Sr. Director of Supply Chain Services

The Sr. Director of Supply Chain Services is responsible for the development, planning, organization, and direction of the Supply Chain Services Department and processes to support all OPC business groups, including Finance, Operations, Capital Projects & Technical Services, Facilities & Land Services, Member & External Relations, Human Resources, Governmental Affairs, General Counsel and other corporate functions.

Job Duties:

- Oversee work and Performance Management of all OPC Supply Chain staff (20 FT associates and three contractors).

- Develop and maintain a departmental operating budget of $4.3M, ensuring expenses do not exceed the budgeted amount.

- Manage Supply Chain activities within Maximo to support (11) power plants generating 6,037 MW, operated by OPC Plant Operations, plus (2) operated by a third party. Manage Supply Chain activities within Maximo for OPC Corporate Facilities and other corporate departments that are using Maximo. Support Supply Chain efforts for the OPC corporate office in Lawson.

- Manage new and existing vendors (currently 2,815 active vendors in Maximo and an additional ~2500 in Lawson.)

- Manage purchasing and contracting activities for operations and corporate purchasing with an annual spend of $213M in 2024. ($212M supporting Plant Ops & Facilities and $1.3M supporting OPC Corporate Office).

- Manage warehouses at the (5) largest power plants (TA Smith, Chattahoochee, BC Smith, Rocky Mountain & Sewell Creek) and oversee warehouse activities at the remaining (6) plants (Doyle, Smarr, Talbot, Hartwell, Hawk Road & Walton County). Manage on-hand inventories of over $100M at plant sites and off-site storage in Memphis, TN.

- Conduct quarterly cycle counts and annual wall-to-wall count of on-hand inventory. Maintain inventory accuracy greater than 99% annually. Distribute annual inventory reports to Plant Operations, the Executive team, and internal and external auditing.

- Manage an online material catalog of over 36,000 item masters.

- Manage OPC Investment Recovery activities. For 2024, the program reported thirty-one sales for $72,993.

- Oversee Operations of the Online Bidding program and E-Sourcing tool from a third party that interfaces directly into Maximo.

- Manage Accounts Payable for OPC within the Supply Chain organization (for both operations and corporate office), maintaining strict separation of duties between the buying, contracting, and AP groups.

- Vendor Maintenance: Add new vendors & maintain existing vendors. This effort involves verification of Tax ID, State registrations, creditworthiness, financial stability, and bankruptcy potential, as well as handling sensitive banking information for vendors.

- Processing Maximo & Lawson invoices: Process all invoices for OPC. In 2024, AP processed a total of 22,377 invoices (Lawson: 24%, Maximo PO: 54%, Maximo Contracts: 22%). AP paid invoices on average 1.457 days EARLY.

- Manage the Month-end closing of Lawson.

- Serve as Co-Project Manager with Katie Curtis for the FSM / XM Cloud Suite upgrade and serve on the Governance Team. Responsibilities include overseeing the implementation (expected go-live of 11/2025), assigning tasks, Business Leads, Subject Matter Experts, involvement in design and testing, and confirming interfaces are working correctly. In-depth knowledge of business processes and both Maximo & current Lawson applications are vital to the success of the implementation.

- Serve as the oversight Manager of the 2026 upgrade of Maximo to MAS 9.1. Responsibilities include overseeing the implementation (expected go-live of 12/2026), assigning tasks, Business Leads, Subject Matter Experts, involvement in design and testing, and confirming interfaces are working correctly. In-depth knowledge of business processes and both Maximo & Lawson interfaces will be vital to the success of the implementation.

- Support the design and construction of two new natural gas projects in Georgia: a two-unit combined-cycle plant in Monroe County and a simple-cycle combustion turbine unit at an existing facility in Talbot County. After construction, prepare to support the operations of the new combined cycle plant and the new CT unit at Talbot. This support will include providing adequate staffing to set up and operate a new warehouse, training plant staff on supply chain processes, and maintaining day-to-day operations of the warehouse.

- Oversee several third-party software initiatives to support the Supply Chain & Accounts Payable functions, including but not limited to P2Insight's Order Hub & Vendor Hub, TriNmax's ScanNmax, LexisNexis' Banko, LexisNexis Bridger, eFax, DocuSign, Credit Risk Monitor, and Interloc's Mobile Solution for Inventory.

- Manage the CIP 013 Supply Chain Risk Management Program for OPC, working with Operations, ERO, and IT to comply with NERC CIP-013 requirements as a best practice.

- Oversee governance of asset management system used by operations, facilities & supply chain. This includes quarterly governance meetings and semi-annual security reviews.

- Actively participate in the OPC Fraud Committee, OPC Asset Strategy Committee, Plant Operations Safety Team, Headquarters Safe Team, and Internal Controls Committee.

- Maintain department processes and procedures to comply with sound business practices, annual internal audits, Quarterly SOX compliance audits and External Auditor requests.

- Provide data and support to Internal Auditing of Supply Chain's (37) Key and Non-Key Sox Controls annually.

- Provide data and support to Internal Auditing of Supply Chain's and AP business processes annually.

- Provide data and support to Corporate Compliance for outside relationships disclosures and conflict of interest reporting and disclosures.

- Provide data and support to external auditors with any Supply Chain related issues that may arise with Compliance Reporting.

- Establish and maintain strong, positive, and influential relationships with key internal stakeholders, and with OPC's supplier community to ensure long-term, cost-effective continuity of supply while delivering superior customer service.

- Participate in industry groups to stay abreast of industry innovations and continuously improve the department's function and processes. The groups include but are not limited to Maximo Utility Working Group, Maximo Supply Chain User Group, Utility Supplier Management Association, GREMMA, fellow G&T Supply Chain Professionals and the GTC Supply Chain management.

- Prepare for future needs of the department and the corporation:

- Finalize Long range organization plan for department through 2030.

- Develop Job Aides (training tools) for Supply Chain staff.

- Implement Maximo for CT Parts LLC.

- Implement robust usage of Supply Chain Department SharePoint Site.

- Develop Use cases and implement AI in the Supply Chain area.

- Develop Metrics Reporting (using Power BI and other tools).

- Prepare for moving all OPC's Corporate Purchasing by GTC into OPC Supply Chain in 2027.

Required Qualifications:

Education: Four-year technical or management degree (Bachelor of Science in Engineering or Management preferred). MBA preferred.

Experience: 15+ years of experience in supply chain-related fields, demonstrating increasing levels of supervisory responsibility. Direct experience in purchasing materials and services for electric utilities or large manufacturing operations.

Specialized Skills:

- Extensive knowledge of all areas and aspects of supply chain management

- Understanding of utilities industry

- Strong leadership and interpersonal skills as well as oral and written communication skills

Licenses, Registrations, and/or Certifications: Supply chain or purchasing certification from any one of the following: (a) Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, (2) APICS, (3) Institute of Supply Management / National Association of Purchasing Managers.

Travel: 30%