Senior Logistical Planner

Requisition ID# 166978

Job Category: Procurement / Supply Chain

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Engineering, Planning & Strategy

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland

Department Overview

The Materials Planning team is the material supply and demand planning arm of the greater Supply Chain organization. The team is focused on forecasting material needs for the various PG&E functional areas (FA) to ensure adequate inventory is available to support new business construction, maintenance, and wildfire mitigation efforts. Aligning our people and strategies with the clients we serve facilitates better planning and ensures projects can be executed timely and on budget. The Logistical Planners at PG&E collectively manage $730M of material inventory across 5 distribution centers.

Position Summary

Logistical Planners are responsible for ensuring materials are available at the right place at the right time and in the correct quantities. Planners maintain proper inventory levels at PG&E's warehouses and coordinate with external suppliers to ensure material is available for shovel-ready execution of maintenance, repair and construction work for PG&E's gas and electric asset infrastructure.

This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and Oakland. You will be required to go to the office 1 day per week.

PG&E is providing the salary range that can reasonably be expected for this position at the time of thejob posting. This salary range is specific to the locality of the job. The actual salary paid to an individual will bebased on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, internal equity, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience,market value, and geographic location.The decisionwill be made on a case-by-casebasis related tothese factors.This job is also eligible to participate inPG&E's discretionary incentive compensation programs.

Pay Range:

Bay Area - $85,000 to $116,600 annually.

Job Responsibilities:

• Oversee supply planning function for a complex and diverse set of multiple material categories.
• Review and release purchase requisitions, initiate stock transfers, and expedite with vendors as needed to meet project start dates.
• Closely coordinate and communicate allocation plans in the event of material shortages.
• Provide off-hour material procurement and expediting support during storms and other emergencies.
• Interacts with program management, construction, and business finance organizations regularly to socialize supply plans and related assumptions.
• Maintain SAP planning parameters in alignment with forecasts that achieve target fill rate and inventory turnover performance.
• Presents findings and makes recommendations to function management
• Coach peers in supply planning concepts and lead continuous improvement efforts utilizing lean six sigma tools.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience
• Experience in supply chain, or related, 5 years

Desired:

• Master's degree in business, supply chain management, or MBA
• Demonstrated ability to work on multiple issues and tasks
• Strong interpersonal skills to effectively interact with all teams, areas and levels of business affecting the material planning process
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Access, PowerPoint
• APICS-American Production and Inventory Control Society CPIM-Certified Production and Inventory Management certification
• Possess Six Sigma training/certification
• Utility industry experience a plus
• Knowledge of SAP ERP, APO, Oracle Demand Planning, or other software related to materials requirements planning