Material Management Specialist I -Senior Material Management Specialist

Oglethorpe Power is seeking a proactive, detail-driven Material Management Specialist (Specialist I through Senior Material Management Specialist) to support reliable operations at our combined-cycle facility in Dalton, Georgia. In this key role, you will lead sourcing activities, strengthen supplier relationships, and oversee warehouse and inventory workflows to ensure critical materials, equipment, and services are available to meet operational, maintenance, and outage requirements. This position offers the opportunity to directly impact plant reliability, cost efficiency, and long-term asset performance while partnering cross-functionally with plant operations, maintenance, and supply chain leadership.

This will include the following scope of work (some scope depends upon job level) :

• Purchase inventory, materials, supplies, parts, equipment, and off-site services from qualified and available resources at the best value consistent with Corporate / Supply Chain Services policies for OPC power plant facilities.
• Identifies potential new suppliers for materials and off-site services.
• Manage warehouse(s) at plants in receiving, storing, staging, and shipping material as needed to support ongoing plant operation's planned outages, unplanned outages, and maintenance activities.
• Ensure accurate documentation of all inventory transactions – including receipts, issues, transfers, and bin movements.
• Monitor and manage inventory levels in the database to ensure product availability.
• Maintain good working relationships with department, corporate, and plant staff.
• Support the supply chain in special projects, recycling, and investment recovery.
• Perform quarterly cycle counts and support the annual OPC inventory.
• Work with plant personnel to ensure the accuracy of materials received.
• Take action on quarterly cycle counts and participate in annual inventories.
• Work with each plant's inventory champion, plant personnel, and on-site plant management to ensure accuracy of materials received, put away, issued, and / or returned.
• Support management of off-site inventory.
• Provide Expertise on Maximo Integration effort.
• Support Plant Operations in their Planning and Scheduling efforts as it relates to Supply Chain
• Provide strategic direction to the department regarding sourcing for plant Operations.
• Report on Materials purchasing and inventory activity for the department.

Job Duties :

Materials and Warehousing

Purchasing

Departmental

Required Qualifications :

Education : A High School diploma or equivalent is required. Bachelor's degree in business or technology-related field preferred

Experience : 6+ years' experience in purchasing commodities, services, and materials management, including experience in warehousing, purchasing, and inventory control. Experience will help determine which job level.

Equivalent Experience : An associate's degree in a related discipline, with four (4) years of progressive responsibilities in purchasing and materials management, or a bachelor's degree in a related discipline, with two (2) years of progressive responsibilities in purchasing and materials management. Equivalent experience will help determine which job level.

Specialized Skills :

Licenses, Certifications, and / or Registrations :

Travel : Up to 50% depending upon plant assignment

Unusual hours required of this position : Periodic overnight travel to other sites, conferences, etc.

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