Procurement Operations Lead
Novelis Corporation

Job Info

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Position Overview

Novelis has an immediate opening for a Procurement Operations Lead (POL). This position reports to the Sr. Manager NNA Procurement Operations.

As a Procurement Operations Lead, you will be responsible for ensuring the effective and efficient supply of raw materials, direct and indirect goods, and services to the Auto Operations with a strong focus on Safety, Quality, Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), and Innovation. You are also responsible for the effective management of the manufacturing unit's Sustaining Capital Expenditures. The POL identifies risks to operations across the suppliers' value chains and defines mitigating actions.

At Novelis, our people are our greatest asset! We embrace diversity to see real world problems through various lenses, and make breath through technology possible. Our family-oriented atmosphere encourages and enables employees and their families to give back to their communities through numerous volunteer events. We also work with non-profit partners, local schools towards making communities safer, and growing recycling by consumers. Novelis also supports Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education initiatives. We operate in a strong and encouraging environment, with opportunities to be part of our employee mentorship programs to guide you through your career.

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Responsibilities & Qualifications

Responsibilities

• The POL will coordinate and lead all efforts to eliminate sole source, single source supply to all Plants. This will require collaboration and coordination with Technical Services, Commercial Teams, and Quality Teams to run trials on alternative supply.
• Works with Plant Leadership and Regional & Global Procurement Teams, to meet or exceed the plants savings budget in an attempt to control spend, whilst building a culture of long-term savings on procurement costs.
• Develop an understanding of the major materials and supply flows into and out of the facility with focus on costs, supplier options, and vulnerabilities that can impact the efficiency of operations. Drive risk mitigation efforts in collaboration with other cross-functional teams to address these vulnerabilities.
• Ensures the effective and efficient supply of raw materials, direct and indirect goods, and services to the manufacturing unit
• Through continuous improvement methodologies (Value Stream Mapping, Innovation Events, etc), drives Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Improvements in the plants to be more efficient by streamlining and optimizing processes to minimize non-value-added task.

Qualifications

• BS/BA Degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations Management, or similar, MBA a plus
• Proven experience of 5-7 years in Procurement, Engineering, Supply Chain, or Operations and influential leadership.
• High degree of proficiency in Microsoft Office; SAP and/or Oracle experience is a plus
• Experience in Negotiation and Commercial Terms Management
• Able to work cross-functionally within a Manufacturing environment
• Preference physical location must be near or in the Oswego, NY area.

Location Profile

Oswego, NY is a small city with a beautiful waterfront, complemented by the maritime theme found within the city. Our many parks afford a panoramic view of Lake Ontario, and we offer a beautifully preserved historical site at Fort Ontario. Oswego is centrally located in New York State, just 45 minutes north of Syracuse, making the Syracuse suburbs an easy commute. The State University of New York at Oswego is No. 18 on the U.S. News list of the best 50 public campuses in the Northern Region. Oswego's location makes it very attractive to outdoor enthusiasts with sailing, power boating, world-class sport fishing and auto racing opportunities in our back yard. A short drive to the Adirondack Mountains provides countless opportunities for hiking, back packing, canoe/kayaking and camping on and around 46 peaks over 4,000 feet in altitude.

Novelis recognizes its talented and diverse workforce as a key competitive advantage. Novelis provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. All terms and conditions of employment at Novelis including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoffs recalls transfers leaves of absence compensation and training are without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal provincial or local laws.

Novelis is the leading producer of flat-rolled aluminum products and the world's largest recycler of aluminum. Driven by our purpose to shape a sustainable world together, we work alongside our customers to provide innovative solutions to the aerospace, automotive, beverage can, and specialty markets.

Our customers include major brands such Tesla, Jaguar, Ford, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Coca-Cola, ABInBev, Ball, Crown, Airbus, Boeing, Denso, Samsung, and others. In addition to being the world leader in aluminum rolling, Novelis is leading the industry with our sustainability and recycling efforts. Currently, Novelis recycles 50 billion used beverage cans annually - enough to circle the earth more than 100 times.

Headquartered in Atlanta, GA, Novelis has 33 Manufacturing locations in 9 countries, has approximately 14, 650 employees, and reported revenue of approximately $12.3 billion.

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