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 13000 employees in 32 operating facilities on 4 continents.

Position Overview

The Regional Procurement team, located in Uhrichsville, Ohio is seeking a Procurement Operations Lead! The Procurement Operations Leader ensures the effective supply of raw materials, direct and indirect goods, and services to the Manufacturing facilities with a strong focus on Safety, Quality, Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), and Innovation. The POL identifies risks to operations across the suppliers’ value chains and defines mitigating actions. The Procurement Operations Lead is 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.

Responsibilities

• Manages the effective and efficient supply of direct and indirect materials and services to the manufacturing units in scope.  Provides Supplier Quality and Relationship Management services to the plant, resolving any quality related issues from existing suppliers, and offering new supplier opportunities to drive competition and/or resolve new sourcing needs.

• Delivers on the Total Cost of Ownership targets for the manufacturing units in scope within the Variable OpEx Spend.
• Executes Sustaining CapEx Projects to support operations.
• Defines and implements effective supplier relationship programs. Program to include performance metrics and scorecards.

• Delivers Lowest Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), Pipeline Savings, and Spend management for the manufacturing unit in scope with a minimum target of 5% reduction in annual spend.

• Delivers excellence in Procurement Operational Execution through adherence to Procurement and Company Policies, Business Code of Conduct, Delegation of Authority, Supplier Code of Conduct, etc.

Minimum qualifications

• BS/BA Degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain, or similar.  MBA a Plus.

• Minimum 5 Years of Sourcing or Procurement Experience.  Broad Strategic and Applicable Experience in an Industrial/Manufacturing Organization preferred.

• Strong Leadership and People Development skills.  Able to work cross-functionally within a Manufacturing environment.

• Experienced in Negotiation and Commercial Terms Management.
• Strong quantitative, project management, and data analysis skills.  CPM and Green Belt certification preferred.

• Exhibits strong sense of ownership, driving results.  Able to influence and thrive in a Team environment.

• High degree of proficiency in Microsoft Office; SAP experience is a plus
• Willing to be onsite 5 days per week

Preferred qualifications

• MBA a Plus
• Able to work cross-functionally within a Manufacturing environment
• Communication, alignment, and management of metrics to support seamless collaboration between plant procurement teams and business objectives

What We Offer:

Novelis' benefits say a lot about how we care for each other. Our employees and their families have many different needs. As a result, our benefits offer choices on many levels and are high in quality, driven by the marketplace, and affordable. In addition to core benefits, we provide these unique to the industry benefits:

• Family Growth Programs: Paid parental Leave, Adoption Assistance, Fertility Treatment, Childcare Discount and Nursing Mom Support
• Employee Assistance Programs: free resources available 24/7 to you and your family in the areas of mental health, family life, and career and financial guidance
• Wellness Programs: incentives for wellness activities, wellness spending account, programs for building healthy habits, virtual physical therapy for joint, back, and pelvic health, health management programs and more.
• Diabetes Management Program
• Pet insurance
• Identity Theft Protection
• PerkSpot Discount Program
• Tuition assistance and career development programs!

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Opened in 1985 the Uhrichsville facility produces flat rolled aluminum sheet. The rolling mill cold rolls aluminum sheet to a desired gauge anneals to temper levels and slits the rolled sheet to size. Employing more than 350 people the facility produces aluminum sheet for building and construction automotive distribution transportation and consumer durable applications.