New 
Director, Materials Management and Logistics
 CenterPoint Energy | |
paid time off, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, 401(k)
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 United States, Texas, Houston | |
 May 23, 2025 | |
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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. *Collaborate cross-functionally with Demand Planning and Materials Management teams to help establish the inventory strategy, as well as working with stakeholders to align their expectations for Vendor Managed Inventory minimum and maximum stock levels to the site-specific inventory strategy. *Maintain relationships with suppliers to ensure quality of delivery and reliability. Evaluate supplier performance to ensure quality of delivery and reliability, holding suppliers accountable when under-performing and escalating to executive management when appropriate. *Keep informed of industry developments relative to materials and supplies and make recommendations designed to reduce risk and improve supply certainty. *Ensure operational procedures are followed for activities such as verification of incoming and outgoing shipments, disposition of materials, and keeping warehouse inventory accurate. *Review operational data and reporting to identify inefficiencies and initiate corrective action of inefficiencies, shortfalls or other problems to optimize costs and prevent operational delays. *Establish, monitor, and maintain productivity and quality standards, develops budget and cost controls, and focus on continuous improvement within Supply Chain but specifically within Warehouse. *Track key performance metrics relating to supply chain planning including but not limited to, inventory accuracy, vendor performance, obsolete inventory; monitors planned vs. actual performance. Hold management and employees accountable for performance metrics. *Support the All-Hazards Operations Plan (AHOP) through various activities including but not limited to own assigned role, team member roles and setting up, directing, maintaining, and providing a support for personnel, material, and equipment to Operational team or at Staging Sites. AHOP assignment anticipated to include being part of the company incident command structure. *Champion continuous improvement initiatives both within warehousing and cross functionally, driving innovation and operational excellence. *Attend various stakeholder meetings e.g., engineering, operations, standards, accounting as well as supplier meetings pertaining to material readiness, construction timelines, job-planning and inventory levels. *Conducts various personnel actions including, but not limited to, hiring, performance appraisals, promotions, leadership development, and transfers of management level personnel. *Provides training, guidance, direction, and developmental opportunities to support staff growth and development. *Oversee regularly scheduled Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) audit testing/reporting as required. *Ensures employees are aware of and comply with company, government, and customer policies, procedures, and regulations (OSHA, DOT, Homeland Security, etc.) including audits as required. *Monitors activities of work teams to ensure safe practices are in place and followed at all times. Conducting warehouse and equipment safety inspections, conducting accident investigations, , and managing associated documentation (physicians' statements, FMLA, safety inspection documents, etc.). *Monitor buildings to ensure proper housekeeping is being practiced. Give guidance on safety and security issues, and interface with Corporate Security and Workplace Solutions on all issues. *Actively participates or assigns team members to be on various teams (e.g., Integrated Supply, All-Hazards Operating Plan, Slow Moving Material, Inventory Optimization, Best Practice) to drive collaborative efforts and achieve organizational goals. Basic Qualifications: Education: *Bachelor's degree required in Supply Chain, Business Administration, Operations, Engineering, or other related disciplines. Experience: *Requires a minimum of ten (10) years' experience with progressive experience and responsibilities *Three (3) years of experience leading a team of direct reports required. 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 *Able to communicate orally in a clear manner. *Able to operate a personal computer, either desktop or laptop, for extended periods. *Able to reach, grasp and move items. *Able to sit, stand or walk for extended periods of time. *Able to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a minimal amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects. *Able to travel Working Conditions: *Able to function successfully in an environment with moderate pressure to meet deadlines. *Able to work overtime occasionally, as required to meet established deadlines. *Able to support the Emergency Operating Plan. 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
Job Type:Full Time 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. #LI-CNP | |