Materials Management Specialist

About the role

Provide planning, coordination, systems governance, and analytical oversight for warehouse and inventory operations across the region. This role ensures accurate inventory visibility, optimized material availability, and effective coordination across Supply Chain, Logistics, Procurement, and Operations - without performing physical warehouse activities or executing transactional material movements.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and maintain system-level inventory accuracy across warehouses (SAP/WMS), ensuring alignment between planning data and operational outputs
• Identify, analyze, and escalate inventory discrepancies, master data issues, and process gaps
• Develop and maintain inventory governance standards, controls, and reporting frameworks
• Partner with warehouse supervision to ensure adherence to inventory control policies
• Execute MRP monitoring, exception management, and shortage identification
• Coordinate with Procurement and Operations to proactively mitigate material risks and stockouts
• Establish and maintain optimal inventory parameters (min/max, safety stock strategies, reorder points)
• Support long-term demand forecasting and inventory optimization initiatives
• Interface with suppliers and logistics providers to monitor delivery performance, lead times, and issue resolution
• Coordinate escalations related to late deliveries, incorrect documentation, or supply risk
• Track inbound/outbound logistics status and readiness, ensuring alignment with operational priorities
• Act as the site lead for WMS/SAP enhancements, deployment, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Develop and maintain inventory and warehouse performance dashboards and KPIs
• Drive adoption of digital tools related to material tracking, visibility, and reporting
• Support system testing, user acceptance, and training coordination (non-operational)
• Lead structured investigation and resolution of systemic inventory and material flow issues
• Analyze trends in discrepancies, delays, and errors to identify root causes and corrective actions
• Facilitate cross-functional alignment to improve end-to-end material flow processes
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives across warehousing and materials management
• Serve as the primary interface between Warehouse Operations, Procurement, Logistics, and Field Operations
• Coordinate planning activities for turnarounds, projects, and critical material readiness
• Support network-level initiatives such as inventory redeployment, slow-moving/obsolete analysis, and asset recovery
• Provide coordination and analytical support for multi-site inventory initiatives and projects
• Support planning and reporting for offsite inventory activities, audits, or special projects
• Explicit Role Boundaries - This role does NOT perform:
• Physical receipt, inspection, storage, picking, packing, or issuance of materials
• Loading/unloading of trucks or operation of material handling equipment
• Cycle counts, physical inventories, or warehouse cleanup activities
• SAP/WMS transactions tied to material movement execution
• Preparation of shipping documentation or packaging of materials
• Direct handling of tools, equipment, or warehouse assets
• All such activities are exclusively performed by union warehouse personnel

Requirements

• 6+ years' experience in materials management, inventory planning, or supply chain coordination
• Post-secondary education in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, or related field
• A combination of education and experience may be considered
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• Advanced proficiency in SAP (MM) / WMS systems and Excel-based analysis
• Experience with inventory planning, MRP, and supply chain coordination
• Knowledge of warehouse operations (process understanding, not execution)
• Strong communication skills to manage cross-functional stakeholders
• Experience in oil & gas / industrial supply chain environments considered an asset
• Ability to interpret data and translate into actionable insights and process improvements
• This position requires candidates to:
• Have current, valid authorization to travel internationally (including but not limited to Canada, US and Mexico)
• Successfully complete pre-employment medical screening including drug and alcohol testing
• Have and maintain a valid driver's license and provide a driver's abstract (record) for review
• Travel to other company locations for temporary assignments, meetings or training
• About our business
• We are a leader in North American energy infra

Benefits

Additional Information

Determined, imaginative, curious-if these are some of the ways you describe yourself, we want to learn more about you! At TC Energy, we are proud to connect the world to the energy it needs. Guided by our values of safety in every step, personal accountability, one team and active learning, we deliver the critical energy that North America and the world rely on while balancing reliability, affordability and sustainability.

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