Analyst, Inventory Management - Waltham, United States - National Grid

National Grid

Verified Company

Waltham, United States

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

About us:

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National Grid is hiring an Inventory Management Analyst to support the deployment of our AMI program across the Massachusetts service territory.

This position is a hybrid remote role and will be located in Massachusetts (Waltham, Northboro, or Boston)._**Every day we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses.

We are there when people need us the most. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live.

The pace of change in society and our industry is accelerating and our expertise and track record puts us in an unparalleled position to shape the sustainable future of our industry.

To be successful we must anticipate the needs of our customers, reducing the cost of energy delivery today and pioneering the flexible energy systems of tomorrow.

This requires us to deliver on our promises and always look for new opportunities to grow, both ourselves and our business.

Job Purpose:

We are the Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Field Deployment Group at National Grid.

The AMI Deployment Inventory Management Analyst position is a critical role in coordinating this effort and it is a great opportunity to join an exciting program, at the heart of modernizing meter technology.

AMI is a foundational technology to enable our clean energy future and reimagine how customer's will engage energy management in the future.

The Meter and Field Deployment team is responsible for deploying 1.3 million smart meters to National Grid's Massachusetts customers.

We are committed to exceeding the expectations of our customers, shareholders, and communities today, while delivering the energy systems of tomorrow.

Key Accountabilities:

Primarily responsible for inventory data analysis, open purchase order tracking, modeling of parts inventory and warehousing, endtoend supply chain forecasting, and deep analytics product support.
Work with the Inventory Management Lead and cross functional teams to ensure all materials supporting AMI deployment are maintained at a healthy threshold.
Create, manage and analyze inventory queries in support of AMI deployment and regulatory obligations for meters, modules, and field area network devices.
Provide support to FAN, Meter and Finance Leads in assessing workplan requirements and changes.
Make future purchase recommendations to Leadership.
Work closely with Meter manufacturing and installation contractor
Monitor and review reports, to identify inventory levels, anomalies, or discrepancies to ensure the integrity of inventory levels.
Support the coordination for the delivery, return, and warehousing of assets across National Grid service territories and our supporting partners.
Support the creation and management of program forecast files, SAP POs, open orders, track receipts, and invoice payments in support of workplans in support of workplans stocking points, master data.
Foster vendor and supplier relationships, assuring performance, proactive materials management, and timely issue resolution.
Create and maintain KPI's that will be used to inform leadership of the health of the overall project and shared with key stakeholders.
Develop relationships with internal and external stakeholders in to obtain and share information that will benefit National Grid.
Work on process design and continuous improvement across multiple stakeholders, as well direct support in further development of the AMI CSS analyst role

Qualifications - Required:

Bachelor's degree or 12 years of professional experience.

Solid presentation skills

Required.
Strong organizational skills and analytical skills
Required.
Excellent verbal, written and communication skills
Required.
Able and willing to travel within company service territory, as needed
Required.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office products (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
Required.
Ability to adapt to changing conditions and work effectively in virtual teams or in the field
Required.

Qualifications
Preferred
:

Knowledge and experience in Supply Chain or Inventory Management
Preferred.
Demonstrated project management experience
Preferred
Ability to build forecasts of materials and resources needed for deployments
Preferred.
Experience with PowerBI and spreadsheets and proficient with data analysis to find potential issues before they arise to bigger problems
Preferred
Attention to detail and critical thinking
Preferred.
Demonstrated leadership skills and effective relationship management skills
Preferred.
Experience in utility construction and network deployment
Preferred.
Knowledge and experience in WOMS systems such as STORMS and GIS
Preferred.

More Information:

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Salary

$71,000 - $84,000 a year

Salary commensurate with experience.

**National Grid is an equal opportunity employer that values a broad diversity of talent, knowledge, experience and expertise. We foster a cult