Associate Category Manager, Energy

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 Associate Category Manager Energy and Utilities is commercially responsible for tracking and handling Novelis North Americas utility costs. This role leads all aspects of regional RFP processes negotiates electricity and natural gas contracts handles supplier relationships ensures contract compliance and mitigates risk. The position delivers sustainable year-over-year savings through innovative cost-saving solutions and develops and delivers innovative sourcing strategies for the energy category.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement comprehensive energy sourcing strategies by conducting detailed needs assessments market intelligence analysis and benchmarking to ensure cost competitiveness and supply reliability.
• Lead and support sourcing activities including preparation and management of RFQs and RFPs and negotiate complex agreements with energy sector suppliers for natural gas electricity renewable energy and water supply. This includes structuring PPAs REC purchases gas supply capacity and transportation agreements and infrastructure contracts.
• Drive implementation of energy efficiency and renewable energy initiatives by evaluating project feasibility conducting cost-benefit analyses and overseeing execution to align with sustainability goals and regulatory requirements.
• Provide accurate and timely energy spend analysis and reporting to internal partners using data analytics to identify trends forecast costs and support strategic decision-making.
• Run internal approval processes to secure alignment and commitment from regional leadership for energy-related expenditures and strategic initiatives.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with plant managers controllers energy leads sustainability teams and regional procurement to ensure uninterrupted energy supply and develop long-term strategies that mitigate risk and optimize cost.
• Build and maintain strong supplier relationships by monitoring performance ensuring compliance with contractual obligations and finding opportunities for innovation and value creation.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of sourcing or procurement experience or commercial experience within an electric utility energy supplier or renewable energy developer.
• Extensive understanding of energy markets utility rate cost structures and the energy regulatory landscape.
• Proven ability to analyze and interpret energy market intelligence energy usage data and regulated electricity tariffs.
• Bachelors degree in finance business engineering or environmental studies (preferred).
• Strong quantitative and data analysis skills with the ability to translate insights into actionable strategies.
• Demonstrated experience in facilitating and delivering presentations to senior management.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills for effective collaboration across teams and with external partners.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel PowerPoint Word).
• Strong project management and process improvement skills with a focus on efficiency and results.
• Experience in developing category or commodity strategies (preferred).
• Skilled in negotiating contracts and managing supplier relationships (preferred).

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 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!

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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 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.

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