Rolling and Finishing Supply Chain Lead

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.

The Novelis Team in Bay Minette Al seeks a Rolling and Finishing Supply Chain Lead. This role reports to the Supply Chain Manager collaborating with multiple cross-functional teams to execute and optimize the scheduling processes and material flow. You will partner with the production planning quality teams and technical customer service departments to drive supply chain cost improvements and customer delivery excellence. Profoundly understanding the downstream production and planning relationship at Novelis you will be accountable for ensuring uptime through the plant and OTIF goals are met. You will drive high inventory accuracy and strategies to meet Novelis working capital targets while achieving required service levels particularly for our customers.

Responsibilities:

• Support world class safety culture.
• Maintain and support a safe working environment in the plant.
• Manages daily metal flow through the downstream process of a fully integrated aluminum rolling mill.
• Lead initiatives to improve metal process flows helping to eliminate bottlenecks and identify obstacles to production.
• Work closely with plant operations to be part of the discussion regarding rolling and finishing.
• Facilitate the transformation of manual reporting tools into a well-rounded business intelligence environment automating manual work & improving efficiency.
• Work with the Supply Chain Manager to integrate the downstream segment into a fully integrated plant model.
• Review capacity assumptions with operations leadership periodically to gain alignment.
• Review S&OP plan with supply chain and operations teams to determine tactical feasibility prepare and issue daily plans for manufacturing centers.
• Working with downstream planners and schedulers monitor critical operating materials such as production consumables metal inputs or ingots to always maintain adequate levels. Failure could result in plants shutting down or unsafe operating conditions.
• Monitor and be aware of any quality issues that may arise that may impact downstream metal flows. Work closely with plant technical team to monitor trials spec changes or upcoming planned dt that impacts downstream.
• Provide input and frequently interact with the plant to ensure awareness of ingot or inventory issues and within a period which allows for reaction.
• Acquire and communicate improvement ideas from crew members management or self-directed.
• Participate in improvement projects initiated by plant management that impact rolling and finishing.
• Consistently seek out training and learning to improve performance.
• Special projects and other tasks as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent required; BS or Technical Degree from an Accredited College preferred.
• Minimum 2 years experience within the aluminum metals or related industry.
• Excellent interpersonal relations.
• Excellent leadership abilities.
• Excellent verbal and listening skills.
• Ability to prepare and make group presentations.
• Work with colleagues to reach consensus decisions.
• A good understanding of Supply Chain tools and systems ERP systems and computer (MS Office Windows etc.) systems combined with an ability to analyze relevant data and make data driven decisions.
• Personal traits should include using human relation skills empowering training understanding and developing others to attain objectives.
• Must be self-motivated and possess excellent reading writing listening and verbal skills.
• Must be flexible and able to operate in a fast-paced environment balancing multiple tasks and prioritizing work.
• Ability to represent Novelis with external parties.
• Ability to work evenings weekdays and holidays if necessary.
• Ability to respond to trouble calls 24 hours a day.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Five years experience within the aluminum industry with specific knowledge of the rolling and finishing processes.

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 familys 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
• Employee assistance programs available 24/7 to you and your family
• Wellness and Work Life Support - career development and educational assistance

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Novelis newly announced Bay Minette facility will be located 35 miles northeast of Mobile AL and 45 miles west of Pensacola FL and is expected to create approximately 1000 high-paying advanced careers in modern manufacturing. This highly advanced rolling and recycling facility will be the first of its kind. It will primarily serve our customers in the beverage can and automotive markets. Novelis is committed to the community and will actively build partnerships in Baldwin County focused on recycling STEM education and workforce development. At Novelis we believe our culture of collaboration is our competitive advantage and we would love for you to consider building a career with us.

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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