physical distribution for major distribution facilities, emergency warehouses, remote staging locations, and remote job sites.
  • Manage internal and external customer satisfaction, with impacts on service reliability, including outage duration and frequency.
  • Oversee maintenance of Asset Suite 8 purchase order and inventory modules to ensure complete and accurate information.
  • Communicate across business units and with suppliers and stakeholders to source and purchase materials.
  • Oversee processes and programs intended to optimize supply-chain performance.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, science, or a related field and 7–10 years of experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • In lieu of a degree, 9–12 years of relevant experience.
  • Excellent computer skills, including Microsoft software, inventory systems, PassPort, and eSourcing tools.
  • Strong written and oral communication, organizational, and planning skills.
  • Strong analytical skills, particularly in comparing total procurement cost with unit cost.
  • Working knowledge of the Inventory, Purchasing, and Accounts Payable modules of PassPort (Purchasing, Contracts, and Action Tracking).
  • Strong project and change management skills.
  • Ability to travel an average of 25% across Exelon sites and business units as business needs dictate.
  • Ability to work in the Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois office at least three days per week (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday).

Nice-to-haves

  • Knowledge of commodities, suppliers, market alignments, and supply concepts.
  • Knowledge of corporate and department practices and procedures, contract law, the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), government regulations, market pricing, and risk analysis.

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation and incentives
  • Annual bonus for eligible positions: 20%
  • 401(k) match and annual company contribution
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Paid time off, including vacation, sick time, floating and fixed holidays
  • Maternity leave and bonding/primary caregiver or parental leave
  • Employee Assistance Program and mental and emotional support resources
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Adoption and surrogacy assistance
  • Fitness reimbursement
  • Referral bonus program
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