Buyer (Contract)

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 North America Procurement team is looking for a Buyer to join their team! This is a contract position with an expected end date of June 30^th 2026. The work hours for this position are M-F 8:00pm-4:00pm

Responsibilities

• Perform day-to-day purchasing activities including but not limited to processing requisitions issuing purchase orders obtaining vendor confirmations verifying promise dates and confirming product delivery for various Novelis manufacturing plants throughout the country.
• Negotiate with vendors to ensure the best pricing and delivery and support resolution of performance and delivery issues.
• Pursue Cost Savings / Cost Containment by soliciting pricing bids/quotes and negotiating pricing with vendors in conjunction with category managers.
• Research the specifications and obtain quotes of complex SKUs across a wide range of non-metal commodities and categories.
• In conjunction with Global and North American Procurement Category Managers lead strategic sourcing projects involving cross-functional team members at multiple locations. Work closely with the Global and North American Procurement Category Managers to ensure the operational material and service requirements are readily available.
• Drive process improvements to improve overall efficiencies within the Procure-to-Pay process.
  Assist with supplier & internal customer invoice issues concerns relating to deliveries and inventory status.
• Data Collection for commodities plant or corporate procurement initiatives as required.
• Work with new Suppliers to onboard obtaining vital financial information.
• Promote and support all Novelis EHS policies including those which have impact or influence in the Procurement function.
• Expedite any orders which may require acceleration of lead-times.
• Have the flexibility to support multiple time zones and availability for rotating 24/7 emergency call schedule.

Qualifications

• Proven 2-5 years in the purchasing field
• Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience in Business or related field
• Experience in the following areas is required: Contractor and supplier development scope of work review value analysis delivery and quality assurance alternative material evaluation price increase challenges specification clarification service contract development and management maintaining adequate inventories of new materials/operating supplies resolution of invoice and receipt discrepancies disposal of the surplus material and equipment general business engineering analysis of projects preparation of data and reports
• Ability to establish objectives for optimizing cost
• Strong Microsoft Office Suite (MS Word Outlook and Excel)
• Self-starter with proven track record in problem solving/resolution
• Some knowledge/exposure to Maintenance related MRO commodities
• Experience in Coupa SAP or Oracle Procurement/Maintenance Systems is preferred
• Must be flexible and able to operate in a fast-paced environment with ability to handle multiple tasks and prioritize work

Novelis Oswego is located in northern Central New York on the shores of Lake Ontario and employs approximately 1200 people. The Oswego plant produces more than one billion pounds of high-quality aluminum sheet each year serving customers in the automotive beverage can and specialty addition to its downtown shopping and dining district Oswego and the surrounding areas are renowned for fishing hiking snowmobiling and outdoor recreation across all four seasons. Novelis is committed to supporting the community and fosters strong relationships with non-profit and educational organizations like The Childrens Museum of Oswego Oswego County Opportunities State University of New York College at Oswego and the Pathways in Technology Early College High School among many others.

Novelis recognizes its talented and diverse workforce as a key competitive advantage and provides equal opportunities to all employees and applicants. 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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