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.

The Berea Plant Supply Chain Leader is responsible for leading, planning, and managing all aspects of the Plant’s metal supply, including tactical and long term strategic planning, forecasting and action plans, metal flow, inventory controls, and BOM (Bill of Material) management in support of delivering Plant operation and Business Unit commitments.  The position will own metal supply and recipe management; executing these plans in support of and against world class operating practices with emphasis on achieving the Vision 3x30.

• This position is responsible for all aspects of Berea’s demand and capacity planning, recipe management and execution, metal inputs, metal flow, and inventory.
• The position and incumbent must be able to successfully operate and drive results within a Matrix Organization. The position has a solid line reporting relationship with Regional Supply Chain and a very strong dotted line reporting relationship with the Plant Manager.  The incumbent must be able to balance, champion, and challenge the capabilities of the plant and ongoing needs of the business.
• The incumbent must be able to collaborate with personnel across various skillsets, backgrounds, and business silos to effectively drive results. As the business continues to transform and evolve, the incumbent must be able to adapt, positively lead change, and deliver on commitments.
• The position will require constant innovation and passion for moving beyond the status quo.  As Berea evolves and Novelis continues to move towards a focus on maximizing 
• recycle content, the team will need to process different inputs and process those inputs differently.
• The position is responsible for reporting and analysis on all aspects of metal inputs, flow, and inventory positions. The incumbent must be actively engaged in the day to day operations of the plant, movement of metal through the process, and become a trusted and valued resource across the plant with expertise and solutions for metal mix, flow, scrap processing, staging, improved production, quality, and cost.    
• The position will be expected to create or help create and develop tools, processes, and reports in SAP, Excel, and Business Intelligence in support of the business unit goals and objectives.
• The incumbent will be actively engaged in the development and mentoring of Plant personnel. The position will require a passion for the development and continuous improvement of self and others.

Requirements

-Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain or qualifying experience within a manufacturing environment.

-At least 4-6 years of related experience.

-Desire to take initiative and develop a pro-active relationship with internal and external customers

-Self-motivated and can work without direct supervision

-Knowledge of aluminum scrap, manufacturing, and recycle process 

-Superior understanding of Supply Chain and Metal Inputs

-Analytical and pc skills, including advanced ability in Excel and SAP

-Excellent organizational and communication skills

-Ability to perform work accurately and independently

Novelis’ Berea facility is located in Berea Kentucky near Lexington. With 150 employees the recycling facility processes approximately 20 percent of all aluminum cans recycled in the United States each year – more than 750 million pounds. Berea is best known for its art festivals historic restaurants and buildings and as the home to Berea College and nearby Eastern Kentucky University. The Kentucky Artisan Center hosts a wide variety of works by Kentucky artisans. In 2019 Novelis was named one of the Best Places to Work in Kentucky by the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and the Kentucky Society for Human Resource Management. The Berea team provides direct donations to more than 20 local organizations and schools including United Way Sustainable Berea Madison County Schools Berea College and Habitat for Humanity.

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.

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