Sr. Supply Chain Analyst - Master Planning Analyst

Novelis North America HQ • Atlanta, GA

11d • Hybrid

About The Position

Novelis North America is seeking a Senior Supply Chain Analyst – Master Planning to integrate, coordinate, monitor, and enable planning activities for an assigned product line. The role supports the planning process by setting and maintaining master data and planning parameters, troubleshooting planning issues, monitoring customer orders and SAP planned orders, and ensuring production center schedules align with the product line plan. The position requires planning expertise and strong analytical skills to identify root causes of planning and data problems.

The incumbent works under the direction of the Product Line Manager and collaborates with S&OP planners, production center planners, tolling planners, demand managers, and the commercial team to formulate plans, oversee execution, and resolve issues. The role also partners with facility planning teams and plant process and quality engineers to support metal flow, timely production, and accurate product master data.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or a similar subject area, with supply chain management exposure through experience and/or coursework.
• More than five years of related experience in a multinational manufacturing company.
• Ability to manipulate, cleanse, and analyze large amounts of data in Excel.
• Ability to extract data from SAP APO, analyze it in Excel, and draw conclusions and recommendations.
• Proven understanding of SAP APO planning parameters and their interaction in the timely execution of orders.
• Digital literacy and understanding of Microsoft Office.
• Ability to learn new software programs quickly.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and ability to connect effectively with all levels of the organization and work in a team environment.
• Initiative and ability to develop proactive relationships with customers and internal and external stakeholders through follow-up, understanding their needs, and encouraging collaboration.
• Flexibility to operate in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent prioritization skills and ability to recognize when to escalate issues.
• Leadership skills to direct, lead, and develop personnel in support of personal, plant, and corporate objectives.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a similar industry.
• Prior SAP experience, particularly in APO.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot planning issues reported by Account Management Specialists, production center planners, and tolling planners; investigate, resolve when possible, and document findings and outcomes.
• Systematically review agreement between SAP data and S&OP, and partner with Facility Planning teams to support efficient metal flow to customers.
• Monitor order bookings against S&OP and available capacity.
• Recommend lead-time changes when appropriate.
• Coordinate product route changes in response to unplanned outages or anticipated capacity constraints.
• Determine products affected by route changes and initiate and supervise associated Master Data Management requests.
• Supervise SAP alerts, including surplus, late, and early alerts, to identify system issues and work with production center planners on appropriate actions.
• Review order status and metal position in SAP from sheet-ingot procurement through customer delivery, and take corrective action with production center planners to support timely production.
• Initiate Master Data Management requests to accurately process order-planning parameters such as lot size and lead time.
• Review product lead times to ensure orders align with manufacturing lead times.
• Review historical planned versus actual lead times by product.
• Work with facility planning teams to expedite hot or rush orders through production.
• Partner with plant process and quality engineers to ensure master data parameters, such as equipment run rates and yields, are accurate for each product specification.

Benefits

• Paid parental leave.
• Adoption assistance.
• Fertility treatment.
• Childcare discount.
• Nursing Mom Support.
• Employee assistance resources available 24/7 for mental health, family life, and career and financial guidance.
• Wellness incentives, a wellness spending account, healthy-habit programs, virtual physical therapy, and health management programs.
• 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: Senior