Manager, Inventory Management

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.

The Opportunity

This role reports to the Director - Supply Chain Materials Management, Logistics & Warehousing and is accountable for the leadership and oversight of TCE’s inventory management team located across Canada and the US.

The team supports available, reliable, and sustainable operations of TCE’s assets, and the corresponding need for readily available critical and operating spares. The inventory management function at TCE also supports maintenance and integrity program projects with opportunities to effectively source and manage commonly used materials in inventory.

This position provides exposure to TCE’s business operations, projects and technical service senior stakeholders. The role is an excellent opportunity to directly impact TCE’s bottom line results through advanced planning, collaboration, innovative solutions, efficient management and optimization, and custodianship of more than $350M of inventory across Canada and the US.

As a key leader, the Inventory Manager will develop a high level of subject matter expertise and be accountable for the oversight of team workloads, prioritization, productivity, performance management, troubleshooting and issue resolution, as well as minor conflict resolution. In addition to their direct reports, this leadership role will also be required to indirectly lead and influence several stakeholders and peers.

What You’ll Do

• Facilitate the sustainment of regular planning cycles to effectively manage inventory and critical sparing for the enterprise
• Act as leadership representative on matters relating to inventory addition, critical sparing, and field inventory
• Work closely with project integrations teams on operational sparing requirements and inventory additions to support new assets
• Sustain repeatable processes for critical spares inventory management, and gains buy-in of stakeholders across SC and BUs to participate in regular program management of inventory reviews and rationalization
• Collaborate with Technical Service and Integrity teams to develop long‑lead and bulk purchase sparing strategies supporting ongoing general plant maintenance capital and integrity projects
• Work with counterparts and Canada & US Warehouse operations teams to coordinate and sustain regular planning cycle for completion of inventory audits (cycle counts)
• Responsible for staff development including performance feedback and recognition
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with clients and gain their trust and respect
• Collaborate with various Supply Chain and Business stakeholders and peers to improve upon existing processes and develop plans to meet company’s business requirements
• Identify and pursue innovative cost savings and value improvement opportunities
• Coach and lead a team of direct reports

Minimum Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

This position requires candidates to :

To remain competitive, support our high-performance culture and allow for more flexibility in the way we work, we offer a hybrid work model and flexible dress code for our eligible office-based workforce in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico.

About Our Business

We are a leader in North American energy infrastructure, spanning Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. Every day, our dedicated team proudly connects the world to the energy it needs—moving over 30 per cent of the cleaner-burning natural gas used across the continent. Complemented by strategic ownership and low-risk investments in power generation, our infrastructure fuels industries and generates affordable, reliable and sustainable power across North America, while enabling LNG exports to global markets.

TC Energy is an equal opportunity employer and participates in the E‑Verify program supervised by the US government. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, age, sex, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or disability. We are also committed to providing accommodations throughout the recruitment process. Applicants requiring accommodations or accessible formats are encouraged to contact us at careers@tcenergy.com for support.

All applicants must have legal authorization to work in the country where the position is based, without restrictions. Background screening is required for all positions, which may include criminal and / or credit checks. Offers may be extended at a different level or job title that best aligns with the successful candidate's qualifications.

Learn more

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Thank you for considering TC Energy in your career journey.

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