Job Description

OUC - The Reliable One, an industry leader and the second largest municipal utility in Florida committed to serving the community and the environment, is presently seeking a Investment Recovery Specialist to join the Financial & Support Services division.

We are looking for a detail‑driven, analytical professional to facilitate the disposition of surplus, obsolete, and retired assets while maximizing financial recovery, ensuring compliance, and supporting lifecycle asset management.

In this role, you will be responsible for coordinating and optimizing the full spectrum of asset disposition activities—including identification, evaluation, redeployment, resale, recycling, and scrap—to reclaim organizational value. You will analyze surplus inventories, evaluate recovery opportunities, serve as the primary liaison for business units, coordinate vendor contracts, administer asset recovery processes, perform pricing validation, support financial reconciliation, and maintain accurate reporting to ensure audit readiness and regulatory compliance. You will also monitor commodity markets, generate financial dashboards, collaborate across departments, and help improve and standardize OUC’s Investment Recovery processes. We are looking for a highly organized, collaborative, and results‑oriented individual who can strengthen OUC’s Investment Recovery program through operational excellence and continuous improvement.

OUC is an industry leader and the second largest municipal utility in Florida committed to innovation, sustainability, and our community, OUC’s mission is to provide exceptional value to our customers and community by delivering sustainable and reliable services and solutions.

Join a team of visionary Change Agents, Strategists, and Community Ambassadors who understand the vital role of diverse experiences in powering creativity and industry transformation. At OUC, each position contributes to the success and achievement of our goals. Click here to learn more about what we do.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, or related field of study from an accredited college or university. In lieu of a degree, equivalent combination of education, certifications and experience may be substitutable on a 1:1 basis.
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in inventory management, asset disposition, investment recovery, materials management, or related field.
• Experience in scrap sales, surplus asset management, or vendor management, preferred

OUC offers a very competitive compensation and benefits package. Our Total Rewards package includes, to cite a few:

• Competitive compensation
• Low-cost medical, dental, and vision benefits and paid life insurance premiums with no probationary period.
• OUC’s Hybrid Retirement Program includes a fully-funded cash balance account, defined contribution with employer matching along with a health reimbursement account
• Generous paid vacation, holidays, and sick time
• Paid parental leave
• Educational Assistance Program, to include tuition reimbursement, paid memberships in professional associations, paid conference and training opportunities
• Wellness incentives and free access to all on-site OUC fitness facilities
• Access to family-oriented recreational areas
• Paid Conference and Training Opportunities
• Hybrid work schedule

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Salary Range: $32.24 per hour (67,059.20 annually) - $40.30 per hour ($83,824.00 annually) - commensurate with experience

Location: Pershing

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of application. This organization does not offer or sponsor employment visas for internship or full-time positions.

Please see below a complete Job description for this position.

Job Purpose: Facilitates the disposition of surplus, obsolete, and retired assets to maximize financial recovery and ensure compliance with organizational policies and regulatory requirements. Identifies opportunities to reclaim value through resale, recycling, redeployment, or scrap, while providing reporting and analytics to support financial stewardship and lifecycle asset management. Primary Functions: Facilitate the identification, evaluation, redeployment, sale, recycling, and disposition of surplus, obsolete, and retired materials, equipment, and other assets to maximize financial recovery and organizational value.Analyze surplus inventory, retired assets, and historical disposition data to identify recovery opportunities and recommend the most advantageous disposition method, including internal redeployment, resale, auction, recycling, or scrap.Serve as the primary point of contact for OUC business units regarding Investment recovery and asset disposition activities, providing guidance on surplus identification, disposition requirements, documentation, and recovery opportunities.Coordinate contracts for recycling services, auctioneers, scrap processors, and other asset recovery vendors; collaborate with assigned Buyers to develop requirements, specifications, and scopes of work for Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and support solicitation and contract administration activities.Prepare Requests for Quotations (RFQs), scopes of work, specifications, and related solicitation documentation necessary to obtain competitive pricing for the sale, recycling, or disposition of surplus assets and materials.Coordinate with OUC Legal, Procurement, Finance, and other appropriate stakeholders to facilitate the review and approval of contractual terms, conditions, and provisions associated with asset recovery and disposition activities.Coordinate and administer contracted scrap and surplus asset sales, including vendor communications, material identification, pricing validation, shipment and pickup coordination, weight and quantity verification, settlement documentation, and revenue tracking.Monitor applicable scrap and commodity market pricing and trends to evaluate vendor pricing, validate recovery values, and support the timing and method of material disposition.Reconcile vendor settlement statements with payments, weights, quantities, sales documentation, and other supporting records; research and resolve discrepancies to ensure the accuracy and completeness of recovery revenues.Generate and maintain financial reports, dashboards, and performance metrics for asset recovery activities, including recovery revenues, recovery value by asset or commodity category, volumes, disposition methods, and historical trends.Support the development of annual budgets, forecasts, and performance targets for Investment recovery revenues and provide periodic reporting of actual performance against established targets.Identify and coordinate opportunities to redeploy surplus materials and assets internally across OUC business units before external disposition, reducing unnecessary purchases and maximizing the useful life and value of existing assets.Collaborate with Materials Demand, Materials Fulfillment, Procurement, Finance, Engineering, Operations, Environmental, Legal, and other stakeholders to ensure surplus and obsolete assets are identified and dispositioned in a timely and appropriate manner.Maintain accurate and complete records of asset disposition activities to support financial reconciliation, audit readiness, internal controls, regulatory requirements, and organizational policies and procedures.Work with other utilities, governmental agencies, and relevant industry organizations to benchmark Investment Recovery programs, identify best practices, and evaluate opportunities for cooperative or joint asset disposition efforts.Identify and implement opportunities to improve and standardize Investment Recovery processes, including asset identification, approval, solicitation, disposition, financial reconciliation, documentation, and reporting.Develop and maintain procedures, guidelines, and reporting tools that provide visibility, accountability, and consistent governance over OUC's Investment Recovery and asset disposition activities.Perform other duties as assigned.

Technical Requirements: Working knowledge of all, but not limited to, the following:Investment recovery best practicesScrap commodity marketsERP systems (JDEdwards EnterpriseOne preferred)Data metrics, reporting, and toolsContract/vendor support Familiarity with all, but not limited to the following: Internal controlsEnvironmental complianceFinancial reconciliation processesRelated industry, organizational and departmental legal guides, recommendations, policies, procedures, best practices, ordinances and laws Ability to: Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.Analyze data sets.Prepare financial reports.Compute rates and trends.Make arithmetic computations using whole numbers, fractions and decimals and able to compute rates, ratios and percentages.Use Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.) and standard office equipment (telephone, computer, copier, etc.).Advanced excel skills preferred. Education/ Certification/ Years of Experience Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, or related field of study from an accredited college or university. In lieu of a degree, equivalent combination of education, certifications and experience may be substitutable on a 1:1 basis.Minimum of three (3) years of experience in inventory management, asset disposition, investment recovery, materials management, or related field.Experience in scrap sales, surplus asset management, or vendor management, preferred. Working Conditions: Primarily office-based with occasional visits to warehouse or operational facilities. Physical Requirements: This job consists of constant sitting, speaking and hearing. This job requires constant reading, writing, detailed inspection and typing. This job requires constant repetitive motions. This job may consist of very frequent walking and climbing (ladders, stairs, hills, etc.). This job may consist of frequent standing. This job may require occasional lifting up to twenty (20) lbs. and bending/ stooping. Additionally, this job consists of occasional driving of a company vehicle.

OUC–The Reliable One is an Equal Opportunity Employer who is committed through responsible management policies to recruit, hire, promote, train, transfer, compensate, and administer all other personnel actions without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information and any other factor prohibited under applicable federal, state, and local civil rights laws, rules, and regulations.

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