Position Overview:
Novelis is one of the world leaders in aluminum recycling and rolling and a leading sustainable aluminum solutions provider. Driven by our purpose of shaping a sustainable world together, we work alongside our customers to provide innovative solutions to the aerospace, automotive, beverage packaging and specialty markets. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Novelis has approximately 13,000 employees in 32 operating facilities on 4 continents.
Responsibilities & Qualifications:
The Sourcing & Procurement team, located in Ashville, Ohio is seeking a Procurement Operations Leader. The Associate Procurement Operations Leader (Assoc.-POL) is responsible for ensuring the effective and efficient supply of raw materials, direct and indirect goods, and services to the manufacturing facility, with a strong emphasis on safety, quality, total cost of ownership (TCO), and innovation.The Assoc.-POL identifies risks within the suppliers’ value chains and implements mitigating actions. Additionally, the Assoc.-POL provides exceptional sourcing and tactical buying services to the supporting manufacturing plant, aiming to ensure supply security, achieve the lowest total cost of ownership, generate sustainable savings, foster value creation through innovation, and manage risks.
Furthermore, the Assoc.-POL will be commercially accountable for managing the manufacturing plants operating supply budget. They will be the Single Point of Contact for all spend and risk activities with a dotted line reporting structure to Plant Managers. The Assoc.- POL will need to maintain regular communication with Plant Managers and Plant Controllers to ensure alignment and accountability They also identify operational risks across the suppliers’ value chains and defines mitigating actions. The Assoc.-POL delivers comprehensive commercial services to the manufacturing units by deploying a professional strategy to achieve operational excellence in procurement processes, systems, and tools.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• BS/BA Degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain, or similar
• 2-5 years of procurement experience and influential leadership experience
• Ability to establish objectives for optimizing cost
• Strong Microsoft Office Suite (MS Word, Outlook, and Excel)
• Self-starter with proven track record in problem solving/resolution
• Some knowledge/exposure to Maintenance related MRO commodities
• Experience in Coupa, SAP or Oracle Procurement/Maintenance Systems is preferred
• Experience in the following areas is required: Contractor and supplier development, scope of work review, value analysis, delivery and quality assurance, alternative material evaluation, price increase challenges, specification
• Willing to be onsite 5 days per week

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Influential Leadership Experience
• Able to work cross-functionally within a Manufacturing environment
• Communication, alignment, and management of metrics to support seamless cooperation between plant procurement teams and business objectives
• MBA a plus

To achieve the objectives, the incumbent will deliver the following services to the manufacturing unit: