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Position Overview:
Procurement Commodity Manager- Capital Spending
Responsibilities
Requirements
Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications:
What We Offer:
Procurement Commodity Manager- Capital Spending
Novelis is the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, producing an estimated 19 percent of the world’s flat-rolled aluminum products. We work alongside our customers to provide innovative solutions to the aerospace, beverage can, automotive and high-end specialty markets.
Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Novelis has approximately 14,650 employees in 33 operating facilities on four continents and is making significant capital investments in recycling and rolling capacity in North America to meet an ascending customer demand.
The Novelis North America (NNA) team is seeking a Procurement Commodity Manager- Capital Spending. Reporting to the Regional Procurement Manager this role will have responsibility for developing, executing, and implementing effective procurement strategies for capital equipment and services for four Novelis Plants comprising the Finishing cluster in North America.
Responsibilities & Qualifications:
Responsibilities
- Work directly with plant collaborators and suppliers to ensure material specifications are clear and accurate and adhere to Novelis standards for quality, safety, and cost.
- Work directly with plant collaborators or project managers to develop procurement specifications that result in seller pricing consistency.
- Prepare periodic reports and participate in meetings with Plant Managers and Cluster Heads to summarize project status and ongoing strategy.
- Develop and implement strategies that optimize procurement processes and align with Novelis results objectives.
- Establish effective communication network within and beyond the working team to ensure accurate timely flow of information.
- Ability to coordinate and prioritize workload; must be able to balance multiple tasks at once without sacrificing attention to detail and accuracy.
- Prioritize periodic follow-up meetings with regions & global locations to supervise project progress status, resolve or intensify issues.
- Obtain specifications, timing, recommended suppliers, and other critical information from Project lead to prepare and issue RFQs.
- Receive bids and prepare bid comparisons for next step actions, as requested.
- Interface closely with Global Sourcing Managers, Procurement buyers, Treasury, Legal and Suppliers to prepare contract exhibits for execution
- Obtain Supplier Monthly Project Progress reports & supervise for any vital action
- Collaborate with Treasury for supplier financial standing & credit risks evaluation
- Collect and maintain Supplier Background information, NDAs, Code of Conduct, MDM documentation, and negotiated T&Cs, etc.
- Supervise Supplier performance criteria, KPIs and develop scorecards for annual reviews
Requirements
- Effective organizational skills and ability to work with various levels of the organization
- Superior customer service skills and ability to deal with internal customers and suppliers in a very effective and professional manner.
- Ability to organize and prioritize workload; must be able to handle multiple tasks at once without sacrificing attention to detail
- Self-directed. Ability to complete a task with minimal direct supervision.
- Shown influence and negotiation skills with both internal organizations and suppliers.
Qualifications
- 2+ years of experience in Procurement, Sourcing, or Contracting
- Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Purchasing, Operations, Business, Engineering, or related area of study, or equivalent experience
- Oracle, SAP, or other ERP experience strongly preferred
- Proficient in the MS-Office suite with a keen proficiency in Excel.
- Ability and willingness to work in a team environment with multi-functional specialists residing locally, remotely, and in the Plants.
- Be able to work remotely as efficiently and seamlessly required.
- Commercial thinking and drive.
- Good communication across all levels of the Organization with critical thinking, Analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to build positive relationships with outside Supplier as well as Internal Stakeholders.
- Desire to take initiative and develop a pro-active relationship with employees through follow-up, understanding their needs and fostering a synergetic relationship.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience in Capital procurement, sourcing, or contracting
- Specific experience with, manufacturing machinery, infrastructure, contract & training programs. Worked in Metals or related field.
- Ability to travel up to 20%.
- A strong intuition for business, confirmed experience in lean manufacturing concepts and techniques.
- Experience communicating in both a corporate office setting and a shop floor / manufacturing environment.
- Demonstrate strong conflict leadership skills with the ability to efficiently collaborate with and respectfully challenge purchasing and/or multi-functional collaborators.
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, competitive in the marketplace, and affordable. These are a few of the benefits we offer to support you and your family’s well-being:
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- Health savings accounts – Company Funded Health Savings Account (HSA) and Health Reimbursement Account (HRA)
- Company-paid basic life insurance and Additional voluntary life coverage
- Paid vacation and competitive personal time off
- 401(k) savings plan with company match
- Retirement savings plans – medical and prescription drug coverage through private exchange
- Employee assistance programs – available 24/7 to you and your family
- Wellness and Work Life Support – career development and educational assistance
Novelis recognizes its hard-working 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, state, or local laws.
This role offers a Remote schedule. Novelis is committed to a Flex Work approach that empowers employees to maintain work-life balance while enjoying the benefits of a collaborative office environment.
Location Profile:
Novelis’ Global Corporate Headquarters is located in the Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta Georgia and employs approximately 250 people. It is co-located with Novelis’ North America regional office which employs approximately 225 people. Supporting its 24 operations worldwide Novelis’ corporate office is home to the executive leadership team and global functions that support the automotive beverage can and high-end specialties value streams. The City of Atlanta provides a diverse and family-friendly place to live with countless museums cultural organizations and educational institutions including the Georgia Aquarium Woodruff Arts Center CNN Center Georgia Tech and Mercedes-Benz Stadium. In the Atlanta area Novelis has strong community partnerships with Atlanta Habitat for Humanity GeorgiaFIRST and Agape Youth and Family Center in addition to many local museums and community groups. 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.
