Senior Manager, Logistics and Tolling

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 Sourcing & Procurement team located in Atlanta Georgia is seeking a Senior Manager Logistics and Tolling. Reporting to the Regional Procurement Director the Sr. Manager Logistics & Tolling is accountable to develop and implement the regional sourcing strategies for the group of categories of spend Over-the-road (OTR) Transportation Rail Closed loop logistics Finished goods and Plant Warehousing and Tolling - with the goal to ensure supply security the lowest total cost-of-ownership generates sustainable savings and value creation through innovation optimization and risk management. The incumbent develops and drives Strategic Source Plans that assess supply markets competing buyers position of Novelis portfolio analysis supplier cost analysis strategic options and source recommendations. The incumbent is accountable for value creation target on a total cost of ownership basis.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement the regional and global sourcing strategies for the group of categories of spend Over-the-road (OTR) Transportation Rail Warehousing and Tolling
• Ensure maintenance security and competitive supply of strategic non-metal demands in scope to feed the regional operations. Support growth and minimize cost for highly complex Novelis operations.
• Develop and maintain strategic supplier relationships in complex market environments. Cultivate strategic relationships and handle supply chain risk while maintaining Novelis flexibility. Monitor market developments international movements geopolitical risks and tariff barriers that may create new challenges or new opportunities.
• Negotiate and handle regional contracts as a framework for supply agreements. Carry out regional and local contract compliance where global agreements are in place.
• Ensure that regional sourcing of non-metal demands for products and services improves Novelis leverage in the global market and supports profitability and working capital objectives through anticipating and adapting to industry consolidation and market developments.
• Collaborate with global and other regional/plant Procurement organizations and collaborators to improve value for Novelis.
• Partner with the Purchasing Team as required to ensure Production Supplies and Services are delivered on time and in a quality-conformed manner.
• Develop an extensive knowledge of the supplier base and the respective value chains to ensure continuity of supply.
• Support implementation and roll-out of the Supplier Quality Relationship Management Framework & Supplier KPI monitoring dashboard.
• Influence and engage to support cross-functional key collaborators from across Novelis including commercial manufacturing supply chain technical engineering manufacturing excellence R&D Finance IT Legal etc.
• Technical know-how of the major materials and supply flows into and out of the plants/regions with focus on costs footprint optimization supplier options and vulnerabilities that can impact the efficiency of operations. Drive risk mitigation efforts in collaboration with other cross-functional teams to address these vulnerabilities.
• Partners with Value Stream Leadership Plant Management Regional & Global Procurement teams to meet or exceed the Plants Savings Targets with a TCO mindset
• Excellent communication skills that allow the Procurement Leadership to get the voice of the Customer & to understand the company Culture and how to best communicate Procurements value to it.
• Provide leadership for large and strategic supplier relationships and contract negotiations
• Lead all engagements with advisory boards and cross-functional transformation initiatives by defining and prioritizing workstreams validating savings opportunities challenging methodologies to ensure operational feasibility and alignment with total cost of ownership objectives.
• Serve as business owner for logistics sourcing technologies by partnering with IT Enterprise Architecture Cybersecurity Procurement Excellence and business stakeholders to define requirements evaluate solutions develop business cases and lead implementation adoption and continuity of strategic initiatives
• Lead the Digital enablement for improving reporting and making live spend data available for better decision making by supply chain commercial & operations
• Build and sustain team capability and continuity through coaching role clarity workload planning contractor oversight onboarding cross-training succession planning and adoption of sourcing analytics automation and AI-enabled tools
• Lead complex high-value strategic supplier relationship sourcing and commercial negotiations developing innovative commercial models optimizing total cost of ownership mitigating supply risk and securing long-term value through executive stakeholder alignment and supplier partnerships including major transportation rail closed-loop warehousing and tolling initiatives.

Minimum Qualifications:

• BS/BA Degree in Business Engineering Supply Chain or similar
• 5-10 Years of Sourcing or Procurement Experience
• Strong Leadership Interpersonal and Communication skills
• Experience in Negotiation and Commercial Terms Management
• Strong quantitative project management and data analysis skills
• Highly effective communications in all levels of the organization
• Able to influence and thrive in a Team environment
• High degree of proficiency in Microsoft Office; SAP experience is a plus

Preferred Qualifications:

• MBA a Plus
• Broad Strategic and Applicable Experience in an Industrial or Manufacturing Organization
• Experience with SAP

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:

• 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

• 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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