Inventory Planning Specialist

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Location:

Portland, OR - Hybrid

Salary Range: $64,538 to $80,673 DOE + Incredible Benefits Package! See website for more details!

The Inventory Planning Specialist–Career is responsible for issuing, maintaining and closing purchase orders and for maximizing material availability to support Commercial Operations in the US.

• Create and execute buy plan for corrective materials.
• Analyze reorder points and make adjustments as needed to ensure optimized inventory levels across the fleet.
• Ensure maximized delivery performance for preventative materials to remote wind parks.
• Work closely with suppliers and wind parks on eliminating any inventory shortages and minimizing impacts as a result of supplier delays.
• Issue purchase orders, monitor delivery confirmation dates and coordinate with Internal customers.
• Work with supplier on expediting purchase orders as needed. Resolve invoice related issues with suppliers.
• Maintain PO delivery dates and ensure high level of PO data accuracy in the ERP system.
• Assist Regional Distribution Centers on resolving shipping errors and process returns to supplier.
• Monitor supplier’s record of delivery issues, highlight areas of improvements and assist in improvement activities.
• Participates in cost savings initiatives and in deployment of technology solutions.
• Document best practices, update work instructions as needed.
• Create ad-hoc inventory reporting
• Support internal audits
• Perform other related duties and responsibilities as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in a Business, Logistics, or Supply Chain; or the equivalent combination of education and experience. High School Diploma or GED required.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in inventory planning or purchasing.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem solving skills.
• Demonstrated high performance working in cross-functional teams.
• Strong communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills including vendor relations/communications.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook; SAP or other ERP/MRP experience desired.
• Ability to travel (15%)

• APICS certification
• Experience with wind plant construction, operations, and maintenance.
• Takes action beyond that required by explicit job responsibilities; sets high performance goals and originates action rather than responding to the action of others.
• Ability to foster and participate in a productive team environment by establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with co-workers, managers, customers, contractors, and vendors.
• Stays on task, maintains effectiveness, and attempts to achieve goals even when obstacles are encountered.
• Ability to efficiently manage multiple, concurrent, time sensitive projects and priorities.

• Growth & Continuous Improvement
• Initiative & Change Focused on Results
• Customer Centric (internal and/or external)
• Communication
• Collaboration
• Leadership (people managers/leaders)

AVANGRID is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. AVANGRID is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of an individual’s sex, gender, gender identification, gender expression, race, color, religion, national origin, age, ancestry, genetic information, medical condition, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or other characteristics or conditions protected by law.  

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At Avangrid we provide fair and equal employment and advancement opportunities for all employees and candidates regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

Avangrid employees may be assigned a system emergency role and in the event of a system emergency, may be required to work outside of their regular schedule/job duties. This is applicable to employees that will work in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York within AVANGRD Network and Corporate functions. This does not include those that will work for Avangrid Power.

Job Posting End Date:
February-27-2026