Provincial Inventory Coordinator; Supply Technician
Government of Nova ScotiaPosition: Provincial Inventory Coordinator (Supply Technician 3)
Competition # : 49956
Department:
Public Works
Location:
MILLER LAKE
Type of Employment:
Term
Union Status: NSGEU - NSPG
Closing Date: 04-Oct-26 (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)
About Us
Maintaining our provincial infrastructure is no small job. We’re recruiting for people like you to help our Province
...
achieve big things.
The Fleet Services Division of the Department of Public Works supports the backbone of our provincial highway infrastructure. We are located at Miller Lake, the central Fleet Services hub of the province. At Miller Lake, we are pivotal in ensuring the equipment used to maintain, repair, and build Nova Scotia’s 23,000 kilometers of roads and highways, and 4,100 bridges, is always ready to go.
If you are focused and committed to ensuring the safety of our roads and helping the public arrive safely to their destination, then we have the perfect opportunity for you.
About Our Opportunity
You will be responsible for the management, planning and coordination of all inventory activities, control of the fleet inventories at the central mechanical stores operations at Miller Lake and the provincial inventory fleet operations in the divisional stores at each provincial district. You are also responsible for the procurement of all the parts for the provincial fleet operation.
Primary Accountabilities
As the Provincial Inventory Coordinator, you will manage and implement enhancements to the SAP on-line inventory system. This includes ensuring that the maintenance, updating and input/output of the SAP inventory system is completed correctly and on a timely basis. Also includes attendance at meetings locally and outside the province in relation to SAP improvements.
Your Main Responsibilities Will Also Include
Managing the fleet parts inventory operation for the Miller Lake stores and the division stores throughout each provincial district.
Managing fleet stock for slow-moving and/or obsolete holdings and decides whether stock is redistributed or disposed.
Preparing requisitions for the Provincial Fleet stock to be processed as provincial standing offers (one-three contracts) for the mechanical branches.
Formulating policies, implementing controls and guidelines to ensure the Department's fleet inventory of approximately 6.5 million dollars is managed efficiently. This includes the central operation as well as nine division stores throughout the provincial districts.
Developing realistic short and long-range goals and objectives through the utilization of inventory management techniques and computerization.
Primary Accountabilities Continued
Providing on-going training for fleet inventory staff across the province in all aspects of the SAP inventory management system (i.e.; Goods Movement, MRP, Physical Inventory Counts). This includes training in all areas of inventory management as well as SAP.
Establishing and updating material requirements planning procedures and practices for all fleet inventories.
Conferring with Area Managers, Fleet Service Co-ordinators, Project Manager, Shop Supervisors, Financial Services Officers, District Directors and other Department personnel on problems relating to supply, administration, inventory management, and making recommendations on improvements. Also meeting and conferring with other provincial government departments to discuss methods of inventory procurement.
Traveling throughout the province to ensure proper procedures are being followed and are consistent; reviewing internal systems and procedures and advising on and assisting in the development and implementation of enhancements.
Determining procedures and cycles for directing all physical inventory stocktaking throughout the Province.
Qualifications And Experience
As the ideal…