Capex Procurement Lead - Novelis North America HQ

Novelis is the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, producing a significant amount 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.

Position Overview:

The Novelis North America Procurement team is looking for a CapEx Procurement Lead. Reporting to the Sr Manager Sustaining Capex, this role will have responsibility for developing, executing, and implementing effective procurement strategies for capital equipment and services for three Novelis Plants comprising the Automotive cluster in North America.

If you enjoy developing and implementing sourcing strategies in a cross-functional team this role might be for you!

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 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 organize and prioritize workload; must be able to manage multiple tasks at once without sacrificing attention to detail and accuracy.
• Organize periodic follow-up meetings with regions & global locations to supervise project progress status, resolve or advance 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 & monitor for any necessary 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, critical metrics and develop scorecards for annual reviews

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in Capital procurement, sourcing, or contracting 2+ years of experience in Procurement, Sourcing, or Contracting
• 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 manage multiple tasks at once without sacrificing attention to detail
• Self-directed. Ability to complete a task with minimal direct supervision.
• Proven influence and negotiation skills with both internal organizations and suppliers.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Purchasing, 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 optimally 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 proven 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 collaborative relationship.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Specific experience with, manufacturing machinery, infrastructure, contract & training programs. Worked in Metals or related field.
• Ability to travel 20% to 30%.
• A strong business acumen, proven experience in lean manufacturing concepts and techniques.
• Experience communicating in both a corporate office setting and a shop floor / manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrate strong conflict management skills with the ability to effectively 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, 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

This role offers a hybrid schedule. Our hybrid approach is designed to foster employee work-life balance and powers connection, collaboration, and a sense of community among our teams.

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Disclaimer:

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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.