Senior Manager, Logistics and Tolling

Novelis • Atlanta, GA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Novelis is a global leader in aluminum recycling and rolling, providing sustainable aluminum solutions for aerospace, automotive, beverage packaging, and specialty markets. With headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, the company employs approximately 13,000 people across 32 operating facilities on four continents. The Sourcing & Procurement team in Atlanta is seeking a Senior Manager, Logistics and Tolling to develop and implement regional and global sourcing strategies for Over-the-road (OTR) Transportation, Rail, Warehousing, and Tolling. This role is crucial for ensuring supply security, achieving the lowest total cost-of-ownership, driving sustainable savings and value creation through innovation, and managing risk. The position requires developing Strategic Source Plans, assessing supply markets, and achieving a minimum of 3% value creation on a total cost of ownership basis annually.

Requirements

• 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

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement regional and global sourcing strategies for Over-the-road (OTR) Transportation, Rail, Warehousing, and Tolling.
• Ensure maintenance, security, and competitive supply of strategic non-metal demands to feed regional operations.
• Support growth and minimize cost for 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, and tariff barriers.
• 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 regional sourcing of non-metal demands improves Novelis’ leverage in the global market and supports profitability and working capital objectives.
• Collaborate with global and other regional Procurement organizations and collaborators to improve value for Novelis.
• Partner with the Purchasing Team 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 respective value chains to ensure continuity of supply.
• Support implementation and roll-out of the Supplier Quality Relationship Management Framework.
• Influence and engage cross-functional collaborators including commercial, manufacturing, technical, engineering, manufacturing excellence, R&D, Finance, IT, and Legal.
• Possess technical know-how of major materials and supply flows into and out of plants/regions, focusing on costs, supplier options, and vulnerabilities.
• Drive risk mitigation efforts in collaboration with other cross-functional teams.
• Partner with Value Stream Leadership, Plant Management, Regional & Global Procurement teams, to meet or exceed Plants’ Savings Targets with a TCO mindset.
• Communicate effectively to understand the company culture and Procurement’s value.
• Recommend incorporating supporting NNA Cost Reduction Project (McKinsey).
• Manage responsibilities related to IT/Digital enablement initiatives.
• Lead team/people development for a young team.
• Lead large-scale strategic supplier relationship and negotiations (e.g., Penske, Page, CSX, RJC).
• Lead external consulting engagements and cross-functional transformation initiatives by defining and prioritizing workstreams, validating savings opportunities, and challenging methodologies.
• 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.
• 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.

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
• Paid parental Leave
• Adoption Assistance
• Fertility Treatment
• Childcare Discount
• 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!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager