Storeroom Supervisor

Company Summary

Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company, part of the PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) family of companies, are regulated utilities that serve more than 1.3 million customers and have consistently ranked among the best companies for customer service in the United States. LG&E serves 334,000 natural gas and 433,000 electric customers in Louisville and 16 surrounding counties. KU serves 569,000 customers in 77 Kentucky counties and five counties in Virginia.

LG&E and KU are major employers and active supporters of the communities they serve. They empower employees, community members and initiatives across their service territory through volunteerism and investments in organizations that support education, sustainability and wellbeing.

Overview

This position is responsible for overseeing the safe and efficient technical and operational functions associated with material and logistics services in support of Transmission and Distribution (T&D) operations across the service territory and the performance of the personnel performing those activities. These activities include planning, coordinating, and administering purchasing and inventory management activities consistent with company policies and the established control environment.

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Responsibilities

• Directs the general operation of the (staffed and unstaffed) Distribution and Transmission storeroom functions and the personnel performing that work. Functions include procurement of stock and project material, proper stocking and storage of inventory material, material purchase requisitioning, efficient transportation of material to point of use, proper and timely receipting of material, safe storage of material, maintenance of all records, accurate and timely issuing of requested material, hazardous material control, reporting, and sales or disposal of unusable material.
• Responsible for the accurate and timely storeroom physical count, reconciliation and approval processes and ensuring a high level of inventory accuracy.
• Directs and ensures the accuracy of the ordering, receiving, receipting and distribution of storeroom items between storerooms and to the user departments.
• Oversees and actively manages the key storeroom performance indicators including inventory levels, turnover ratio, changes in inventory levels, etc.
• Identifies, on an on-going basis, a list emergency material in each storeroom location and across all storeroom locations based on critical need.
• Supervises the receipt, storage and distribution of non-stock material maintained at storerooms.
• Supervises the disposition/return of any obsolete, damaged, short, over-maximum stocked and/or over shipped material.
• Serves as Material Coordinator/Lead during Storm Restoration and other emergency situations. Responsible for managing the material support functions.
• Coordinates with Energy Delivery, Transmission personnel, appropriate Sourcing Leaders, and other individuals to determine and establish material needs and corresponding supplier inventory levels.
• Assists in the development of the O&M budget and capital projects and management of those budgets.
• Actively manages the safety culture and environment of all storerooms and the safe performance of all storeroom personnel; ensures that all safety processes and procedures are adhered to at all times.
• Conducts monthly safety audits and participates in Material Services and Logistics quarterly safety meeting, Operations quarterly safety meeting and Safety Summits. Ensures defensive driving training and techniques are offered and followed.
• Coordinates with hazardous material handling storage representative on the appropriate storage of hazardous materials and reporting of any leaks or spills.
• All other duties and projects as assigned.
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all policies and standards

Qualifications

Required Education

Associate s Degree

Required Experience

5+ years of experience in material management or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience on a year-for-year basis

Related experience could include working with varied warehousing and distribution systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• High level of knowledge in distribution and transmission design and construction units (bill of materials) necessary to provide distribution and transmission construction personnel with materials needed for projects.
• This includes understanding conductor size, connectors (dead-end, clamps, splices, sleeves taps,) and other associated materials necessary to efficiently and safely complete a job scope.
• In-depth understanding of techniques used in material handling, receiving, storage, physical inventory and distribution and working knowledge of procurement and supply chain management concepts.
• Knowledge of the Oracle Inventory Module

Work Conditions

• Industrial warehouse work environment, including heights (ladders, platforms), forklift operation, and uneven work surfaces associated with…