Manager, Inventory Management

Determined. Imaginative. Curious. If these are some of the ways you describe yourself - we want to learn more about you! At TC Energy, we are Energy Problem Solvers - passionate about transitioning North America to cleaner energy while meeting the energy demands of today and tomorrow. If that sounds like a challenge you want to help tackle, we want you to join our team!

The Opportunity

This role reports to the Director - Supply Chain Operations, Materials Management, Logistics & Warehousing and is accountable for the leadership and oversight of TCE's inventory management team located across Canada and the US.

The team supports available, reliable, and sustainable operations of TCE's assets, and the corresponding need for readily available critical parts and materials. The inventory management function at TCE also supports maintenance and integrity program projects with opportunities to effectively source and manage commonly used materials in inventory.

This position provides exposure to TCE's business operations, projects and technical service senior stakeholders. The role is an excellent opportunity to directly impact TCE's bottom line results through advanced planning, collaboration, innovative solutions, efficient management and optimization, and custodianship of more than CAD$350M of inventory across Canada and the US.

As a key leader, the Inventory Manager will develop a high level of subject matter expertise and be accountable for the oversight of team workloads, prioritization, productivity, troubleshooting and issue resolution, as well as minor conflict resolution. In addition to their direct reports, this leadership role will also be required to indirectly lead and influence several stakeholders and peers.

What You'll Do

• Facilitate the sustainment of regular planning cycles to effectively manage inventory and critical sparing for the enterprise

• Act as leadership representative on matters relating to inventory addition, critical sparing, and field inventory

• Work closely with project integrations teams on operational sparing requirements and inventory additions to support new assets

• Sustain repeatable processes for critical spares inventory management, and gains buy-in of stakeholders across SC and BUs to participate in regular program management of inventory reviews and rationalization

• Collaborate with Technical Service and Integrity teams to develop long-lead and bulk purchase sparing strategies supporting ongoing general plant maintenance capital and integrity projects

• Work with counterparts and Canada & US Warehouse operations teams to coordinate and sustain regular planning cycle for completion of inventory audits (cycle counts)

• Responsible for staff development including performance feedback and recognition

• Establish and maintain effective relationships with clients and gain their trust and respect

• Collaborate with various Supply Chain and Business stakeholders and peers to improve upon existing processes and develop plans to meet company's business requirements

• Identify and pursue innovative cost savings and value improvement opportunities

Minimum Qualifications

• 6+ year's relevant industry related and inventory related experience

• High focus on safety and service

• Extensive knowledge of inventory management principles

• Experience in relevant SAP modules

• Knowledge of materials management, inventory controls and warehousing

• Experience with conflict resolution and problem-solving tools and processes

• Ability to coach and lead a team of direct reports

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

• Able to work under tight deadlines, with demonstrable strong time management and priority setting skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree is preferred

• At least 10-years related experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience

• Experience with advanced tools for Inventory Optimization such as MROIO, Llamasoft, etc.

• Designation or enrollment in a Supply Chain or similar certification program (e.g., CPIM, SCMA, SCMP, CCLP)

This position requires candidates to:

• Travel to other company locations (Canada, US and Mexico) for temporary assignments, meetings or training will be required

To remain competitive, support our high-performance culture and allow for more flexibility in the way we work, we offer a hybrid work model and flexible dress code for our eligible office-based workforce in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. #LI-Hybrid

About our business

TC Energy is a leading energy infrastructure company in North America. We have complementary businesses of natural gas pipelines and power generation. Our operations span three countries, seven Canadian provinces, and 34 U.S. states.

TC Energy is an equal opportunity employer.

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Thank you for choosing TC Energy in your career search.

* Depending on qualifications, the successful candidate may be offered a position at a more appropriate level and/or ladder.

* Applicants must have legal authorization to work in the country in which the position is based with no restrictions.

* All positions require background screening. Some require criminal and/or credit checks to comply with regulations.

* TC Energy is committed to provide employment opportunities to all qualified individuals, without regard to race, religion, age, sex, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or disability. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available on request during the recruitment process. Applicants with disabilities can request accessible formats or communication supports by contacting careers@tcenergy.com.