Global Sourcing Lead, IT and Professional Services

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.

Reporting to the Director of Global Sourcing the Sourcing Lead will be responsible for developing accomplishing and implementing effective procurement strategies. The role is part of a Global Sourcing team in the Novelis Procurement Organization that sources negotiates implements and handles supply agreements covering primarily indirect spend categories. The primary focus of this role will be management part of Novelis Information Technology and Professional Services spend across IT Hardware and Contingent Labor as well as other related sub-categories across IT Services Telecom and Professional Services.

Responsibilities

• Develop communicate and implement effective procurement strategies for assigned categories.
• Partner with applicable Novelis team members act as a trusted business partner provide strategic direction communicate goals practices and processes of IT Sourcing group
• Responsible for all aspects of supplier management including but not limited to supplier development and management contract negotiations performance management and reporting supplier reviews procurement project management etc.
• Collaborate with partners and suppliers to identify cost reduction opportunities by leveraging Novelis spend data draw insights from data create and implement cost reduction initiatives
• Partner with suppliers in forward thinking strategic development and relationship building leverage innovative ideas by acting as a liaison between Business partners and Suppliers
• Contribute in development and implementation of AI strategies within Procurement this includes developing functional view on AI developing AI ready talent identify and implement AI use-cases etc.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of procurement experience in handling relevant categories in scope
• Bachelors degree in business administration Supply Chain or related field or equivalent experience
• Strong data analytics skills
• Ability to influence others and get results in highly matrix environment
• Ability to balance contending priorities and lead projects to efficiently and effectively deliver results
• High energy/impact dedicated individual
• Ability to get results by using data to evaluate options.
• Excellent presentation skills
• Detail orientation with vision and strategy
• Strong sense of ownership and ability to navigate through ambiguities with minimal direction

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in Technology procurement with focus on Data analytics digitization and AI strategic sourcing and/or category management associated with indirect categories
• Ability to communicate effectively (in writing and verbally) and build relationships with internal and external partners
• Strong project management and strategic sourcing experience
• Up to 10% travel required to support projects at Novelis sites supplier visits trade events and conferences. Travel could be domestic or international.

What We Offer:

This role offers ahybrid schedulewith a minimum of two days in the office.Novelis values the need for flexibility and balance for employees and is committed to a Flex Work approach that empowers employees to maintain work-life balance while enjoying the benefits of a collaborative office environment.

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)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Company-paid basic life insurance and Additional voluntary life coverage
• Paid vacation and competitive personal time off
• 401(k) savings plan with company match
• Retiree Medical Plans medical and prescription drug coverage through Novelis sponsored Retiree Health Access
• Retirement Savings Account
• 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 Global Corporate and North America Headquarters is located in the Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta GA employing around 700 people. Supporting its 31 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 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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