Supply Chain Specialist

EDL owns and operates a global portfolio of power stations in Australia, North America and Europe. Our vision is to be the leading global producer of sustainable distributed energy. At EDL, we are playing a key role in the world’s transition from traditional energy sources to decarbonised solutions.

Key Areas of Responsibility

- Train operations on warehouse practices, driving inventory accuracy, and optimizing warehouse functions

- Maintain adequate inventories

- Conduct annual stocktakes and cycle counts

- Oversee the implementation, purchasing, and follow-through of functional inventory systems

- Develop and maintain master data in the ERP system for new projects

- Implement a system for trackability for auditing of initial setups

- Develop a trackable process to identify gaps in the reciprocating engine sites inventories, communicate these gaps with the broader operation and supply chain teams, then work towards developing a solution

- Prepare and maintain progress reports for the projects the role is responsible for

- Work with key stakeholders to ensure inventory levels are established efficiently, and accurately to the stakeholders’ expectations

- Assist in supply chain process training to maintain compliance with processes and policies to ensure site understanding on how the ERP system can be used

- Assist in site with setup and strategy for stocking parts in compliance with EDL inventory standards

- Assist in sourcing/tracking emergent supply chain issues

- Manage warranty and core processing and tracking for the sites

- Track project specific orders for lead time and assist in the goods receipting to manage the procure-to-pay process to ensure risks are managed appropriately

- Identify any supplier gaps that may be needed to support the business

- Raise requisitions as required

- Identify process improvements pertaining to the ERP system

- Ship required inventory parts to site as determined by management

- Identify and establish key vendor relationships to support the reciprocating engine business unit

- Track critical spares and submit related reports to management

- Identify and action regular purchases that may become inventory stock

- Ensure the business has the parts required support the scheduled maintenance

- Identify and communicate opportunities for supplier consolidation or alternative, lower cost supply chain

Qualifications and Experience

- Strong organization skills with ability to prioritize

- Strong written and verbal communication skills with employees, contractors, leadership, customers, and other parties.

- Reliable, committed, and motivated to achieving company and team goals and objectives

- Recognizes and predicts problems and uses initiative to avoid or resolve

- Seek opportunities to maximize efficiency and/or reduce costs

- Takes accountability for key results areas, achieves results, and continuously seeks to improve standards

- Ensures compliance and adherence with all legislative and company requirements

- Trustworthy and honest, with respect for leadership, peers, subordinates, and systems

- Ability to build strong relationships and works well with others to achieve desired results

- Ability to solve complex issues and problems

- Ability to work independently

- Willingness and ability to travel to sites by plane and by automobile

- Associate Degree in business

- 5 years of prior supply chain experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably with qualifications in Purchasing/Inventory Administration or related discipline

- Proficient in use of Microsoft applications at an intermediate level

- Advanced Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Excel preferred

- Demonstrated understanding of the concept of inventory management and ERP systems

- Knowledgeable in supply chain management systems working in a purchasing and inventory framework

- Experience in Oracle is preferred

EDL is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer