Director, Materials Management and Logistics

Date: May 23, 2025

Location: Houston, TX, US, 77034

Company: CenterPoint Energy

CenterPoint Energy and its predecessor companies have been in business for more than 150 years.

Our Vision: Our vision is to become the most admired utility in the United States through the execution of our long-term growth strategy. We have an unwavering commitment to safely and reliably deliver electricity and natural gas to millions of people.

Our Commitment: CenterPoint Energy is committed to creating an inclusive work environment where business results are achieved through the skills, abilities and talents of our diverse workforce.

At CenterPoint Energy, individuals are respected for their contributions toward our company objectives. We strive for an inclusive work environment across all levels that is reflective of the available workforce in the communities we serve.

Job Summary:

Leadership and Direction: Provide visionary leadership and strategic direction to the warehouse departments for the enterprise, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement.

Operational Coordination: Direct and coordinate warehousing, and distribution activities to improve accuracy, meet capital deployment goals, achieve cost savings, and uphold customer service & safety standards.

Inventory Management: Oversee the seamless movement, storage, processing, and control of inventory across the supply chain, ensuring optimal efficiency and accuracy.

Stakeholder Collaboration: Establish and maintain strong, collaborative partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure goods are maintained and delivered to the right place at the right time, adhering to established CNP safety guidelines.

Performance Optimization: Continuously refine existing procedures and identify opportunities for performance optimization, driving innovation and operational excellence.

Essential Functions:

Responsible for the development and implementation of strategies and procedures for activities relating to the Warehouse organization with contractors, suppliers, employees, and stakeholders to drive efficiency and excellence.

Basic Qualifications:

Education:

Experience:

Competencies:

1.Business and Financial Acumen – Understand the impact actions and decision have on the bottom line of the enterprise.

Understand drivers of profitability.

Develops budgets and makes decisions that support the company's overall financial and strategic objectives.

Proactively manages key financial performance drivers.

Demonstrates understanding of financial management principles.

Knowledgeable of and leverages technology enhancements and the efficiencies it brings to company operations.

2.Coaching and Development – Develop others’ capabilities to empower them to reach their potential.

Provide employees opportunities to assume other positions for development purposes.

Delegate work to the lowest, appropriate level and empower others for action, but retains accountability for ensuring work gets completed.

Provide regular, honest, courageous feedback and coaching to reinforce/recognize effective behavior and improve effectiveness.

Works with others to build and implement development plans.

Recognizes and celebrates achievements in performance.

3.Collaboration – Eliminate boundaries and drive common goals.

Develop and foster a culture that supports a team environment.

Seek out opportunities for cross-functional cooperation among teams.

Seek out diverse perspectives to encourage new ideas and best work products.

Include all relevant stakeholders before important decisions are made.

Develops strategies to achieve common goals and objectives that focus the team beyond just individual goals.

4.Connecting, Listening, and Sharing – Maintain open, active, two-way communication

Encourage sharing of ideas from others.

Demonstrate openness and accessibility to others.

Share thoughts and feelings in a direct, genuine, and respectful way.

Demonstrate you have listened to and understand others’ points of view.

Actively seek the diverse perspectives of employees throughout out the company and the organization.

5.Customer Focus Through Service – Understand and exceed the expectations of internal and external customers

Execute customer-focused strategies that build and sustain customer commitment and loyalty.

Obtain and utilize customer feedback for continuous improvement.

Clarify for others their responsibilities to customers.

Encourage others to share their customer’s sense of urgency.

Develop and maintain key relationships that enhance service to customers.

6.Enterprise Mindset – Act in way that are best for the company as a whole

Make decisions that are aligned to the overall company goals.

Work across functions and departments to achieve company goals.

Place organizational success above individual and team gain.

Focus on efforts that add significant value and align according to strategic priorities.

Provide the big picture when creating plans and making decisions.

7.Results Orientation – Reject the status-quo, find opportunities to improve and drive outstand business results

Drive for results consistent with the organization’s vision, mission, and strategies.

Encourage curiosity by challenging assumptions, questioning processes and being open to new ideas.

Assess department performance against a set of measurable criteria.

Hold self and others accountable for verifying results and living the values.

Demonstrate willingness to examine successes and failures in order to apply what was learned to improve individual and departmental performance.

Provide feedback and recognition on goal accomplishment.

Manage to maximize effectiveness and efficiency and leverage the use of technology to gain higher levels of performance.

8.Steadiness—Demonstrate strength, poise, and an appropriate presence.

Project credibility in adversarial situations.

Make tough decisions at challenging times.

Work through conflict in a timely, professional, and caring manner.

Maintain focus and intensity remain optimistic and persistent while leading others through change.

Act to preserve relationships, even under difficult or heated circumstances.

Publicly model behavior that supports the Vision and Values.

Working Conditions:

Physical Requirements

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Able to travel

Working Conditions:

This job description reflects and assignment of essential functions, it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned. Other duties and tasks may be assigned to this job at the Company’s discretion.

We want you to know

Being a part of the CenterPoint Energy team is more than a career alone. It's an opportunity to make a positive impact. You will be an integral part of enabling everyday life and the pursuit of possibilities for the customers we serve and the communities we share. The vital services we provide are at the core of making our world work, and by sharing your energy with us, we'll create a better tomorrow together.

Job Type: Full Time Posting Start Date: 05/23/2025

This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR §§ 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a), and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.

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