Sr Manager, Procurement Ops - Novelis North America HQ

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 Novelis North America (NNA) team is seeking a Senior Manager - Procurement Operations! The person in this role will report to the Director-Regional Procurement-NNA. They will ensure the effective and efficient supply of raw materials, direct and indirect goods, and services to the Cluster of Manufacturing facilities with a strong focus on Safety, Quality, Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), and Innovation. The Sr. Manager, Proc Ops-VS identifies risks to operations across the suppliers’ value chains and defines mitigating actions. In partnership with the Sustaining CAPEX Procurement Team, the Senior Manager ensures the effective Procurement Management of the manufacturing units Sustaining Capital Expenditures. The role requires an in-depth knowledge of the financial performance of the cluster at the OpEx level and identifies the drivers for optimization. The role is a key member of the Cluster Operations Leadership Team.

Responsibilities

• Manages the effective and efficient supply of direct and indirect materials and services to the manufacturing units in scope.
• Delivers on the Total Cost of Ownership targets for the manufacturing units in scope within the full OpEx Spend.
• Ensures all Value Stream and Plant specific Sustaining CapEx Targets are met.
• Leads the deployment, growth, and development of Plant Procurement Operations Team for the manufacturing units in scope.
• Drives Continuous Improvement through Innovation and the application of continuous improvement methodologies.
• Leads and negotiates specific Supplier Agreements in alignment with Category Teams and establishes supplier performance criteria in line with the plants requirements.
• 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.
• Drives relationships with Plant and Value Stream Leadership to drive improvement and consistency of Sustaining CapEx
• Drive continuous improvement in collaboration with the Global CapEx Team
• Ensure that all CapEx budgets are met and completed in a timely manner.
• Coach and Mentor each Team Member to ensure career development is sustained
• Provide direction on exceeding all Goals & Objectives and provide encouraging course correction where required
• Ensure Functional continuity through Succession Planning
• Insert self as part of the Value Stream Leadership Team to collaborate and drive a TCO approach
• In alignment with the Regional and Global Sourcing Leaders, establishes and implements the Procurement Cost Reduction objectives for the manufacturing unit
• Own the ProcOps VS Team to proactively develop and facilitate cost reduction initiatives/projects with cross- functional Leaders to continuously reduce total cost of purchase goods and services.
• Partners with the Category Teams and Central Buying Leadership to develop & handle performance metrics and KPIs to drive continual improvement.
• Ensures adherence to Procurement and Company Policies, Business Code of Conduct, Delegation of Authority, Supplier Code of Conduct, etc.
• Leads and negotiates Specific Supplier Agreements in alignment with Category Teams
• Establishes supplier performance criteria where appropriate in line with the plant requirements and our vendor management policy

Minimum Qualifications

• BS/BA Degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain, or similar. Excellent Data Visualization, Data Cleansing, and analytical skills with the ability to extract data from multiple sources, draw conclusions and make recommendations
• MBA in Business preferred
• 10-15 Years Procurement Experience and Team Leadership Experience Excellent communication (oral and written) skills
• Strong Leadership and People Development skills
• Experience in Negotiation and Commercial Terms Management
• Highly effective communications in all levels of the organization
• Able to Strategically Lead a Large Team through Projects, Challenges, and Opportunities in a matrix Organization.
• Exhibits strong sense of ownership, driving results.
• Able to Lead, Coach, Mentor, and thrive in a Team environment
• High degree of proficiency in Microsoft Office; SAP experience is a plus

What We Offer:

Novelis’ benefits say a lot about how we care for each other. Our employees and their households 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 household’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 household
• Wellness and Work Life Support - career development and educational assistance!

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This role offers a hybrid 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.

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.